Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah had already been issued a show cause letter
for attending the round table discussions preceding the formation of
Pakatan Harapan last month. An observer says Saifuddin has basically
joined PKR before risking being booted out of Umno.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15, 2015:
After weeks of speculation, former Deputy
Higher Education Minister and former Umno Supreme Council member Datuk
Saifuddin Abdullah finally joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat today.
Although it was smiles at the PKR
headquarters as he was welcomed with open arms, whispers amid smirks are
going around among some party members.
While some hail it as a coup for the PKR, others are saying it was a colossal mistake for Saifuddin to join the party.
A senior party member said while it was
good that Saifuddin had joined them, he warned that the former deputy
minister should tread very carefully in the party.
“While the ideals of the party are good
and it syncs well with him, he must remember never to cross swords with
certain people in the party.
“For
he will be doomed and end up being disenchanted. Just ask former PKR
leaders Datuk Zaid Ibrahim and Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. They will
be able to tell him more.”
Zaid resigned after complaining of
electoral irregularities in the party polls while Khalid was sacked from
the party after refusing to vacate his Selangor Menteri Besar position.
A former PKR member said Saifuddin may soon realise that at times things may not be very different between Umno and PKR.
“I left the party as it was becoming very
hegemonic and members are slapped with disciplinary action, whenever
they are critical of the leadership. We are not allowed to speak out
against certain people.
“If Saifuddin thinks he has managed to get past political manoeuvring days in Umno, he is in for surprise.
“But anyway let’s give him time and see how things go.”
He said it would have been best if
Saifuddin had joined Parti Amanah Negara instead as it was a new party
and needed more leaders.
“He would have slotted in well there and would be able to make a difference there.”
Another party member, who also wanted to be anonymous, said Saifuddin would not be making much difference to the party.
“What can he do? Not that he has strong grassroots support to bring over.
“He has basically joined PKR before risking being booted out of Umno.”
Saifuddin had already been issued a show
cause letter for attending the round table discussions preceding the
formation of Pakatan Harapan last month.
Source therakyatpost.com
Thursday October 15, 2015
02:21 PM GMT+8
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Saifuddin Abdullah berdepan tekanan Umno apabila didakwa menyertai
mesyuarat ke arah gabungan Pakatan Harapan, bulan lalu. — Foto oleh
Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, 15 Okt — Datuk Saifuddin
Abdullah, bekas timbalan menteri dan anggota Majlis Tertinggi Umno, hari
ini menyertai PKR.Beliau dilantik timbalan menteri pengajian tinggi selepas memenangi kerusi parlimen Temerloh selama sepenggal mulai 2008.
Saifuddin melepaskan jawatannya sebagai pemimpin Gerakan Moderat Global (GMM), satu badan yang diasaskan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak, hari ini susulan penyertaannya dalam PKR.
Beliau berdepan tekanan Umno apabila didakwa menyertai mesyuarat sekumpulan badan bukan kerajaan ke arah pembentukan gabungan baru pembangkang, Pakatan Harapan, bulan lalu.
Tujuh perkara yang jarang-jarang diperkatakan orang tentang pemimpin politik ini:
Desak pinda AUKU
Sejak sebelum dilantik tokoh utama Majlis Belia Malaysia (MBM), Saifuddin sering mendesak pindaan Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti (AUKU) 1971 yang sering dikecam sebagai penghalang utama kemajuan intelektualisme pelajar.
Sejak dilantik timbalan menteri, beliau percaya pada kebebasan akademik. Melalui desakan halus dan diam-diamnya, bersama beberapa tokoh muda Umno, AUKU dipinda pada April 2012 untuk membolehkan mahasiwa terlibat dalam parti politik.
Sangat minat bola keranjang
Pernah menubuhkan pasukan "YBs Can Jump" untuk sebuah pertandingan persahabatan pada 2011. Tiga lagi ahli parlimen yang menyertainya: Khairy Jamaluddin (kini menteri belia dan sukan), Gan Ping Sieu (bekas timbalan menteri belia dan sukan) dan P Kamalanathan (timbalan menteri pendidikan).
Saifuddin juga pernah menjadi jurulatih pasukan bola keranjang Universiti Islam Antrabangsa (UIA), dan menjadikan Temerloh sebagai pusat kecemerlangan bola keranjang bagi sekolah-sekolah ketika berkhidmat sebagai ahli parlimen.
“Duta ikan patin” Temerloh
Sebagai "duta tidak rasmi" ikan patin, Saifuddin gemar menjamu tetamunya dengan sajian menyelerakan ini, terutamanya patin kukus atau patin gulai tempoyak. Lebih gemar patin liar daripada patin sangkar, anak jati Temerloh ini kerap menjadi tempat rujukan wartawan ketika mencari restoran yang menawarkan hidangan patin yang sedap.
Anak ustaz
Saifuddin dilahirkan pada 1961. Bapanya seorang guru agama yang mengajar di beberapa tempat di sekitar daerah Temerloh, sementara ibunya juga seorang guru di daerah yang sama.
Aktif dalam gerakan pelajar sejak di MCKK
Sebelum dikenali tokoh belia negara, Saifuddin menceburi kegiatan pelajar dakwah sejak berusia 15 tahun di Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar (MCKK), Perak.
Sebelum diamanahkan memimpin Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Pelajar Islam Malaysia (PKPIM), beliau memegang jawatan penolong setiausaha agung Kesatuan Pelajar Islam Perak (KPIP) cawangan Kuala Kangsar ketika di Tingkatan Enam.
Sebagai sayap pelajar Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM), yang pernah dikepalai Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, PKPIM selama beberapa dekad memayungi persatuan-persatuan pelajar negeri, termasuk KPIP.
Pada 1980, Saifuddin menjuarai debat Piala Perdana Menteri, pertandingan khas di kalangan pelajar sekolah-sekolah berasrama penuh.
Idea patriotisme menjelang PLKN
Idea-ideanya tentang “patriotisme alaf baru” pada 1999 diangkat sebagai kertas kerja utama di Kongres Patriotisme Negara (2002), pertemuan yang membuka lalu kepada penubuhan Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN).
Penulis kolum akhbar Nanyang Siang Pau
Saifuddin pernah menulis di Utusan Malaysia dan Berita Harian, selain akhbar berbahasa Cina, Nanyang Siang Pau. Sekarang beliau menulis di Sinar Harian dan The Edge.
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