he is back!

big news of the day. maybe the week. may even be the month.

it is no longer a rumuor. nor a hearsay. ezam is back in UMNO! yesterday, he met with PM Abdullah Badawi and presented the membership form for his re-entry into UMNO. that meeting became the main news on tv last nite. TV3 went one step further by interviewing ezam live during Buletin Utama. it has been 'played' as the return of a great leader. and the top leadership as simply being great - willing to forgive and forget for the sake of malay unity.

Last week, when it was still a hearsay, Dato Hishammuddin, UMNO Youth Chief, raised 3 questions on ezam's re-entry into UMNO. nobody bothered to answer him. and in private, he was heard as saying 'over my dead body' when asked of ezam's possible return into UMNO. and now that it is a done deal, we may have a 'funeral' to attend soon.


from: www.bernama.com

May 24, 2008

Hishammuddin Has Three Questions For Party Leadership On Ezam's Entry Into Umno

KLUANG, May 24 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth chief, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, will pose three questions to the party's leadership if asked about his views on former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) youth chief Mohamad Ezam Mohd Noor's re-entry into Umno.

Hishammuddin said first he will ask what benefit could be achieved by Mohamad Ezam's re-entry into Umno, secondly what was Mohamad Ezam's sincerity in struggling alongside Umno and thirdly what would be Mohamad Ezam's role when he is accepted into Umno.He said although Mohamad Ezam had not made any decision on his re-entry into Umno, he (Hishammuddin) had however readied the three questions for the party leadership's scrutiny.

"In this matter, as Umno Youth chief, I will surely be involved in the talks about Ezam's entry and I am ready to pose the three questions. "I have not had the opportunity to hear for myself his stand as I understand he is out of the country," Hishammuddin said after a meet-the-people function at the Kluang Municipal Hall here.

He said he could not comment on the statement Friday by Pahang Menteri Besar Pahang, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob, who welcomed Mohamad Ezam's entry and said the former political secretary of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be an asset to the party."I cannot say yes or no to that statement as long as my three questions are not answered," said Hishammuddin who is also the Education Minister.