12 July 2010

TS Muhyiddin : I am a Malay first, than Malaysian - Betul ke tu?

Last week TS Muhyiddin spent one whole day in his constituency with tight schedules and gave speeches and messages to his constituents that there is serious and urgent need for the Malays to be united.

He told the UMNO crowd that he was saddened with some quarters branding him as ultra Malay. He said when anyone asks him he would admit that first; he is Malay, than a Malaysian.

“On the same equation”, Muhyiddin said “If we were to ask Kit Siang, he would say that he is a Chinese first, than only a Malaysian”

This is a very interesting gallery that Muhyiddin stands on; that is on Malay struggles and that appeases many Malays especially the Malays in his constituency. AND also it sounds like authentic and dependable Malay and an UMNO leader.

He claimed that there are certain quarters that are not at ease with him and in the quiet brand him as ultra Malay. To my opinion Muhyiddin himself wants him to be seen as a Malay ultra as it works well in attempts to rally the Malay support for him and the party.

It worked perfectly well with Dr Mahathir when he subscribed to the illustration of Ultra Malay to galvanize and rouse the Malay support and that made him just a small step to reach the top of the party.

The situation then was more or less like what is happening today when the Malays were in need of so called Malay nationalist to lean on as the nation was just over with the 13th May 69 racial fight.

Prior to the 13th May incident nobody knew about Mahathir and he managed to rise with the occasion when he took up as Ultra Malay and since then he was the man that UMNO and the Malays regarded him as the savior of the Malays even though by his own admission that his blood that flows in him is not all Malay blood. I think and I keep on thinking that he was trying to tell us that he was Malay by choice.

When Mahathir was appointed as the Deputy PM in January 1976 many quarters received him with apprehension especially from the Non Malays as the residue of the Ultra Malay image with him was still felt and seen in him.

It was not long after that he was readily appreciated by these quarters as they, in the end realized that it was during his time that the big Chinamen Businessmen and corporate giants prospered without exertion.

When Mahathir dismantled the NEP officially in 1990 the Non Malays renounced their perception Mahathir as Ultra and since then Mahathir became the lovable leader for the non Malays. In essence it was the Chinese who enjoyed the Direct Negotiation and the express projects which were mega in scale.

There were also a few exclusive Malays who were in Daim’s proteges like Halim Saad and his gang, and the untruthful heads of the GLC’s who made wealth for themselves instead of building the GLCs which in actuality owned by the Rakyat.

The middle class Malays were suffering at length. BUT the class F contractors at the districts country wide enjoyed the abundance of jobs distributed by the district offices.

Back to Muhyiddin, his game plan to exhibit him as a Malay nationalist may secure him a good support from the Malays. In fact every UMNO leaders should be a nationalist as the party is a Nationalist party from day one of its inception.

BUT Muhyiddin is going away from basic struggle of Najib who will say “I am a Malaysian first” and than nothing other than 1Malaysia. What I am trying to say is, Muhyiddin is not for 1Malaysia. He cleverly declares himself as a Malay first and only after that as Malaysian.

1Malaysia slogan is not a Malay Nationalist slogan. It is all Malaysian slogans.

Muhyiddin wants to survive as a Malay Nationalist leader while Najib is trying to portray himself as a leader of the Malaysian and the kind of liberal like leader. Everyone within the border of this nation is equal. He is in desperado to get the support of the Chinese.

In short we can safely say that there seems to be a world of differences between the beliefs and values of Najib and Muhyiddin. Between both of them, who can find the conciliatory point? The answer is none.

I think Muhyiddin is building his brand and image in this time of despair for Najib. Many observers are convinced that Najib can’t be long at the helm with all the problems surrounding him politically and personally.

Muhyiddin is subscribing as Malay small time Ultra to rise by rousing the Malay support like how Mahathir did. He will change once he gets the power, also like what Mahathir did.

BUT there are some from Johor who whispered softly to us, “We, Johorean still remember what he (Muhyiddin) did while he was the MB for the state”

Well, I don’t have the privy to know what he did while he was the MB in JB. I hope it is not another bad story again.

11 July 2010

Khairy; Ibarat apam tebal : Masak di luar, mentah di dalam

Pertikaman lidah antara Khairy Jamaludin dengan Presiden Perkasa nampaknya belum lagi selesai. Terbaru Ibrahim melenting kerana tindakan Khairy membidas Wee Choo Keong, AP Wangsa Maju dan menyifatkan Wee Choo Keong sebagai Ibrahim Ali versi Cina.

Dengan kata-kata itu jelas menunjukkan Khairy memandang rendah terhadap Ibrahim dengan menjadikan Ibrahim bahan bidalan olehnya semasa berkelahi dengan sesiapa yang dia (Khairy) tidak suka.

Elok kita ramai-ramai menasihati Khairy supaya jangan berkata-kata tanpa adat, budaya dan adab sebagai Ahli Parlimen dan memegang jawatan Ketua Pemuda UMNO Pusat, apatah lagi seorang yang katanya datang dari NS, negeri dalam mana Melayunya masih berpegang teguh kepada penghidupan beradat.

Di NS, masalah pemimpin yang kekurangan adatlah yang merupakan sebab rapuhnya segala sistem kehidupan termasuk sistem politiknya.

Khairy merupakan Ahli Parlimen Rembau, daerah yang dilingkungi adat yang menjadi pakaian hidup bagi semua anak buah di dalam luak itu sejak turun-temurun.

Khairy hendak menjadi ketua yang garang dan digeruni, tetapi tidak kena dengan caranya. Pemuda UMNO tidak ada perubahan daripada pemuda yang dipimpin oleh Hishamuddin, malahan pemuda begitu tersasar daripada perjuangan yang sepatutnya diterajui oleh Khairy.

Kehadiran pemuda tidak ada membawa apa-apa kesan kepada perjuangan UMNO khususnya untuk orang Melayu. Khairy tidak mampu memberitahu Najib bahawa UMNO kepimpinannya lebih memberi faedah kepada orang bukan Melayu.

Khairy tidak nampak perbezaan antara Muhyiddin yang sekarang bercakap di atas galeri Melayu. Khairy patut menyedarkan kedua-dua pimpinan Najib dan Muhyiddin yang berbeza itu patut dicarikan ‘point of reconciliation’nya.

Katakan kepada mereka berdua (Najib dan Muhyidin) bahawa tarian di antara mereka berdua supaya tarian mereka jangan sumbang, mesti seirama dan selagu; bukannya seorang dengan liberilisasinya dan yang seorang lagi dengan perjuangan kebangsaannya.

Rakyat sedang memerhatikan dengan teliti apa yang dilakukan oleh Najib dan apa pula yang dilakukan oleh Muhyiddin.

Jadi Khairy banyak lagi tugas yang beliau tidak lakukan dan sempurnakan; tidak usah menghentam Ibrahim Ali sahaja.

Khairy mesti menerima kenyataan yang hakiki; seburuk-buruk Ibrahim Ali kepada Khairy, Ibrahim lebih praktikal kegiatannya dan bukan macam Khairy yang hanya pandai beretorik semata-mata.

Melalui PERKASA yang diwujudkannya (Ibrahim Ali) sudah lahir banyak resolusi-resolusi sebagai input kepada pengisian NEM misalnya, melalui Kongress Ekonomi Bumiputra anjuran pertubuhan yang diketuainya.

Khairy setakat ini buat apa selain daripada berdemonstrasi di hadapan kedutaan AS? Kepimpinan Khairy tidak ada bezanya dengan kepimpinan Hishamuddin dalam pemuda.

PERKASA walaupun masih baru, tetapi ada sesuatu yang organic dilakukannya. Dalam isu ini Ibrahim pun ada kesilapannya. Ibrahim sepatutnya tidak menjawab cabaran Ketua Pemuda ini kerana Khairy ini bercakap macam kanak-kanak yang masih 'kencing bercabang'.

Memberikan reaksi kepada Khairy adalah tindakan yang kurang bijak. Khairy bukannya pemimpin. Khairy bukannya pelapis kepada kepimpinan; Khairy hanya pelapik kepada mereka.

Khairy menjadi Ketua Pemuda hanya kerana dia menantu PM yang dulu. Saya tidak ada peluang menjadi menantu PM; mungkin kalau saya menantu Pak Lah saya atau sesiapa pun boleh jadi Ketua Pemuda.

Lagi pun saya memang tidak layak jadi menantu Pak Lah kalau pun ada peluang; takkanlah bapa mertua dan menantu hanya 13 tahun perbezaan umurnya (melawak sahaja).

Kalau Ibrahim Ali yang menjadi menantu Pak Lah dulu saya yakin Ibrahim Ali tidak akan dipecat daripada UMNO malah Pak Lah akan memanggil ramai ketua pemuda bahagian untuk menjadikan Ibrahim sebagai Ketua Pemuda Malaysia atau jawatan yang tinggi-tinggi dalam parti. PERKASA pun tidak mungkin wujud.

Ibrahim jangan memberikan reaksi terhadap sindiran Khairy itu. Berikanlah reaksi kepada isu-isu yang lebih bermakna. Tinggalkan sahaja isu Khairy kerana dia hanyalah seorang political parasite yang banyak merosakkan partinya.

Percayalah, apa-apa yang cepat naik akan cepat turun. Ingat tu Khairy. Kalau nak buat kuih apam yang tebal apinya biarlah kecil supaya apam itu sempurna; masak sampai ke dalam.

Jika kita hendak apam itu masak dengan cepat, apinya kenalah besar. Tetapi jika apinya terlalu besar apam itu nanti akan hanya masak di luar, tetapi dalamnya masih mentah dan cair dan apam itu pun cepat basi.

Kalau nak melakukan sesuatu biarlah 'slow-slow' tetapi tahan lama.

Begitulah kaedahnya, jika kita hendak memperbandingkan Khairy sebagai seorang pemimpin politik; dalam dirinya terlalu dangkal semangat perjuangannya.

Itulah sebabnya saya suka apam yang kecil, macam apam mangkuk yang selalu dijual di gerai-gerai kuih itu. Apam mangkuk ini masak di luar dan di dalam dan kita senang tahu bila dia sudah masak dengan secukupnya. Kalau dah nampak belahan ke atas apam itu maka apam itu pastinya sudah masak dan baru boleh dimakan.

Tetapi Khairy ini ibarat apam tebal, masak di luar, mentah di dalam. Tidak boleh nak dimakan sendiri, apatah lagi untuk menjadi hidangan bagi tamu yang ramai.

09 July 2010

Kenapa tidak boleh berkawan dengan RPK?

Diantara banyak-banyak isu yang menjadi polimik besar diMalaysia ialah isu berhubung dengan Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK) yang kini menetap diLondon. Ada pihak yang mempersoalkan bagaimana RPK boleh tinggal diLondon sedangkan beliau bukan orang kaya.

Pihak tertentu telah menuduh RPK dibiayai oleh PKR hidup diKota Raya Kosmopolitan London dan mereka meminta pihak berkuasa menyiasat apa-apa perhubungan diantara RPK dan PKR.

Pihak yang berpolitik dangkal meminta RPK dipastikan tidak mendapat pembiayaan dari PKR dan mereka menjadikan isu ini sebagai isu yang sangat besar, sedangkan banyak isu yang lain yang perlu diambil berat, bukannya isu Raja Petra.

Jika pun benar PKR membiayai perbelanjaan penghidupan RPK diLondon dan Manchester, diUnited Kindom, dimana kah letak kesalahannya dan apa pula dosa yang dilakukan oleh PKR?

Bagi saya parti PKR boleh membelanjakan dana mereka mengikut kehendak dan keperluan parti itu. Dana yang ada dalam PKR itu adalah dana mereka; kenapa pula kita yang sibuk mempersoalkan cara mereka berbelanja?

Seperti kita membelanjakan RM 78 juta untuk membiayai APCO dalam usaha menaikkan imej negara dimata dunia dan seluruh masyarakat antarabangsa phak kita tidak perlu mengambil tahu bagaimana parti itu membelanjakan sumber kewangannya dan kepada siapa parti itu membelanjakannya.

Balasubramanium pernah mengaku dan menunjukkan bukti yang beliau pernah mendapat pembiayaan hidup diluar negara denagn menunjukkan salinan document yang menunjukkan penerimaan sebanyaj RM750 ribu dari keluarga PM sendiri. Kenapa kita tidak memjadikan isu itu sebagai isu dikalangan kita?

PKR adalah sebuah parti halal dan RPK pun seorang manusia seperti kita: bezanya RPK tidak mudah terpengaruh dengan segala isu yang kita sendiri menghadapi dengan begitu parah sekali.

DAN satu lagi yang kita perlu bertanya kepada diri kita sendiri; wajarkah kita menuduh RPK adalah orang yang tidak mungkin mampu hidup diUK kerana negara itu sangat mahal kos penghidupan?

Siapa pula yang menyiasat kekuatan ekonominya dan apa yang menyebabkan pihak kita berfikir yang RPK tidak layak tinggal disana?RPK bukan hidup kesaorangan dalam dunia ini kerana RPK masih ada ahli-ahli keluarga yang besar.

Beliau bukan seorang yang melarat dan perlukan bantuan pihak lain. Tetapi seperti yang saya katakan awal tadi jika pun PKR mampu dan bersetuju untuk membiayai beliau saya sedikitpun tidak nampak kesalahannya.

Jika RPK itu memberikan sokongan kepada PKR dan rakan-rakan mereka dalam PKR itu merupakan pilihan beliau. Beliau berhak untuk menyokong sesiapa yang beliau sokong.

Saya sendiri bersahabat baik denga beliau dan jika saya ada kesempatan keLondon saya sendiri akan berusaha untuk mencari beliau untuk berjumpa bagi mendengar khabar sebagai seorang sahabat.

Saya ahli UMNO belaiau mungkin ahli kepada parti lain tetapi itu tidak sedikit pun akan menjadi isu untuk kami berpecah dan saya sememangnya menunjukkan rasa hormat saya kepada beliau. Kami sudah lama berkawan dan saya tidak buang kawan semata-mata kerana pemikiran sempit politik kita.

Jika saya berkesempatan saya ingin menemui ahli keluarga beliau terutamanya menemui Marina isteri beliau yang juga sahabat rapat kepada saya.

Jika kita berterusan utuk menjadikan isu ini berpanjangan, maka rakyat akan menganggap pemimpin kita merupakn pemimpin yang mempunayi pemikiran sempit yang hanya memikirkan isu politik semata-mata.

Hendak berkawan sesiapa pun terpaksa bertanya dahulu kepada UMNO dan pemimpin kita. Dengan orang itu boleh, dengan orang ini tak boleh.

Sekarang kita hidup dizaman dalam mana manusi sudah mampu berfikir; hanya pemikiran pemimpin kita sahaja yang tidak selari dengan pembangunan pemikiran manusia sejagat pada hari ini.

Kita masih menyimpan prasangka terhadap sesiapa yang berkawan dan berhungan dengan pihak yang kita tidak gemar.

Dengan menjadikan RPK sebagai isu dipihak kita maka secara langsung kita mengakui yang RPK mempunyai pengaruh yang mempunyai ‘consequence’ yang besar dalam arena politik tanahair kita yang memungkin kita akan jatuh tersungkur dalam PR13 nanti.

Mahu tidak mahu kita terpaksa terima hakikat itu. Saya tidak mahu terlibat untuk memanjangkan isu ini kerana ianya akan menjejaskan kredilibiliti pihak kita sendiri.

RPK berhak tinggal dimana sahaja dan sesiapa juga tidak melakukan kesalahan jika membantu beliau tinggal diLondon jika ada pihak yang jujur untuk membantu beliau dan beliau perlukan bantuan.

Tetapi saya tidak percaya yang beliau memerlukan tanggungan pihak lain untuk tinggal dimana-mana kerana beliau adalah dari keluarga yang baik, lebih baik dari ramai diantara kita disini.

06 July 2010

NS contributes another state to PR?

The opposition parties that formed the front to meet head-on with BN coalition are getting closer to their ultimate; that is to replace the current BN in Putra Jaya in the coming General Election (GE); with or without Anwar Ibrahim.

Technically and morally the State of Perak is still under the opposition. The unprecedented coup staged by BN put the BN coalition at the helm is just temporary before the rakyat dispose them in the next GE.

The Perak state government was put up by the questionable court verdict. The State government is the government formed by the courts and has nothing to do with the wish of the people. The outcome of the GE in that state has already been pre-determined and predictable.

Hence all the 5 state governments currently under the control of the PR will be retained and PR is looking for a few more hot spots for them to make the way to march to Putra Jaya in the coming GE. If BN is still at this level of capacity the march by PR to Putra Jaya is not impossible.

I made some efforts to interact with the top leaders of the opposition fronts as some of them are my friends, real friends. All of them are now focusing on NS and Trengganu, and hope there will be some observable successes in Pahang and Johore.

Across the South China Sea, Sarawak will contribute another 10 Chinese dominated Parliamentary Constituencies to the opposition front as in that state BN is in the quiet beginning to crumble. That is what they say and I believe it.

Their presence in my state NS too is obvious and to them they are convinced that they can win another 6 to 7 seats apart from the current 15 that they have now for reasonably comfortable majority just after the next GE and that target is not unreachable.

They are in the process of searching and talent spotting for loyal candidates with high level of allegiance to their struggles and this is to avoid their winning candidate’s crossing over the bench for monetary considerations like what had happened in Perak.

The opposition is detailed in their findings and studying of situation of politics in the state. They now know how and which button to touch for them to succeed in the coming GE in the state.

The oppositions are not duly worried with some crossovers of PKR leaders to UMNO in the last few months as they are convinced that there would be massive UMNO and BN turncoats in the ballot boxes in the coming GE in NS.

“We want them to cross over to us in the ballot boxes in the GE’ said one of the top PKR leaders when I met them in KL recently.

When I asked him which are the seats that he feels prospective to fall he said “2 from Kuala Pilah, 1 from Jelebu, 1 more each from Seremban and Rembau and we are quite certain to snatch 1 each from Rasah and Tampin. We are working for another 1 from Jempol as well” he said confidently.

In the 2-hr tea time with this particular leader his confidence to take the NS government is because of the weaknesses of UMNO and BN leadership of NS. The restlessness of UMNO members in the sate is too clear for Mohammad Hasan to deny.

Mohamad Hasan has failed to put up good and recognizable leaders in every division in the sate for reasons known to everyone. It’s because of his personal politics.

He enjoys leaders who are subservient to him for him to bully and to reciprocate him with blind allegiance. He is suffering from serious superiority complex which tarnishes his administration by having court jesters around him whose duty is just to amuse him in perpetuity.

Mohammad in essence is a proud personality and his high nosed character is because of one clear reason; the wealth that he secured before becoming the MB. He is lavish in claiming that he has a wealth that can last for another four generations and he does not depend on corruption to make up the wealth like many others do.

I don’t know why he has to impress others that he is rich and it is just unacceptable to many who heard it especially by the politicians.

He is obsessed in making others to acknowledge him as wealthy man even before he became the MB. He does not stand honest critics. He thinks he is the best MB that NS has ever had and he acts like a leader who comes from paradise.

He hates to be humble and to respect individuals. He is very fond of branding anyone who disagrees with him by saying, “Ah, dia tu tak mendalamkan air. Jangan pedulilah dio tu.” This is crude word is an actual resemblance of a proud person. One does not need to be a genius to understand this.

He is disconnected with sincere and good hearted leaders and he is easily influenced by newly found sycophants who are all out to get personal political and economic gains out of him.

He suppresses his supporters and supports his weak and unattainable leaders around him who are not capable of assisting him to manage the state and the party. He appointed his elder brother to be the Secretary of UMNO liaison committee for quite a number of years and that was a clear illustration of his political insecurity

He respects nobody and distrusts everybody. He mixes only with the rich and the famous, and the rest are not within his wave length to get his friendship any longer.

I can’t see any division other than his that gives him unequivocal support. The lame duck Ismail Lasim, who is the Head for Kuala Pilah Division was once his strongest supporter but Ismail is not anymore a leader of any consequence in the division and is not able to permanently be Mohammad’s political henchman.

Mohammad has ostracized all budding leaders of the division to ensure Ismail to lead the division as long as he is the MB. By supporting Ismail, Mohammad is totally disconnected with other leaders in this important division.

He does that in all divisions in the state and his encroachment of the division’s democracy makes him to be an MB without observable support state wide.

He attempted to dispose Rais in Jelebu by encouraging his EXCO Yunus to challenge the information Minister but Rais managed to scrape through with just 11 votes majority, and that was enough to give shame to Rais, another obvious primadona in the state.

Mohammad Hasan’s dismal defeat in the recent Supreme Council election was mainly due to the insubordination from NS delegates. He hardly secured 20% votes from his own state delegates.

Thus the question is; how is he going to lead the state in the coming GE when he is in total impassiveness with the real and organically good leaders? The leaders ‘yang mendalamkan air’ are all outside the lineup in almost all divisions.

The confidence level of the opposition to take over the state administration will always be at the peak for as long as Mohammad leads the state BN.

I won’t be wrong here: there will be massive turn coats from UMNO in the coming GE in the ballot boxes. Don’t get exited with the recent crossover of the few PR Parliamentarians.

There will be tens of thousands of UMNO members’ crossing over in protest through the ballot boxes in the State of NS in the coming GE and almost a million of them nation-wide will opt to vote the alternative parties.

So NS will deliver another State government to PR. Anything happen in Trengganu will make up for at least 8 state governments in the hands of Pakatan Rakyat. In Trengganu UMNO is as good as dead.

Until to this date all my intuitions seldom went wrong. I bet you.