Broken myth
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 | 11:48 pm @ SK
Next time, if you want to spin a dongeng, make sure you’re playing the same script as your boss, else shame it is!
Last month, in a desperate attempt to salvage the reputation of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, plus to seek revenge over former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir’s "Hindu god and Muslim priest" remark, NST’s deputy chairman and editorial adviser Kalimullah Hassan put Mahathir into a very bad limelight.
The Prime Minister was in Japan shortly after the Malaysiakini article appeared and was told that Dr Mahathir wanted to come and see him.
Abdullah, in the midst of breakfast with aides and officials, immediately put on his tie and told the ambassador that he would go and see his ex-boss rather than let Dr Mahathir come down and see him.
However today, speaking to reporters at his office, Pak Lah said he would usually greet Tun, shake hands with him and engage in a conversation when he met the former prime minister on occasions.
When he was in Tokyo recently, Abdullah said, he was the one who made the effort to meet Dr Mahathir in the latter’s room after knowing that Dr Mahathir also stayed at the same hotel.Abdullah said he contacted an officer of Dr Mahathir to enquire whether the former prime minister had the time for them to meet.
"I did not ask him to come and see me. I went to meet him. As a gesture of friendship, just to exchange greetings," he said.
So, what Kali is going to say on what Pak Lah has said?
Let me repeat: Next time, if you want to spin a dongeng, make sure you’re playing the same script as your boss, else shame it is!
July 19th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
July 20th, 2006 at 1:58 am
Can’t agree more with you brother
July 20th, 2006 at 7:53 am
Could this be a simple case of wrong reporting? Knowing how difficult it is to get accurate specific info; the report of the meeting was significant and who initiated the meeting is of secondary importance.
July 20th, 2006 at 8:08 am
Right on the spot! Keep it up!
July 20th, 2006 at 10:10 am
Shame! Shame on you Kali calling yourself a journalist, but u are nothing more than a spin doctor!!
July 20th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
Knowing Kali and his other writings in the paper, it can be seen that this guy writes as to how he wishes without bothering to check the facts.
It is hard when you feel that you are close to the establishment, then you think that whatever written or said - should be okay!
In the event of this kind of magnitude, i.e between the PM and the ex-PM, it is very important that reporting of facts to be mostly accurate or otherwise it deserve not to be printed at all!
July 20th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
borrow mahathir’s words "half past six journalist"
July 20th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
the important thing is that the meeting took place…….what transpired god only knows better………. who went to see whom is besides the point……or is everyone making a big deal of it
July 20th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
Pak Lah, NST needs changes and that’s the right thing left to be .
July 21st, 2006 at 1:14 pm
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