We need to move on, Syed Hamid tells Dr M

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is no ordinary person and many Malaysians take whatever he says as the truth, said Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.
He said that, due to this, whenever the former premier criticised the Government, it created a lot of uncertainty.
“One-third of our independence was under his rule, therefore he has become an icon for the group below 40 years,” he said.
Syed Hamid said he hoped that Dr Mahathir would not say anything that would jeopardise the future of Umno and Barisan Nasional.
“The election is over. Yes we did badly in several states, but we need to move forward, including Dr Mahathir.
“Give Pak Lah (Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) an opportunity to build up public confidence,” he told reporters after visiting the National Anti-Drug Agency here yesterday.
Syed Hamid added that investors needed to feel that there was political stability in the country.
Meanwhile, Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has urged Umno and other Barisan component members to stop blaming each other to prevent the situation from getting worse.
He said all quarters should do some soul-searching and adopt a more matured, sincere and courageous attitude in facing the post-election shocks.
“Our enemies out there are clapping their hands seeing our behaviour, stabbing each other.
“If we are still plagued with internal party problems, pointing fingers at each other and taking up a denial syndrome, there is no way our party can be revived and the party will forever be brushed aside,” he said in a statement on Monday.

tunku : couple of years back NST carried out an article written by kalimullah calling Tun Dr Mahathir as a old hyena(dubuk tua)etc.Now they are saying he's still strong.this was all the pak lah's media propaganda carried out earlier on.the blamed anything that was not right because of the old man.syed hamid we don't take any words from dr mahathir for granted.if he's lying to the nation, why your government to afraid to face it? all these while you people asking him to shut his mouth, which he did during campaigning but still you lost 5+1 states.the people has lost confidence in the pm and most of his half past six (hp6) cabinet team and umno MT.one of them is you syed hamid.