COMMENT “He is proving to be a very good Dr Mahathir student,” says Umno stalwart Musa Hitam of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

It will be interesting to see how Najib’s ‘Goebbels’ - Salleh Said Keruak - will respond to this description of his boss by a man who unlike Najib’s chief tormentor, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has been until recently more supporter than critic of the Umno president.

Communication and Multimedia Minister Salleh has been as quick and combative as a mongoose when faced with predators: Salleh is apt to strike back at Najib’s detractors in less than a day of receipt of a salvo aimed at his boss - from Mahathir or any other quarter.