(TPT) – REMBAU: Newly-minted Umno Youth chieftain Khairy Jamaluddin has bemoaned the lack of shared dreaming among the 13 component parties in Barisan Nasional.
Conceding that he was no longer sure what the ruling coalition dreams for, Khairy said that the opposition Pakatan Rakyat appeared more cohesive despite the ideological divide among PKR, PAS and DAP.
“Whereas for us, I’m not quite sure what is it that we want, so I think we have to go back to bed and decide what is, or what are, the core dreams that BN shares, (and) the BN Youth shares.
“Is it bolsters? Is it better beds or more mosquito nets?” he told Petai Times two weeks before he won the much-coveted Umno Youth chieftain post in the posh surroundings of Sri Perdana where the interview was conducted.
On Wednesday, 33-year-old Khairy seized the much coveted Umno Youth chief’s post – a nurturing ground for future leaders, and dreamers.
In the interview, Khairy also gave some indications of what he would do as leader of the Youth wing and his proposals for reform in Umno.
“And we have to spell these things out because at the moment we are dreaming on our own directions, MCA is going this way, Umno is going that way, and when we come together during elections, there is no spirit, because we don’t share the same dream anymore.”
Khairy, whose father-in-law is Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi or otherwise known as Pak Tidur had been much criticised for sleeping on the job credits him for been an inspiring dreamer.
“I want to say it right now, you have all misunderstood his intentions” he defends vehemently with spit spewing out of his mouth.
“This is a good man who was doing his best with all the restrains of a ruling incumbent, a good man who had the courage to dream on the job” Khairy lets on while coughing profusely.
In outlining future plans for UMNO Youth, Khairy was quick to bring up his father-in-law as a source of inspiration. He described Pak Lah’s sleeping habits in detail, including his tendency to doze off during international conferences and events. Putting aside all possible embarrassments, he noted that the take-away was an efficient management of time.
“If the talk is boring, why not take a nap?” he asks with raised brows to this reporter.
“If its boring then sleep lah, rest more in order to prepare for the long haul, politics is not so easy you know” Khairy admonishes.
Back to shared dreaming among the component parties, the UMNO Youth Chieftain revealed that Pak Tidur would be retained in the impending revised Cabinet in some dreaming capacity. He gushes with pride at the role his father-in-law would receive under the leadership of yet-to-be-confirmed-but-should-be PM Datuk Najib Razak.
“To the others who think they can spilt up the unity within BN, I say, Dream On!” Khairy exclaims.
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