 Global Insight, an international think tank, linked her criticism of Abykayev to her rivalry with Timur Kulibayev, the husband of her sister Dinara.Global Insight reports that the move "backfired" and President Nazarbayev had Ertysbayev take control of the Khabar television channel while coercing his daughter to merge the Asar party with the Otan party.Bagila Bukharbayeva of the "Associated Press" also drew this conclusion.