“What happened in the previous general election actually has a silver lining and gave a big lesson to Umno. Umno has heard and understood the feelings of the people and will open a new chapter.
“The history of Umno proved that every time it fell, it would stand up again, stronger and more powerful. Umno will not rest on its laurels, keep silent and waste time,” he said.
Debating the motion of thanks on the royal address in parliament yesterday, Mukhriz said Umno was reviving and it would be the opposition’s turn to be hit by a political tsunami in the next general election.
He also criticised Anwar, whom Mohamed Azmin Ali (Gombak-PKR) said would become a future prime minister of Malaysia.
Highlighting an article on Anwar in Time magazine written by former US deputy secretary of defence Paul Wolfowitz, an architect of the Iraqi war, he said: “Why must Anwar befriend this murderer of more than one million Iraq citizens?”
He said an Israeli newspaper portrayed Anwar as “Malaysia’s Future Prime Minister”. “Is this proof that Israel also agrees to Anwar being prime minister of Malaysia? If so, why?”
Mukhriz also pointed out that Anwar presided over a non-governmental organisation called Foundation of the Future.
“This NGO received funds of US$35 million (RM112 million) from the US State Department, US$10 million from Bahrain and US$11 million from unknown sources,” he said, adding that Anwar also hired Wolfowitz’s girlfriend, Shaha Riza, to work in the NGO after she resigned following a controversy at the World Bank. Wolfowitz was president of the World Bank from 2005 until he quit in June 30, 2007 following a bitter promotion row involving Riza.
“The question is, should we allow Anwar, who is directly involved in an organisation with a suspicious background and befriends a neo-conservative who kills Muslims in Iraq, to take over our country’s leadership?”
“Of course, not. As long as we are alive, Umno will defend the country’s sovereignty,” he said.
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