DON'T JUST THINK OF YOUR SONS, think of all the Malays in the country:Anwar raps Dr M

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim lashed out at former Mahathir Mohamad, accusing the latter of putting the business interest of his billionaire sons above the Malay community and the nation as a whole.
Mahathir had over the weekend called the Malays ungrateful and intellectually deficient for supporting the Opposition parties, warning that this would put the nation on a disastrous path.
"He is only determined to protect his family business — Mokhzani’s billion ringgit contract, Mirzan’s billion ringgit business,” Anwar was reported as saying on Monday.
"But let me remind Dr Mahathir that when we speak of the Malays, we must speak of the millions of those who will be affected."
Umno elitist policies and corruption its own greatest enemies
Indeed, despite Mahathir's sabre rattling, his Umno party has seen a steady flow of voter support plus an exodus of young talent leaving for the Opposition parties of PKR, PAS and DAP.
Among reasons often cited are Umno's corruption, mismanagement and its own elitist policies that bar savvy young professionals from climbing up the party hierarchy. For example, critics have often insisted that top posts and entree into the party's inner sanctums of power were reserved for the children of certain top leaders including Mahathir's and 'outsiders' no matter how talented were disallowed.
In a interview with the Umno-controlled Utusan newspaper over the weekend, Mahathir had warned that the greed of a few power-hungry Malays in the Pakatan Rakyat would see the country’s largest ethnic group lose its political power. It was clear he was referring to Anwar, his former deputy whom he had previously sacked and jailed on trumped-up sodomy charges.
However, it is Mahathir whom Umno watchers blame for weakening Umno due to his moves to oust Anwar and his support for former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, who has been accused of many controversial business deals that favored cronies at the expense of the ordinary people.
Indeed, the persecution of Anwar, who was then regarded as the hero of the Malay community, not only shocked the world but split Umno and the Malay community down the line.
Anwar, who went on to head the Opposition after he was acquitted of his charges, rubbished Mahathir’s suggestion that the Malays would lose dominance under a Pakatan Rakyat government. Indeed, racial and religious politicking have become hot issues as the 13th general elections, which must be held by mid next year, approaches.
“On the contrary, I believe the vast majority of the Malays will benefit more. I think he represents the old, obsolete thinking of the Malay dilemma. It may be deemed as relevant at one particular time but today, we consider it obsolete,” said Anwar.
Dr M now in charge at Umno?
Anwar was referring to a controversial book The Malay Dilemma written by Mahathir, for which he was sacked from Umno by the first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Nonetheless, the book which endorsed Malay supremacy helped Mahathir to regain popularity amongst the party's right-wing conservative. Mahthir then swept to power in 1981 and ruled with a fist of iron until 2003.
In recent weeks, Mahathir has come under fire for a barrage of provocative remarks, many of which undermined Prime Minister Najib Razak's 1Malaysia platform which calls for racial unity.
Mahathir's hardline approach not only indicates that GE13 is imminent, but speculation is rife that he is now calling the shots in Umno, pushing the "weak" Najib into the background.
The 87-year-old Mahathir is also fighting to get his son Mukhriz appointed the Kedah chief minister. Mukhriz, the Jerlun MP, was given a deputy minister's post despite failing to win any position in the party elections in 2008, prompting criticism of nepotism.
Malaysia Chronicle