Rosmah: I don`t look like a liar, do I?
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Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's wife Rosmah Mansor today defended herself against what she called opposition “lies” about her, during an unlikely by-election appearance at the all-important Felda settlements in Kerdau today.
rosmah mansor singingHitting the campaign trail to whip up support for BN's candidate Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad, the self-proclaimed 'First Lady of Malaysia' urged voters to reject the allegations and lies brandished against her by Pakatan Rakyat.
“Look at my face until you are satisfied. Do I look like a liar? I don't, right?,” she told some 200 settlers of Felda Jengka 25.
Rosmah, or Kak Mah to a privileged few, denied repeated claims by the opposition that she controls her husband Najib, and that she splurged on cosmetics treatment to prepare for her keynote address at a recent international education conference in Saudi Arabia.
'When have I told (Najib), do this, do that? I want him to listen to what I say, (but) for me, when he says sit, I sit lah,” she quipped.
Recounting her visit to the Saudi city of Riyadh, Rosmah explained that her reasons for going was to accept an honour bestowed by the Arab nation, rare for a foreigner and more so a woman.
She stressed that she had agreed to the trip – on the invitation of the Saudi government – after the queen and the king's daughter had both personally contacted her about the visit and had invited her for dinner with them.
“I am not talking big about myself, I simply want to show that I did not go there for fun, not to be happy-happy.”
'Help him, he will help you'
Rosmah urged Kerdau's voters to judge for themselves and not believe everything they hear about her from the opposition.
NONE“Don't listen to their lies. The opposition simply says things. Alhamdulillah. I don't want to fight (the opposition's claims), I will leave it to Allah,” she said.
Moving on to BN's candidate Syed Ibrahim, Rosmah pointed out that she has endured the heat and sweat to campaign for the Al-Azhar University graduate, on Najib's request.
“All I ask is for 30 minutes (to vote for Syed Ibrahim). If he wins tomorrow, whatever problems you have, go and knock on his front door.
“If he does not do anything, tell me,” she said with a smirk.
Earlier, Rosmah spent most of the morning visiting several houses in the Felda settlement, meeting with residents and asking about the problems the locals faced.
Syed Ibrahim is in a straight fight with PAS candidate Hassanuddin Salim for the Kerdau state seat in Pahang. Polling day is set for March 6, simultaneously with the Merlimau state by-election in Malacca.
Rosmah to voters: Tell me, not tell Najib or tell DPM
With each passing by-election the political gambits are getting even more ridiculous. The indication is, come GE-13 even Cinderella’s stepmother would lose out for her wickedness.
The coming by-elections in March is already witnessing so much absurdities. The most recent being the canvassing calls of “If we win, you win”. Another says, “if you want to see good times, make us win”.
All these are short of wrapped threats. It simply means ‘you better watch out if you do not vote for me’.
How can one go down to the voters and talk to them like this? Shouldn’t common sense dictate that you un-wrap your abilities and pledge to fulfil these and with the singular hope of convincing your potential voter as to why he or she should consider the candidate?
The very fact that BN is the ruling champ, shouldn't they be saying: 'Look at what we have done for you so far here in your constituency. Help us to continue doing the track record good job'.
And it is worst kind of politics to announce big spending for constituencies that are on the fringe of an election. It is immoral really. Why couldn’t the government do so when they last won the election? Why only now? Have the ruling party reached such desperate lows that it does not care for the image and reputation it will earn from the discerning many?
If only BN had done its duty right all this while, it need not even have to go canvassing door to door using the PM’s wife. The people will have no hesitation in returning their vote to BN. Is this hard to comprehend?
Hence,'we win, you win' could simply mean: 'We have not done a good job but you have only one choice'.
It is reported that the First Lady of Malaysia – now ‘Kak Mah’ has also joined the parade. For her it even goes further. If the BN candidate you vote “does not do anything, tell me”. Wow! Not tell the PM. Not tell the DPM. Not tell the cabinet ministers. But tell the spouse of the PM.
And what kind of politics is it when the spouse of the presiding Prime Minister tells voters to come to her if the candidate they voted to win is not performing? Now who is running this nation- the PM and his Cabinet or just Datin Paduka Rosmah? - Malaysia Chronicle
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