Overheard earlier today:
“You know, if I was Anwar Ibrahim, at that point when they were negotiating for UMNO and BN to join the Kerajaan Perpaduan, Anwar should have just told Zahid: ‘Sorry bro, I do need you and your team with me in this Government, but I cannot have you in my Cabinet – I spent the past 15 years talking about Reformasi, and now that I’m about to become Prime Minister, I want to have a government that’s whiter than white. Your UMNO colleagues can come in, but for you, not yet. Stay out of Cabinet dulu, clear your name in court. And when you’re properly exonerated, I will happily make room for you in my Cabinet. Otherwise, all my rhetoric about Reformasi and tatakelola would be meaningless and hollow.’
“And you know, if Anwar actually said this, I am pretty sure that Zahid would simply play along. He had no other choice. And we would have had a very different tone to the start of this Kerajaan Perpaduan.
“Now look at us. Nak sebut nama dia kat ceramah pun tak selera. Susah bro.”
“Yalah. What to do. Madani, bro.”
-Tammat-