Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) is part of the coalition government of Malaysia. Prime minister of this government, Mahathir Mohamad is the leader of PPBM. There is a lack of talent in PPBM beyond Mahathir, who is well known for his authoritarian leadership. Ministers appointed by Mahathir from his own PPBM party are looking more like jokers than serious leaders.
2nd joker is initially meant for Maszlee bin Malik. Please allow me to downgrade him to 3rd joker subsequent to his unexpected resignation recently. Although I am not writing about Maszlee since his downgrade to the 3rd joker. There is a preview of Maszlee here.
The 2nd joker is now officially Syed Saddiq. He is the minister of youth and sport. A 28 year old young man from Johor. He was known for his debating skills having won several competitions. Ability to argue and elaborate apparently does not mean the ability to execute. His dream team for Southeast Asian's SEA Games did poorly. He however has been commenting about affairs which are the scope of other ministries such as those on entrepreneur development, education, international trade and investment.
While he was attending a PPBM function with his parents in Johor recently, he was reported to have run away because of disturbance by a group of bullies. He climbed fence and headed to the nearby jungle (probably interfering with some resting monkeys along the way). There are a few valid questions about the whole incident which portrayed him as a victim.
- It was a PPBM function by its members. Surely, there were many of them who could hold off the so called bullies.
- He left his parents to deal with the bullies? There was no mention of what had happened to his parents. He is probably not a caring son.
- He is a minister who should be able to call upon the police officers to control the bullies. He and his aides surely carry mobile phones. Malaysia is still a country of law and order.
- He may be garnering sympathy votes and support knowing that PPBM is holding its election soon.
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| Official photo. Good lighting of photo even though he is escaping |
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| Najib: He left his mum behind? |
The whole reported incident was worthy to be ridiculed even by probably the worst kleptocract of all mankind, Najib Razak.
On the other hand, he has a branding as Super Saddiq - Minister of Youth Power. His official title is probably too boring for him or he is not appreciative of his position. The edited photo on the left as below was done by unknown netizens. It has not been independently verified or substantiated. The photo on the right below is reported to be the genuine photo. With a 'superman' background, this minister is probably too full of himself.
What else are PPBM ministers are capable of ?
