Never a dynasty

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Its assuring to be told by Dr M that he doesn't intend to start "a political dynasty":http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,191052,00.html.

bq. "I give my assurance that I will not allow any of them to stand here or in other constituencies," he said at an Umno Kubang Pasu meeting in Jitra, Kedah, on Friday.

bq. "This is my assurance. I do not want to have a dynasty. I don't wish to create one," he told Umno members in his constituency.

While his sons are impressive businessmen - Mirzan, Mokhzani and Mukriz - and his daughter, Marina, is an out-spoken member of Malaysia's burgeoning NGO scene, none have shown the putzah needed to run a country.

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