After scathing criticism from Youth and
Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, another cabinet minister has come
forward to label former colleague P Waythamoorthy as "selfish".
Also taking to Twitter, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Waythamoorthy resigned as deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department last week to "cover up his own failure".
"Waytha(moorthy)'s move of blaming the government and (Prime Minister) Najib Abdul Razak is a political ploy to cover up his own failure.
"He
is clearly insincere in championing the cause of the Indian community
in a holistic manner, like he claimed before," he said.
Hishammuddin had also tagged Housing and Urban Well-being Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan (right) and MIC onto his posts slamming the Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia chief.
He added that resigning after nine months and then attacking the government also shows that Waythamoorthy was "insincere and selfish".
He stressed that making significant changes would take more than nine months - the duration for which Waythamoorthy was part of the cabinet.
BN is sincere
Responding to a question by another Twitter user, Hishammuddin said that BN will continue to help the Indian community "with or without Waytha(moorthy)".
"We have the mandate to govern and Waytha(moorthy) should understand... BN is sincere in helping the Indian community. This is not about just one man or one group's struggle," he said.
He also said that the Indian community will be able to see through Waythamoorthy's "narrow-mindedness".
Hishammuddin's vitriol comes after fellow cabinet minister Khairy accused Waythamoorthy (left) of quitting because he could not control funds for Indian community development.
In a tit-for-tat, Waythamoorthy today asked Khairy if he would be able to function as a minister if the allocation for his ministry was taken away.
Waythamoorthy yesterday urged Najib to resign for not upholding his side of the bargain in relation to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between BN and Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia.
The lawyer-turned-activist had campaigned for BN - following the MOU signing - and was appointed senator and deputy minister after the 13th general election.
He remained unpopular among his cabinet colleagues, however, when his calls for action on deaths in custody were slammed by Hishammuddin and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
On Monday, Waythamoorthy apologised to the Indian poor, especially those who voted for BN in the last general election, for failing to implement the programmes promised in the MOU.
Also taking to Twitter, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Waythamoorthy resigned as deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department last week to "cover up his own failure".
"Waytha(moorthy)'s move of blaming the government and (Prime Minister) Najib Abdul Razak is a political ploy to cover up his own failure.
"He
is clearly insincere in championing the cause of the Indian community
in a holistic manner, like he claimed before," he said.Hishammuddin had also tagged Housing and Urban Well-being Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan (right) and MIC onto his posts slamming the Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia chief.
He added that resigning after nine months and then attacking the government also shows that Waythamoorthy was "insincere and selfish".
He stressed that making significant changes would take more than nine months - the duration for which Waythamoorthy was part of the cabinet.
BN is sincere
Responding to a question by another Twitter user, Hishammuddin said that BN will continue to help the Indian community "with or without Waytha(moorthy)".
"We have the mandate to govern and Waytha(moorthy) should understand... BN is sincere in helping the Indian community. This is not about just one man or one group's struggle," he said.
He also said that the Indian community will be able to see through Waythamoorthy's "narrow-mindedness".
Hishammuddin's vitriol comes after fellow cabinet minister Khairy accused Waythamoorthy (left) of quitting because he could not control funds for Indian community development.In a tit-for-tat, Waythamoorthy today asked Khairy if he would be able to function as a minister if the allocation for his ministry was taken away.
Waythamoorthy yesterday urged Najib to resign for not upholding his side of the bargain in relation to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between BN and Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia.
The lawyer-turned-activist had campaigned for BN - following the MOU signing - and was appointed senator and deputy minister after the 13th general election.
He remained unpopular among his cabinet colleagues, however, when his calls for action on deaths in custody were slammed by Hishammuddin and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
On Monday, Waythamoorthy apologised to the Indian poor, especially those who voted for BN in the last general election, for failing to implement the programmes promised in the MOU.
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