00:00Political commentator Tajuddin Razdi says Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun
00:06should call UMNO's bluff by dissolving the State Assembly immediately to trigger snap elections.
00:12In his latest column on FMT, Tajuddin argues that UMNO has revealed its true intentions
00:18by withdrawing support for Aminuddin and openly declaring its willingness
00:23to work with Perkataan Nationale to form a new state government.
00:27Comparing UMNO's manoeuvre to PN's infamous Sheraton move that quickly collapsed,
00:32Tajuddin says Pakatan Harapan has little to fear as it holds an advantage in state.
00:38He says,
00:39UMNO's move reeks of opportunism, dressed up as community interests but devoid of sincerity.
00:46Tajuddin also believes internal tensions within PN, arising from the rift between
00:51Bersatu President Muhyiddin Yassin and former Deputy Hamza Zainuddin,
00:55will only serve to weaken the opposition coalition.
00:59In addition, passes fixation on the pig farming issue in Selangor will likely alienate non-Malays
01:06in Negeri Sembilan, he says.
01:08Such rhetoric, Tajuddin says, could see protest votes cast in favour of PH,
01:14even by those who have shown lukewarm support for the coalition in recent months.
01:19On top of that, Tajuddin says Barisan National Component Parties MCA and MIC would struggle
01:26to justify to their members the proposed alignment with PN.
01:31He says the Malay vote is harder to gauge and would depend on how popular Yang Dipetuan Besar
01:37Tuangku Muhris, Tuangku Munawir is within the community.
01:41Ultimately, Tajuddin believes a statewide election would likely hand PH a fresh mandate to govern
01:47and serve as a bellwether for Malaysia's next general election.
01:52For the full column, read Tajuddin Rasti's article,
01:55Call UMNO's Bluff Aminuddin, Dissolve Assembly and Whole Election, on FMT.
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