Khairy: 'Anwar will sell the country'

2008/08/23

Khairy: 'Anwar will sell the country'

Khairy Jamaluddin

BUTTERWORTH: Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the very first thing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would do if he was able to form the government on Sept 16 would be to finalise deals with his foreign financiers on what benefits they would enjoy.

He said Anwar would also immediately sign a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.

"He would also agree with US intentions to set up a naval base in Sabah. I obtained all this information from very reliable sources," said Khairy at a ceramah at the Barisan Nasional Youth operation centre near here.

"We would like to know how Anwar is obtaining huge funds for his by-election campaign. Just look at the posters. I'm sure it would have cost him millions. We do not want him to sell off the country.

"If PKR is in power for the next five years, I'm sure they can sell the country. Anwar is a hypocrite of the highest order."
Khairy also lambasted Parti Keadilan Rakyat for the way its members and supporters behaved on nomination day for the by-election.

"PKR claimed that Umno practises the samseng culture. However, they are the ones who resort to such methods as could be clearly seen on nomination day and in Anwar's campaigns."

Khairy said although he did not want to resort to personal attacks, he had to bring up certain issues regarding Anwar as it involved his credibility as a leader.

"We are talking about the future of the country and we want a leader who is credible and responsible to the people."

He said Anwar claimed corruption was practised by the BN leaders but it was during his time as finance minister that many of hiscronies had benefited.

Khairy said the BN government was committed to fighting corruption and this was obvious when, three years ago, Perak executive council member Datuk Azman Mahalan was charged with corruption although he was a good friend of the prime minister.

He also claimed he had been informed that Pas no longer trusted Anwar and did not want him as the prime minister.

"Pas is not here to campaign for Anwar. They have rejected him. It is just that they are reluctant to inform him of their decision."

Khairy said he was willing to resign as Umno Youth deputy head on Sept 16 if Anwar fulfils his promise of being able to form the new government.

"However, if he fails to do so, he must then be willing to resign as PKR de facto leader," he added.

KHAIRY CHALLENGES ANWAR TO EMULATE NAJIB IN SWEARING THE ISLAMIC WAY

Bernama - Saturday, August 23

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin today challenged Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to swear the Islamic way to clear his name on a sodomy charge, in the manner that Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak had done over allegations that he (Najib) had links with murdered Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu.

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He said the move by the deputy prime minister to swear at the Guar Perahu Jamek Mosque to deny he had known or was linked to Mongolian woman was made after repeated personal attacks by Anwar.

Khairy was speaking to reporters after attending a ceramah organised by Umno Youth at Permatang Pasir.

Earlier tonight, Najib had sworn at the mosque that he had neither known nor had any connection with Altantuya who was found murdered in 2006 in Puncak Alam, Selangor.

Khairy also challenged Anwar to resign as PKR adviser if he failed to become prime minister by Sept 16, saying he (Khairy) would quit as Umno Youth deputy chief if Anwar succeeded in forming the next government by then.

Also present at the ceramah were Anwar's former allies Ezam Mohd Noor and Datuk S. Nallakaruppan.

Earlier, while Khairy was giving a speech, Anwar's entourage coincidentally passed by and slowed down to hear what he and other Barisan Nasional leaders were saying, which led to a minor commotion.

-- BERNAMA