rumour has it....

Tulang Besi is in Mecca. I missed rumours that his mills churn out. Here are some that may sooth those out there in a similar way that we need air to breathe.

Rumour has it that the seemingly docile DPM was so submissive to the PM because of the file on himself that the PM showed him when he was silent on Muhyiddin’s outburst and his call for quick power transition. It was reported in the rumour mill that RPK’s insertion in his statutory declaration was spot on.

The second onslaught at the Supreme Council (SC) meeting by the famous five members was a near fatal blow to the PM. It came as a shock to the PM. He was of the opinion that the DPM would have done his bid to get the members to tow the line. Little did he realise that the man was born a full-blown politician. He subsequently went to the drawing board again with the other two of the holy trinity. The son and the holy-ghost were equally stunt and checkmated.

Attacks on the PM coming from many flanks were god-sent to the DPM. Suddenly these guerrilla assaults gave him the breather and renewed “borrowed” strength. He could safely hide under SC members’ revolt. He could now fan dissent without being called in front of the (holy trinity) class to be reprimanded and shown his report card, again. Common interest kept in-check both silent and open insurgencies. He could muster a smile or two with the new knife tightly concealed behind his back.

The PM faced his Waterloo. He had neither strength nor slyness of his predecessor. He had had enough. He wanted out. He wanted to keep whatever little dignity he has and still be remembered for that. The son and the holy-ghost were left in a lurch.

New counter-offers and strategies were laid down. Handover of power would be done earlier but not that early. Son-in-law (SIL) and son-outlawed (SOL) started to prepare their safe passages out of the country. One up-above and the other down-under. One would be reading new real-politics in Oxford with a tutorship and a doctorate in mind to stage a future comeback and the other is carving a career as the outback entrepreneur. Their coffers are abounds but they would not mind a bit more but they were hard to come by with 25 million pairs of eyes on them.

The DPM cut a deal with Muhyiddin, the brightest of three stooges (the other two could not even count to ten without losing focus or interest). The ageing crown prince was their wildcard. His intense and honourable desire to see a strong UMNO re-emerging from the mess was his weakness. He would butt in willingly and keep the momentum going. He was the unsuspecting key player.

The DPM also did not want Muhyiddin. His choice was Zaid Hamidi. He was following his mentor’s approach. An idiot whose loyalty was as blind as a bat. The man was not ambitious like Muhyiddin. Muhyiddin would pose great threat the moment he became the second man and oust the DPM through court of public perception.

With safe passages ready, SIL and SOL were going for the last push. They were prolonging the old man’s reign but knew they had to cut their losses. It was a balance between full-to-the-brim coffer, safe passages and a little dignity. This was their worst case scenario. Best case scenario would be having all the plugs on DPM pulled out the moment they touched dry land up above and down under. They would mount the challenge from afar. They were relatively younger, full of vigour and were themselves seasoned political players by now.

The rest of the unscrupulous lots that make up the top 40 thieves started to align to their perceived saviours. Mother ship would sink and lifeboats were all equally filled with gaping holes.

With Gerakan having made their stand slightly transparent, Muhyiddin was considering his third option seriously. He could easily mend fences with DSAI. He could be the ones that carry the aces. He was rumoured to be negotiating for a fixed power transition (from Anwar to him having been caught in, and learnt a lot from, this imbroglio!). To hell with the UMNO lot! He had enough.

SIL and SOL were also considering the third option with DSAI! Initial contact done and details were being drawn out. The new ship might come with excess baggage after all. Who says life was fair!

Troubadour