The REAL Reasons Behind PERAK'S TAKEOVER BY UMNO ... SHOCKING !!

All of us know what happened in Perak. However what many do not know is why
it happened. If you can remember, it took one week for the Perak and
Selangor State Governments to be sworn in after the March 2008 General
Election. The Sultans of these two states wanted to first 'discuss the
matter' with members of the Pakatan Rakyat State Assembly. The Sultans then
set certain terms and conditions before agreeing to swear in the new
Pakatan Rakyat State Governments.

This one-week gap allowed the old Barisan Nasional State Governments time
to remove and destroy quite a lot of very damaging evidence of their
wrongdoings.



This delay also allowed Barisan Nasional to negotiate the possibility of
PAS teaming up with UMNO to form the State Governments in Perak and
Selangor. UMNO even agreed that PAS would become the State Ministers. And,
to add icing on the cake, UMNO even paved the way for PAS to implement
Islamic laws in these two states.

But PAS remained loyal to their two other Pakatan Rakyat partners, PKR and
DAP, and they declined UMNO's offer. Finally, the two Sultans had no choice
but to swear in the Pakatan Rakyat State Governments in Perak and Selangor.
But this did not stop the state royalties from plotting to bring down the
governments behind their backs.

The Sultan of Selangor was quite prepared to consider the whole matter a
fait accompli. After all, Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor had a very clear
majority, making it difficult to buy off so many in the State Assembly. But
Perak was another matter altogether because Pakatan Rakyat's majority here
was much thinner.

As soon as the new State Government was put in place, the Sultan of Perak
began asking for this, that and the other. The new State Government would
have been tolerant of some of the demands of the Perak Palace just to
maintain a good relationship with the royalties but what the Sultan and his
family wanted was just too excessive. That was when the Pakatan Rakyat
state government had no choice but to reject the Sultan's overbearing
demands.
And this, of course, upset the Sultan. So when Pakatan Rakyat lost its majority
in the Perak State Assembly, there was no persuasion required to get the Sultan
to  agree to swear in a new Barisan Nasional State Government.

Initially the Sultan was unsure if he should kick out the present State
Government in favour of one ruled by Barisan Nasional. When the Pakatan
Rakyat State Minister, Nizar Jamaluddin, went before the Sultan requesting
that the State Assembly be dissolved to make way for fresh state elections,
the titular head said he would think about it first. That was immediately
followed by Najib's visit where he successfully persuaded the Sultan to
reject any request to dissolve the State Assembly thus paving the way for a
new Barisan Nasional state government to be sworn in.

Najib's 'persuasion' was simple.

Nazrin, the Sultan's son, should not be the Raja Muda of Perak, which
means  he should not be in line to become heir to his father's throne. In
the event of the Sultan's death, the federal government will, in other
words, not support Nazrin as the next in line. Look at what happened in
Negeri Sembilan: Despite the Yamtuan appointing his son to be the regent,
he failed to become his heir.

So Nazrin's succession to the Perak throne ultimately depends on the
goodwill of the federal government. But only if it is a Barisan Nasional
government will this goodwill be there. If Pakatan Rakyat remains in power,
then expect Nazrin to pay the price when the time comes to succeed his
father.

Furthermore, the Sultan and his family had asked for a lot of things from
the Pakatan Rakyat State Government; all of which were rejected.
As a counter overture, UMNO assured the royal family they would get
anything they wanted - if only the Sultan sanctioned a takeover by the
Barisan Nasional as the new State Government.

And with that Pakatan Rakyat's fate was sealed. The Sultan swore in Barisan
Nasional as the new State Government and Pakatan Rakyat was jettisoned to
the opposition aisle. So here's the real question: What did the royal
family want that Pakatan Rakyat rejected and which Barisan Nasional
acquiesced to?

Perhaps this might shed light on how this family became one of the richest
of state royalties in the country in a short space of a few months and why
Pakatan Rakyat chose to reject its demands.

Reason #1: UMNO placed on the silver platter a piece of state land known as 'Lot
183578' for the Sultan. About 600 acres in size and located in Tanjong
Tualang in the district of Kinta, this parcel of land is parked under the
name of the Sultan's proxy, a certain Mohamed Khaair Johari Hj Osman.

Reason #2: 1,000-acre timber concession UMNO handed over to the Sultan a
vast 1,000-acre timber concession along the 11km Gerik-Kupang Highway in
Ulu Kenderong, Gerik, Hulu Perak. This concession was supposed to be given
to the Universiti Utara Malaysia. For reasons we now know, it was then
revoked and given to Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak whose Chairman is a certain
Raja Datuk Seri Ashman Shah ibni Sultan Azlan Shah.

Reason #3: Compartments 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49 UMNO gifted the Sultan
seven lots of timber concessions at compartments 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and
49 in the Kenderong Forest Reserve in Hulu Perak. These lots, which amount
to about 600 acres, are now parked under two proxy companies belonging to
the Sultan, namely, Syarikat Zotonjaya Sdn Bhd and Kibaran Wang Sdn Bhd.

Reason #4: 10,782 hectares to the Sultan's son-in-law UMNO is scheduled to
grant approval to a reforestation proposal that involves some 10,781
hectares of which 5,781 hectares is at the  south-side Gunung Besout Forest
Reserve in and 5,000 hectares at Pondok Tanjung in the Larut Matang
district. The company that will freely get this huge project is Permatang
Utama Sdn Bhd (Co. Reg # 513583-D) whose Executive Chairman is Datuk Seri
Ismail Farouk Abdullah, the son-in-law of none other than the Sultan
himself.

Reason #5: Casuarina Hotel was sold for a song. Furthermore the same Datuk
Seri Ismail Farouk Abdullah was handed the state-owned Casuarina Hotel in
Ipoh for a song. Priced at a paltry sum of RM43 million, this lucrative
prime land property is easily worth magnitudes more on the open market. The
land alone would have been worth far more.

It is not that the Perak royalty is a destitute lot. Far from it (if you
look at the cars they indulge in). A more likely reason is GREED.

The Sultan's daughter, Raja Datuk Seri Eleena Azlan Shah happens to be one
of the Directors of GAMUDA BERHAD. She is also the country's 25th richest
person with assets worth over RM773 million, making her the second richest
woman nationwide after Puan Sri Chong Chook Yew, who, with more than RM1
billion in assets, is positioned at number 18.

Gamuda Berhad has been awarded more than RM10 billion worth of contracts.
It operates and maintains 230 kilometres of highways including a major
township. With the handouts given by the federal government through
cronyism, they are also a property developer with four township projects
featuring no less than 30,000 houses.

So there you have it.

All of you in Perak, particularly the Malays, have long assumed that the
opposition did not show the Sultan of Perak the respect due him.

What all of you hadn't known is that he does not deserve yours or anyone
else's respect in this country. Many up till now were also unaware why
he so wanted Pakatan Rakyat kicked out of his beloved state.

Well we hope they do know now.

UNQUOTE

* So for those who vote in the State of Perak, I do hope you'll know what is
your immediate course of action come GE13 !!!

CHEERS!!! VOTE FOR CHANGE & STOP THIS PLUNDERING OF THE NATION'S RESOURCES THAT BELONG TO THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA...& FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS !!! *

Seize the day !!!!!