ALOR SETAR – Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor says Malaysians are tired of personal anecdotes and repeated political jabs, arguing that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should use official platforms to clearly explain the unity government’s programmes instead of focusing on politics.
He claimed that the Prime Minister’s tendency to engage in politics during official events had overshadowed important explanations on the 167 programmes introduced under the Madani Government.
Sanusi said the public wanted to understand the real benefits of these initiatives, rather than hear personal stories or repeated political sarcasm.
“Datuk Seri (Anwar) must take the opportunity in government programmes to speak about the matters that have been overshadowed so they can surface.
“There is no need to talk about politics continuously in government programmes,” he said in a Facebook post.
He was responding to reports that Anwar had expressed disappointment that information on government policies and achievements had not reached the people as intended, while negative content gained more traction on social media.
The Prime Minister said although there were about 167 government programmes, they did not reach the public and he felt that social media was being used more to insult others rather than build them, causing official messages to be drowned out.
Sanusi said Anwar was the most influential figure to explain government policies, but the opportunity was often wasted when official platforms were used to criticise political opponents or focus on trivial issues.
He also questioned the Prime Minister’s preference for sharing stories about invitations from foreign leaders or private phone conversations instead of elaborating on programmes that directly affect people’s daily lives.
“If the PM does not explain, others will not follow through and the government’s programmes will remain buried.
“When the PM keeps talking politics – this person is wrong, that person steals, someone is not right, this one is like this – people become disgusted and then unpleasant comments and insults start spreading everywhere.
“People really want to know what the 167 PMX government programmes actually are. Try to explain that,” he said.