Itulah yang berada di benak kepala penyokong-penyokong PKR, penyokong-penyokong DAP dan penyokong-penyokong PAS yang pro-Anwar.
Pada mereka, Pakatan Rakyat sekarang ini berada di dalam keadaan yang kuat, dan sedang mendapat sokongan yang padu dari masyarakat. Barisan Nasional pula, UMNO terutamanya, berada di dalam keadaan yang lemah dan mendapat banyak tentangan daripada pelbagai sudut.
Mereka yakin, sekiranya diadakan pilihanraya pada masa ini, PR akan mendapat lebih banyak kerusi, baik di Dewan Rakyat, mahu pun di Dewan-Dewan Undangan Negeri. Dengan pertambahan kerusi gabungan PKR-DAP-PAS yang sedia ada, maka lebih mudah Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim memujuk part-parti komponen BN yang lain untuk menyertai PR.
Bagi Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim, memujuk sebilangan wakil rakyat dari BN memang mudah. Wakil-wakil rakyat di Sabah dan Sarawak mudah goyah pegangan politik mereka. Di sana sahaja, terdapat terlalu banyak parti komponen BN yang tidak sehaluan arahnya masing-masing. Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim sedar bahawa beliau dan konco-konco beliau akan dapat menawan hati wakil-wakil rakyat tersebut untuk menyertai PKR atau DAP, dan lebih baik lagi, sekiranya dapat memujuk beberapa parti komponen BN di sana untuk menyertai PR.
Di Semenanjung, Gerakan, PPP dan kemungkinannya, MCA telah menunjukkan tanda-tanda bersedia untuk meninggalkan BN sekiranya jumlah kerusi PR memerlukan mereka berbuat demikian untuk menubuhkan kerajaan pusat.
Jadi, pada mereka yang menyokong kuat PR, PAS tidak perlu berbincang untuk mengadakan Kerajaan Perpaduan dengan UMNO. Perpaduan UMNO-PAS hanyalah menjurus kepada perpaduan orang Melayu-Islam. Perpaduan nasional memerlukan perpaduan kesemua kaum di Malaysia.
Mereka inginkan rakyat percaya bahawa PR boleh membentuk kerajaan yang akan menyatu padukan rakyat negara ini. Tidak kisahlah, cara mereka untuk mencapai matlamat tersebut ialah dengan memecah-belahkan rakyat, terutamanya orang Melayu.
Perpaduan orang Melayu hanya akan menguntungkan UMNO. Orang bukan Islam masih tidak mempercayai PAS, dan masih percaya bahawa PAS akan membawa Malaysia ke arah sistem Islam yang radikal. Pada mereka, gabungan PKR-DAP-PAS boleh menjinakkan ideologi PAS agar menjadi lebih liberal.
Sekiranya gabungan PKR-DAP-PAS menjadi kerajaan, orang bukan Melayu yakin akan mendapat lebih banyak kuota menjadi Menteri. Jawatan-jawatan Menteri kanan akan dapat dipegang oleh orang bukan Melayu. Tidak kisahlah, apabila mereka ini memegang jawatan nanti, agenda Melayu tidak akan diambil peduli lagi. Agenda yang menjadi mainan mereka ialah agenda rakyat. Sesiapa yang memainkan isu agenda Melayu akan diambil tindakan tegas dan diheret ke mahkamah atas tuduhan hasutan.
Pada mereka, perbincangan Kerajaan Perpaduan anatara PAS dan UMNO tidak langsung menguntungkan Pakatan Rakyat. Ianya perlu ditolak dari awal lagi. Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim memerlukan penyokong-penyokong beliau di dalam PAS untuk menggagalkan usaha tersebut. Setakat ini, usaha tersebut dapat berhasil.
Isu Kerajaan Perpaduan ini mulanya ditimbulkan oleh Hadi Awang dan PAS. Oleh kerana terdapat banyak desakan dari dalam dan luar PAS mengenai hal tersebut, maka PAS akan cuba mengenakan syarat-syarat yang sukar diterima oleh UMNO-BN sehingga menyebabkan perbincangan Kerajaan Perpaduan ini akan berkubur begitu sahaja. Media baru dan penyokong Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim pula akan mengambil kesempatan untuk menyalahkan UMNO dan BN kerana tidak ikhlas dengan gagasan Kerajaan Perpaduan tersebut dan memperbesarkan isu penolakan syarat-syarat yang dikenakan oleh PAS kepada UMNO-BN bagi pentingan Pakatan Rakyat. Setakat ini, Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim telah berjaya memecahkan dan menunjukkan kelemahan kepimpinan PAS melalui isu ini.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Penanti: Likely Options and Best Case Scenario
Jurublog sebenarnya memang ingin menyambung kisah berkenaan dengan Penanti dengan memaparkan opsyen-opsyen yang mungkin dilakukan oleh Barisan Nasional bagi menghadapi Pilihanraya Kecil DUN Penanti. Tetapi PM Najib telah terlebih dahulu memaklumkan kepada khalayak ramai opsyen pilihan beliau.
Seperti yang dinyatakan pada artikel yang terdahulu, DUN Penanti memang merupakan lubuk dan kubu kuat PKR kerana ianya berada di kawasan Parlimen Permatang Pauh yang diwakili Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim. Anwar amat yakin akan menang mudah di Penanti, dan tanpa rasa gentar, telah memaksa ADUN lama, si Fairus yang tidak berwibawa, untuk melepaskan jawatan. Banyak juga agaknya duit yang Anwar counter offer pada Fairus supaya beliau tidak melompat ke UMNO. (Anwar ada menyatakan bahawa Fairus kononnya telah dipelawa untuk menyertai UMNO dengan habuan jutaan ringgit).
Komposisi lebih kurang 15,500 pengundi di DUN Penanti adalah 73% Melayu, 24% Cina dan 3% India dan lain-lain. Pada PRU12 yang lalu, Fairus menang dengan mendapat 7,346 undi (58%) berbanding dengan ADUN lama, Jalil Majid yang mendapat 5,127 undi (40%), menjadikan majoriti yang diperolehi sebanyak 2,219 undi. Terdapat 184 undi rosak. Mengikut anggaran Jurublog, peratusan 58% yang diperolehi Fairus datangnya dari Melayu (35%) dan Cina-India (23%). Ini bermakna hanya 48% pengundi Melayu memangkah PKR, dan kemenangan PKR lebih disebabkan oleh 85% pengundi Cina-India yang berpakat mengundi pembangkang untuk membolehkan DAP menguasai kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang.
Seperti yang telah dinyatakan oleh Jurublog, Pakatan Rakyat menang kerana undi Melayu berpecah, dan kerana hampir kesemua pengundi bukan Melayu mengambil kesempatan dengan undi pecah orang Melayu untuk memenangkan calon pembangkang. Majoriti pengundi Melayu masih lagi kekal kuat di tangan BN-UMNO.
Pada artikel yang lalu, Jurublog ada membayangkan bahawa PM Najib sudah siang-siang mengaku akan kalah di Penanti. Najib telah pun menyatakan bahawa beliau ingin mencadangkan agar BN tidak bertanding di PRK DUN Penanti nanti.
Sebenarnya terdapat beberapa opsyen yang boleh dilakukan oleh BN.
Yang pertama ialah bertanding di Penanti untuk menentang PKR. BN akan dengan mudahnya akan tewas. Pakatan pula akan mendombakan bahawa keputusan itu melambangkan referendum terhadap kepimpinan Najib, dan bermacam-macam interpretasi lagi yang membolehkan nama Pakatan naik dan pada waktu yang sama, memalukan BN. (MIC akan lebih bersetuju supaya UMNO meletakkan calon untuk menentang PKR di Penanti, supaya kalau kalah pun, kalah bertanding, dan tidak dengan mudah untuk menyerah diri. Dalam masa yang sama, MIC ingin membuktikan kepada Najib bahawa sebenarnya UMNOlah yang merupakan faktor yang menyebabkan calon-calon MIC kalah pada PRU12 yang lalu. Ini untuk cover tuntutan MIC hendak dapat portfolio lebih besar di 1Kabinet).
Yang kedua ialah meletakkan calon bukan UMNO untuk menentang calon Melayu PKR. Opsyen kedua ini akan memudahkan lagi PKR untuk menang di Penanti. Dengan peratusan pengundi Melayu yang ramai (73%), agak sukar bagi calon bukan Melayu untuk mendapat undi yang banyak, walau pun mereka dari BN. Gerakan mungkin akan cuba mencadangkan opsyen ini.
Opsyen ketiga ialah seperti saranan PM Najib agar BN tidak bertanding kerana alasan membazirkan wang dan jentera parti. Tetapi ramai juga yang kurang bersetuju kerana opsyen ini akan dikatakan menampakkan kebaculan UMNO-BN sehingga takut sangat dengan kekuatan PKR di Penanti.
Opsyen keempat, yang pada pendapat Jurublog akan diguna pakai oleh UMNO-BN, ialah dengan tidak meletakkan calon rasmi, tetapi secara senyap menyokong calon yang bertanding atas tiket bebas. Opsyen ini akan mengurangkan kehendak untuk menggerakkan jentera parti secara habis-habisan semasa tempoh kempen. Dalam masa yang sama, penceramah-penceramah UMNO-BN boleh tumpang sekaki semasa kempen untuk memperburukkan prestasi Fairus di Penanti dan ketidak berkesanan kerajaan DAP di Pulau Pinang. Jika opsyen ini dipilih, media perdana akan dengan hebat menghebahkan bahawa UMNO-BN tidak terlibat dalam menyokong calon bebas dan lain-lain lagi.
PKR akan tetap menang di Penanti nanti. Sekiranya opsyen keempat diterima pakai, PKR perlu memastikan bahawa calon PKR menang besar mengatasi calon bebas. PKR perlu memastikan bahawa calon bebas tersebut hilang wang pertaruhannya. Sekiranya tidak, malu juga PKR sekiranya tidak mendapat mandat jitu di kubu kuat mereka.
Best Case Scenario bagi UMNO-BN ialah bagi Opsyen keempat (calon bebas yang disokong UMNO-BN) yang mana calon tersebut dapat mengurangkan majoriti undi yang diperolehi oleh PKR. UMNO-BN dengan itu dapat mengatakan bahawa PKR bukan pilihan sebenar rakyat, kerana calon yang tidak berparti pun dapat memperolehi undi mengurangkan majoriti. Tetapi, disebaliknya pula, sekiranya calon bebas tersebut dapat mengurangkan majoriti undi PKR, propaganda PKR akan menyatakan bahawa calon bebas adalah lebih diterima rakyat berbanding dengan calon UMNO-BN.
Walau macamana pun, UMNO-BN tetap akan kalah di Penanti, dan terus mendapat propaganda negatif dari Pakatan dan rakan-rakan media yang menyokong pembangkang.
Seperti yang dinyatakan pada artikel yang terdahulu, DUN Penanti memang merupakan lubuk dan kubu kuat PKR kerana ianya berada di kawasan Parlimen Permatang Pauh yang diwakili Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim. Anwar amat yakin akan menang mudah di Penanti, dan tanpa rasa gentar, telah memaksa ADUN lama, si Fairus yang tidak berwibawa, untuk melepaskan jawatan. Banyak juga agaknya duit yang Anwar counter offer pada Fairus supaya beliau tidak melompat ke UMNO. (Anwar ada menyatakan bahawa Fairus kononnya telah dipelawa untuk menyertai UMNO dengan habuan jutaan ringgit).
Komposisi lebih kurang 15,500 pengundi di DUN Penanti adalah 73% Melayu, 24% Cina dan 3% India dan lain-lain. Pada PRU12 yang lalu, Fairus menang dengan mendapat 7,346 undi (58%) berbanding dengan ADUN lama, Jalil Majid yang mendapat 5,127 undi (40%), menjadikan majoriti yang diperolehi sebanyak 2,219 undi. Terdapat 184 undi rosak. Mengikut anggaran Jurublog, peratusan 58% yang diperolehi Fairus datangnya dari Melayu (35%) dan Cina-India (23%). Ini bermakna hanya 48% pengundi Melayu memangkah PKR, dan kemenangan PKR lebih disebabkan oleh 85% pengundi Cina-India yang berpakat mengundi pembangkang untuk membolehkan DAP menguasai kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang.
Seperti yang telah dinyatakan oleh Jurublog, Pakatan Rakyat menang kerana undi Melayu berpecah, dan kerana hampir kesemua pengundi bukan Melayu mengambil kesempatan dengan undi pecah orang Melayu untuk memenangkan calon pembangkang. Majoriti pengundi Melayu masih lagi kekal kuat di tangan BN-UMNO.
Pada artikel yang lalu, Jurublog ada membayangkan bahawa PM Najib sudah siang-siang mengaku akan kalah di Penanti. Najib telah pun menyatakan bahawa beliau ingin mencadangkan agar BN tidak bertanding di PRK DUN Penanti nanti.
Sebenarnya terdapat beberapa opsyen yang boleh dilakukan oleh BN.
Yang pertama ialah bertanding di Penanti untuk menentang PKR. BN akan dengan mudahnya akan tewas. Pakatan pula akan mendombakan bahawa keputusan itu melambangkan referendum terhadap kepimpinan Najib, dan bermacam-macam interpretasi lagi yang membolehkan nama Pakatan naik dan pada waktu yang sama, memalukan BN. (MIC akan lebih bersetuju supaya UMNO meletakkan calon untuk menentang PKR di Penanti, supaya kalau kalah pun, kalah bertanding, dan tidak dengan mudah untuk menyerah diri. Dalam masa yang sama, MIC ingin membuktikan kepada Najib bahawa sebenarnya UMNOlah yang merupakan faktor yang menyebabkan calon-calon MIC kalah pada PRU12 yang lalu. Ini untuk cover tuntutan MIC hendak dapat portfolio lebih besar di 1Kabinet).
Yang kedua ialah meletakkan calon bukan UMNO untuk menentang calon Melayu PKR. Opsyen kedua ini akan memudahkan lagi PKR untuk menang di Penanti. Dengan peratusan pengundi Melayu yang ramai (73%), agak sukar bagi calon bukan Melayu untuk mendapat undi yang banyak, walau pun mereka dari BN. Gerakan mungkin akan cuba mencadangkan opsyen ini.
Opsyen ketiga ialah seperti saranan PM Najib agar BN tidak bertanding kerana alasan membazirkan wang dan jentera parti. Tetapi ramai juga yang kurang bersetuju kerana opsyen ini akan dikatakan menampakkan kebaculan UMNO-BN sehingga takut sangat dengan kekuatan PKR di Penanti.
Opsyen keempat, yang pada pendapat Jurublog akan diguna pakai oleh UMNO-BN, ialah dengan tidak meletakkan calon rasmi, tetapi secara senyap menyokong calon yang bertanding atas tiket bebas. Opsyen ini akan mengurangkan kehendak untuk menggerakkan jentera parti secara habis-habisan semasa tempoh kempen. Dalam masa yang sama, penceramah-penceramah UMNO-BN boleh tumpang sekaki semasa kempen untuk memperburukkan prestasi Fairus di Penanti dan ketidak berkesanan kerajaan DAP di Pulau Pinang. Jika opsyen ini dipilih, media perdana akan dengan hebat menghebahkan bahawa UMNO-BN tidak terlibat dalam menyokong calon bebas dan lain-lain lagi.
PKR akan tetap menang di Penanti nanti. Sekiranya opsyen keempat diterima pakai, PKR perlu memastikan bahawa calon PKR menang besar mengatasi calon bebas. PKR perlu memastikan bahawa calon bebas tersebut hilang wang pertaruhannya. Sekiranya tidak, malu juga PKR sekiranya tidak mendapat mandat jitu di kubu kuat mereka.
Best Case Scenario bagi UMNO-BN ialah bagi Opsyen keempat (calon bebas yang disokong UMNO-BN) yang mana calon tersebut dapat mengurangkan majoriti undi yang diperolehi oleh PKR. UMNO-BN dengan itu dapat mengatakan bahawa PKR bukan pilihan sebenar rakyat, kerana calon yang tidak berparti pun dapat memperolehi undi mengurangkan majoriti. Tetapi, disebaliknya pula, sekiranya calon bebas tersebut dapat mengurangkan majoriti undi PKR, propaganda PKR akan menyatakan bahawa calon bebas adalah lebih diterima rakyat berbanding dengan calon UMNO-BN.
Walau macamana pun, UMNO-BN tetap akan kalah di Penanti, dan terus mendapat propaganda negatif dari Pakatan dan rakan-rakan media yang menyokong pembangkang.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Hanya 65% tepat: Satu analisa keputusan pemilihan UMNO
Jurublog bukan ahli UMNO.
Dan dengan hanya 65% ketepatan ramalan yang dibuat oleh Jurublog mengenai barisan kepimpinan UMNO yang baru, ia menunjukkan bahawa pemikiran Jurublog tidak sehaluan dengan perwakilan UMNO yang diberi tanggungjawab untuk menentukan hala tuju parti yang menjadi harapan Jurublog.
Berikut adalah analisa Jurublog mengenai keputusan pemilihan tersebut:-
Timbalan Presiden UMNO (10 markah)
Muhyiddin Yassin vs Mike Tyson
Seperti yang dijangka oleh Jurublog, Muhyiddin telah menang. Ada banyak cakap-cakap yang menyatakan bahawa penyokong Ali Rustam akan beralih arah dengan menyokong Mike Tyson. Akhirnya, pilihan regu Najib Razak juga yang berjaya.
Naib Presiden UMNO (10 markah)
Hishammuddin Hussien
Seperti yang dijangkakan, telah menang. Sokongan padu daripada Pemuda UMNO serta yang pro-Najib.
Shafie Apdal
Juga dijangka menang kerana undi Sabah.
Zahid Hamidi vs Rais Yatim
Ramalan Jurublog salah. Rais Yatim adalah tokoh yang baik dan bijak berkata-kata mengenai hal undang-undang. Penerangan beliau mengenai isu Sultan Perak amat jelas dan mudah difahami orang kebanyakan.
Tetapi Zahid Hamidi menang mungkin kerana Najib telah berjaya memujuk beliau untuk jangan kacau daun dengan bertanding jawatan Timbalan Presiden menentang Muhyiddin. Akhirnya, makbul doa juga Zahid Hamidi di Padang Arafah semasa membuat haji. Harapnya beliau ada selitkan juga doa untuk kebahagiannya di akhirat nanti. Kalau tidak, rugi sahaja ibadat haji yang dibuat ...
Ketua Wanita (10 markah)
Shahrizat Jalil vs Rafidah Aziz
Telah dijangkakan Shahrizat akan menang, tetapi tidaklah sebanyak majoriti yang diberi. Rafidah sudah terlalu lama, dan tidak lagi menjadi pilihan Pak Lah atau Najib sebagai Menteri Kabinet.
Ketua Pemuda (0 markah)
Khairy Jamaluddin vs Mukhriz Mahathir
Orang yang mendapat jumlah pencalonan terbanyak telah mendapat undi yang paling rendah, dan orang yang mendapat pencalonan yang terendah telah mendapat undi yang paling tinggi. Dengan jurang undi yang agak besar, mengapa pula orang muda Pemuda UMNO mengambil masa berjam-jam untuk mengira undi? Lainlah perempuan-perempuan blonde Puteri UMNO yang bezaan undi pemenang kurang dari 10 undi. Kemenangan Khairy menunjukkan bahawa perwakilan Pemuda UMNO langsung tidak memperdulikan mandat pencalonan yang diberi oleh bahagian masing-masing. Mereka masih lagi hendak mengundi orang yang telah didapati bersalah oleh Lembaga Disiplin untuk mengetuai pergerakan mereka. Samada ada habuan wang telah diberi adalah satu hal lain. Tetapi, menidakkan mandat yang diberi oleh akar umbi adalah khianat. Jika inilah golongan Pemuda yang akhirnya akan menerajui pucuk pimpinan parti UMNO pada masa hadapan, maka hancurlah UMNO. Keputusan yang memihak kepada Khairy telah disambut baik oleh pembangkang kerana kehancuran UMNOlah yang menjadi matlamat mereka. Mungkin pada sudut hatinya, Pak Lah berkata bahawa agaknya Pak Lah patut teruskan hasrat beliau untuk berentap dengan Najib untuk jawatan Presiden, kerana mungkin Pak Lah boleh menang. Bolehlah anak-beranak jadi Presiden dan Ketua Pemuda pada suatu masa. Betul kata Pak Lah, Khairy memang bekerja keras untuk menang, sampai gunakan Seri Perdana sebagai markas meraih undi last minute semasa Pak Lah tiada di rumah.
Naib Ketua Pemuda (5 markah)
Razali Ibrahim vs Reezal Merican
Sesiapa yang menyokong Mukhriz dan Khir Toyo akan mengundi Razali Ibrahim. Hanya orang Khairy yang menyokong Reezal Merican.
Ahli Majlis Tertinggi (30 markah – hanya 15 dari 25 ramalan adalah tepat)
Yang menang seperti diramalkan
Husni Hanadzlah (Timbalan Menteri Kewangan di bawah Najib)
Latiff Ahmad (orang Johor yang pro-Muhyiddin)
Awang Adek Hussin (pandai ekonomi)
Idris Jusoh (masih popular di UMNO, walau pun Agong tak suka)
Tajuddin Rahman (kuat semangat Melayu)
Lajim Ukin (faktor Sabah)
Puad Zarkashi (selalu masuk TV3 kerana kuat debat di Parlimen)
Zulhasnan Rafique (wakil Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur)
Shabery Cheek (berani debat dengan Anwar, dan lulus)
Noh Omar (boleh bagi permit pada perwakilan)
Mustapha Mohamed (bersih, cekap, amanah)
Bung Moktar Radin (faktor Sabah)
Musa Aman (faktor Sabah)
Mohd Zin Mohamed (ada kontrak Kementerian Kerja Raya untuk perwakilan)
Norraesah Mohamad (pandai ekonomi)
Yang diramal menang tapi kalah
Adnan Yaakob (bergaduh last minute pasal ramai orang Pahang kantoi disiplin)
Azimi Daim (badi keluar MHI TV3 pada hari pemilihan)
Syed Ali Al-Habshee (badi keluar MHI TV3 pada hari pemilihan)
Abdullah Md Zin (hanya berserah pada Tuhan, kurang kempen)
Sharir Samad (tidak sebulu dengan Muhyiddin)
Johari Baharum (badi sabotaj Mahathir)
Halimah Sadique (lawa, tapi pro-Rafidah, tidak dapat sokongan Wanita UMNO)
Mohamad Hasan (sibuk dengan Yang DiPertuan baru, tak sempat kempen)
Noraini Ahmad (graduan Puteri UMNO tidak mendapat sokongan Wanita UMNO)
Abdul Ghani Othman (tidak sebulu dengan Muhyiddin)
Yang menang di luar ramalan Jurublog
Azian Osman (Siapa dia ni? Aku tak kenal langsung ...)
Zainal Abidin Osman (Ni pun aku tak kenal)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob (ramai perwakilan minat AF, jadi guna taktik AFUNDI Dafi)
Shaziman Mansor (faktor KJ gamaknya)
Idris Haron (faktor KJ?)
Jamalaudin Jarjis (menang kerana faktor Najib, ada harapan jadi Menteri semula)
Saifuddin Abdullah (aku tak berapa kenal mamat ni)
Mahdzir Khalid (macamana boleh undi mamat ni? Sebab dialah Kedah jatuh pada PAS)
Hamzah Zainuddin (faktor FELCRA, ramai perwakilan luar bandar sokong)
Azeez Rahim (macamana Mat Rempit boleh menang, pakai duit KJ ker?)
Rumusan ringkas: Imam dah ready, Bilal dah iqamah. Tapi saf masih bengkok dan terlopong. Yang belum ambil air sembahyang pun ada. Entah-entah ada yang masih berhadas besar, dan belum mandi wajib.
Dan dengan hanya 65% ketepatan ramalan yang dibuat oleh Jurublog mengenai barisan kepimpinan UMNO yang baru, ia menunjukkan bahawa pemikiran Jurublog tidak sehaluan dengan perwakilan UMNO yang diberi tanggungjawab untuk menentukan hala tuju parti yang menjadi harapan Jurublog.
Berikut adalah analisa Jurublog mengenai keputusan pemilihan tersebut:-
Timbalan Presiden UMNO (10 markah)
Muhyiddin Yassin vs Mike Tyson
Seperti yang dijangka oleh Jurublog, Muhyiddin telah menang. Ada banyak cakap-cakap yang menyatakan bahawa penyokong Ali Rustam akan beralih arah dengan menyokong Mike Tyson. Akhirnya, pilihan regu Najib Razak juga yang berjaya.
Naib Presiden UMNO (10 markah)
Hishammuddin Hussien
Seperti yang dijangkakan, telah menang. Sokongan padu daripada Pemuda UMNO serta yang pro-Najib.
Shafie Apdal
Juga dijangka menang kerana undi Sabah.
Zahid Hamidi vs Rais Yatim
Ramalan Jurublog salah. Rais Yatim adalah tokoh yang baik dan bijak berkata-kata mengenai hal undang-undang. Penerangan beliau mengenai isu Sultan Perak amat jelas dan mudah difahami orang kebanyakan.
Tetapi Zahid Hamidi menang mungkin kerana Najib telah berjaya memujuk beliau untuk jangan kacau daun dengan bertanding jawatan Timbalan Presiden menentang Muhyiddin. Akhirnya, makbul doa juga Zahid Hamidi di Padang Arafah semasa membuat haji. Harapnya beliau ada selitkan juga doa untuk kebahagiannya di akhirat nanti. Kalau tidak, rugi sahaja ibadat haji yang dibuat ...
Ketua Wanita (10 markah)
Shahrizat Jalil vs Rafidah Aziz
Telah dijangkakan Shahrizat akan menang, tetapi tidaklah sebanyak majoriti yang diberi. Rafidah sudah terlalu lama, dan tidak lagi menjadi pilihan Pak Lah atau Najib sebagai Menteri Kabinet.
Ketua Pemuda (0 markah)
Khairy Jamaluddin vs Mukhriz Mahathir
Orang yang mendapat jumlah pencalonan terbanyak telah mendapat undi yang paling rendah, dan orang yang mendapat pencalonan yang terendah telah mendapat undi yang paling tinggi. Dengan jurang undi yang agak besar, mengapa pula orang muda Pemuda UMNO mengambil masa berjam-jam untuk mengira undi? Lainlah perempuan-perempuan blonde Puteri UMNO yang bezaan undi pemenang kurang dari 10 undi. Kemenangan Khairy menunjukkan bahawa perwakilan Pemuda UMNO langsung tidak memperdulikan mandat pencalonan yang diberi oleh bahagian masing-masing. Mereka masih lagi hendak mengundi orang yang telah didapati bersalah oleh Lembaga Disiplin untuk mengetuai pergerakan mereka. Samada ada habuan wang telah diberi adalah satu hal lain. Tetapi, menidakkan mandat yang diberi oleh akar umbi adalah khianat. Jika inilah golongan Pemuda yang akhirnya akan menerajui pucuk pimpinan parti UMNO pada masa hadapan, maka hancurlah UMNO. Keputusan yang memihak kepada Khairy telah disambut baik oleh pembangkang kerana kehancuran UMNOlah yang menjadi matlamat mereka. Mungkin pada sudut hatinya, Pak Lah berkata bahawa agaknya Pak Lah patut teruskan hasrat beliau untuk berentap dengan Najib untuk jawatan Presiden, kerana mungkin Pak Lah boleh menang. Bolehlah anak-beranak jadi Presiden dan Ketua Pemuda pada suatu masa. Betul kata Pak Lah, Khairy memang bekerja keras untuk menang, sampai gunakan Seri Perdana sebagai markas meraih undi last minute semasa Pak Lah tiada di rumah.
Naib Ketua Pemuda (5 markah)
Razali Ibrahim vs Reezal Merican
Sesiapa yang menyokong Mukhriz dan Khir Toyo akan mengundi Razali Ibrahim. Hanya orang Khairy yang menyokong Reezal Merican.
Ahli Majlis Tertinggi (30 markah – hanya 15 dari 25 ramalan adalah tepat)
Yang menang seperti diramalkan
Husni Hanadzlah (Timbalan Menteri Kewangan di bawah Najib)
Latiff Ahmad (orang Johor yang pro-Muhyiddin)
Awang Adek Hussin (pandai ekonomi)
Idris Jusoh (masih popular di UMNO, walau pun Agong tak suka)
Tajuddin Rahman (kuat semangat Melayu)
Lajim Ukin (faktor Sabah)
Puad Zarkashi (selalu masuk TV3 kerana kuat debat di Parlimen)
Zulhasnan Rafique (wakil Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur)
Shabery Cheek (berani debat dengan Anwar, dan lulus)
Noh Omar (boleh bagi permit pada perwakilan)
Mustapha Mohamed (bersih, cekap, amanah)
Bung Moktar Radin (faktor Sabah)
Musa Aman (faktor Sabah)
Mohd Zin Mohamed (ada kontrak Kementerian Kerja Raya untuk perwakilan)
Norraesah Mohamad (pandai ekonomi)
Yang diramal menang tapi kalah
Adnan Yaakob (bergaduh last minute pasal ramai orang Pahang kantoi disiplin)
Azimi Daim (badi keluar MHI TV3 pada hari pemilihan)
Syed Ali Al-Habshee (badi keluar MHI TV3 pada hari pemilihan)
Abdullah Md Zin (hanya berserah pada Tuhan, kurang kempen)
Sharir Samad (tidak sebulu dengan Muhyiddin)
Johari Baharum (badi sabotaj Mahathir)
Halimah Sadique (lawa, tapi pro-Rafidah, tidak dapat sokongan Wanita UMNO)
Mohamad Hasan (sibuk dengan Yang DiPertuan baru, tak sempat kempen)
Noraini Ahmad (graduan Puteri UMNO tidak mendapat sokongan Wanita UMNO)
Abdul Ghani Othman (tidak sebulu dengan Muhyiddin)
Yang menang di luar ramalan Jurublog
Azian Osman (Siapa dia ni? Aku tak kenal langsung ...)
Zainal Abidin Osman (Ni pun aku tak kenal)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob (ramai perwakilan minat AF, jadi guna taktik AFUNDI Dafi)
Shaziman Mansor (faktor KJ gamaknya)
Idris Haron (faktor KJ?)
Jamalaudin Jarjis (menang kerana faktor Najib, ada harapan jadi Menteri semula)
Saifuddin Abdullah (aku tak berapa kenal mamat ni)
Mahdzir Khalid (macamana boleh undi mamat ni? Sebab dialah Kedah jatuh pada PAS)
Hamzah Zainuddin (faktor FELCRA, ramai perwakilan luar bandar sokong)
Azeez Rahim (macamana Mat Rempit boleh menang, pakai duit KJ ker?)
Rumusan ringkas: Imam dah ready, Bilal dah iqamah. Tapi saf masih bengkok dan terlopong. Yang belum ambil air sembahyang pun ada. Entah-entah ada yang masih berhadas besar, dan belum mandi wajib.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
UMNO’s New Line-up: Jurublog’s picks
I am not a member of UMNO. But I would like to put forth my own list of potential new line-up of UMNO after the party elections this week.
UMNO President
Najib Razak (Uncontested)
UMNO Deputy President
Muhyiddin Yassin
UMNO Vice Presidents
Hishammuddin Hussien
Shafie Apdal
Rais Yatim
Wanita Chief
Shahrizat Jalil
Wanita Deputy Chief
Kamilia Ibrahim (uncontested)
Youth Chief
Mukhriz Mahathir
Youth Deputy Chief
Razali Ibrahim
UMNO Supreme Council (25 posts)
Husni Hanadzlah
Latiff Ahmad
Awang Adek Hussin
Idris Jusoh
Adnan Yaakob
Azimi Daim
Tajuddin Rahman
Lajim Ukin
Syed Ali Al-Habshee
Puad Zarkashi
Zulhasnan Rafique
Abdullah Md Zin
Sharir Samad
Johari Baharum
Shabery Cheek
Noh Omar
Halimah Sadique
Mustapha Mohamed
Bung Moktar Radin
Musa Aman
Mohamad Hasan
Mohd Zin Mohamed
Noraini Ahmad
Norraesah Mohamad
Abdul Ghani Othman
To test the accuracy of my picks, I am assigning the following points for each correct prediction:-
UMNO Deputy President – 10 points
UMNO Vice President – 5 points each x 3
Wanita Chief – 10 points
Youth Chief – 10 points
Youth Deputy Chief – 5 points
(Sub-total for substantial posts = 50 points)
UMNO Supreme Council – 2 points each x 25
TOTAL = 100 points
I got a feeling that I will fail miserably, especially with my Supreme Council picks.
UMNO President
Najib Razak (Uncontested)
UMNO Deputy President
Muhyiddin Yassin
UMNO Vice Presidents
Hishammuddin Hussien
Shafie Apdal
Rais Yatim
Wanita Chief
Shahrizat Jalil
Wanita Deputy Chief
Kamilia Ibrahim (uncontested)
Youth Chief
Mukhriz Mahathir
Youth Deputy Chief
Razali Ibrahim
UMNO Supreme Council (25 posts)
Husni Hanadzlah
Latiff Ahmad
Awang Adek Hussin
Idris Jusoh
Adnan Yaakob
Azimi Daim
Tajuddin Rahman
Lajim Ukin
Syed Ali Al-Habshee
Puad Zarkashi
Zulhasnan Rafique
Abdullah Md Zin
Sharir Samad
Johari Baharum
Shabery Cheek
Noh Omar
Halimah Sadique
Mustapha Mohamed
Bung Moktar Radin
Musa Aman
Mohamad Hasan
Mohd Zin Mohamed
Noraini Ahmad
Norraesah Mohamad
Abdul Ghani Othman
To test the accuracy of my picks, I am assigning the following points for each correct prediction:-
UMNO Deputy President – 10 points
UMNO Vice President – 5 points each x 3
Wanita Chief – 10 points
Youth Chief – 10 points
Youth Deputy Chief – 5 points
(Sub-total for substantial posts = 50 points)
UMNO Supreme Council – 2 points each x 25
TOTAL = 100 points
I got a feeling that I will fail miserably, especially with my Supreme Council picks.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
A face-saving exit maneuvre by Zaid Ibrahim?
Zaid Ibrahim was once found guilty by UMNO disciplinary council and suspended from UMNO due to alleged money politics (read “corruption”) in his quest to become Kota Bharu UMNO division chief. Pak Lah saved him and selected him to contest the Kota Bharu seat in 2004 general election.
Zaid Ibrahim was not selected to defend the Kota Bharu Parliamentary seat in 8 March 2008 general election. He would surely have lost, should he be selected to defend the seat. Again, Pak Lah (probably upon advice by Khairy) saved Zaid, and appointed him as Senator and the de facto Law Minister. As I said before, one of Pak Lah’s mistakes was to appoint people who stayed at home during the battle (or rather, in the case of Zaid, he was allegedly abroad during the general election), and left the battling soldiers without meaningful portfolios in the cabinet.
As payback, Zaid has been defending Pak Lah at every opportunity, and he has also been vocal in attacking Pak Lah’s detractors. He suggested to Pak Lah to openly apologise for the government’s handling of 1988 Judicial Crisis; aimed at faulting Mahathir.
Zaid was also quick in asking for disciplinary actions to be taken against other UMNO politicians who attacked Pah Lah’s leadership. When Mukhriz rebuked Zaid in Parliament a few months ago, Zaid promptly asked for disciplinary action to be taken against Mukhriz. Nothing happened. When Muhyiddin called for a quicker transition plan, Zaid was even quicker in asking for Muhyiddin to quit or be sacked from the cabinet.
Zaid has gone relatively quite since the Bar Council’s forum on conversion to Islam. May be he is one of the “liberal” Muslims who supported the forum. Never mind that the forum served to undermine the position of Islam and Muslims, and the words uttered during the forum really tested the patience of the Muslims.
Zaid’s position in the government largely depended on Pak Lah’s support. His own UMNO division in Kota Bharu look set to snub him from the division chief post. Sadly, he cannot even secure the post without resorting to money politics.
On the other hand, Pak Lah's position as PM also looks untenable. He is facing growing calls from senior ranking party officials for him to quit earlier. Now, a few ministers have been questioning various government's decisions. Pak Lah is unable to control his own party. He is also not able to control his own cabinet members. He cannot stop his cabinet members from criticising each other's decisions, because Pak Lah himself is not able to articulate and defend the decisions.
Knowing that his position is rather perilous, I think Zaid will start to engineer his own exit. Today, he openly criticised the goverment's decision to invoke ISA on Raja Petra, Teresa Kok and Tan Hoon Cheng.
Will Pak Lah take Zaid out of his cabinet (together with Muhyiddin)? Or will Zaid quit cabinet on his own accord?
But I do not think that Zaid would want to follow the footsteps of Tunku Aziz, by defecting to DAP. Perhaps he can go up the DAP rank much faster, and still remains a minister should Pakatan rule Malaysia.
[Post-script 17 September 2008: Zaid has quit cabinet citing disagreement on the usage of ISA, and by doing so, left smelling like roses. Next step: Wait for Anwar to woo him. After all, Anwar needs the number, and Zaid is still a Senator]
Zaid Ibrahim was not selected to defend the Kota Bharu Parliamentary seat in 8 March 2008 general election. He would surely have lost, should he be selected to defend the seat. Again, Pak Lah (probably upon advice by Khairy) saved Zaid, and appointed him as Senator and the de facto Law Minister. As I said before, one of Pak Lah’s mistakes was to appoint people who stayed at home during the battle (or rather, in the case of Zaid, he was allegedly abroad during the general election), and left the battling soldiers without meaningful portfolios in the cabinet.
As payback, Zaid has been defending Pak Lah at every opportunity, and he has also been vocal in attacking Pak Lah’s detractors. He suggested to Pak Lah to openly apologise for the government’s handling of 1988 Judicial Crisis; aimed at faulting Mahathir.
Zaid was also quick in asking for disciplinary actions to be taken against other UMNO politicians who attacked Pah Lah’s leadership. When Mukhriz rebuked Zaid in Parliament a few months ago, Zaid promptly asked for disciplinary action to be taken against Mukhriz. Nothing happened. When Muhyiddin called for a quicker transition plan, Zaid was even quicker in asking for Muhyiddin to quit or be sacked from the cabinet.
Zaid has gone relatively quite since the Bar Council’s forum on conversion to Islam. May be he is one of the “liberal” Muslims who supported the forum. Never mind that the forum served to undermine the position of Islam and Muslims, and the words uttered during the forum really tested the patience of the Muslims.
Zaid’s position in the government largely depended on Pak Lah’s support. His own UMNO division in Kota Bharu look set to snub him from the division chief post. Sadly, he cannot even secure the post without resorting to money politics.
On the other hand, Pak Lah's position as PM also looks untenable. He is facing growing calls from senior ranking party officials for him to quit earlier. Now, a few ministers have been questioning various government's decisions. Pak Lah is unable to control his own party. He is also not able to control his own cabinet members. He cannot stop his cabinet members from criticising each other's decisions, because Pak Lah himself is not able to articulate and defend the decisions.
Knowing that his position is rather perilous, I think Zaid will start to engineer his own exit. Today, he openly criticised the goverment's decision to invoke ISA on Raja Petra, Teresa Kok and Tan Hoon Cheng.
Will Pak Lah take Zaid out of his cabinet (together with Muhyiddin)? Or will Zaid quit cabinet on his own accord?
But I do not think that Zaid would want to follow the footsteps of Tunku Aziz, by defecting to DAP. Perhaps he can go up the DAP rank much faster, and still remains a minister should Pakatan rule Malaysia.
[Post-script 17 September 2008: Zaid has quit cabinet citing disagreement on the usage of ISA, and by doing so, left smelling like roses. Next step: Wait for Anwar to woo him. After all, Anwar needs the number, and Zaid is still a Senator]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Universiti Sains Malaysia is a worthy APEX University
I wish to congratulate USM for being chosen by the government as the sole APEX (Accelerated Programme for Excellence) University. Kudos to USM’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Tan Sri Dato’ Dzulkifli Abd Razak and his team.
I am not a local graduate. But I have dealt with a few universities and institutes of higher learning in Malaysia over the course of my professional life. I would rank UIA, UM and UKM, as among the other top universities in Malaysia. I noted that the people from University of Malaya behaved like elitist, though I think they are far from it. I used to admire UM when Prof DiRaja Ungku Aziz was the Vice Chancellor.
I think USM differentiated themselves from the other universities in terms of their approach towards preparing their graduates for the real world. The lecturers are largely made aware of the real working conditions outside the university, and some having been seconded to relevant industry to share their expertise.
I also like USM’s approach towards commercialisation of their in-house research and development activities. Under their own strategy of R-D-C-E (Research, Development, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship), researchers are encouraged to develop their innovation into viable business concepts and aim towards commercialising the product. The researchers themselves will then partly own certain equity interest in the commercial entity set-up to sell and further develop the product (i.e. the researcher may become entrepreneur).
Usains Holdings was set up for that very purpose, as an investment holding vehicle for USM. I think Mlabs (a company listed on the MESDAQ Market) benefited from such programme. A few more should be in the pipeline.
The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof Asma Ismail is a researcher-entrepreneur in her own right. She undertook research on detection of typhoid and developed a gadget for that. A company was established to commercialise the typhoid detection gadget. She strongly encouraged her students to think R-D-C-E when she was the Founding Director of Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), a unit under USM. I bet that she will be a the next VC of USM (see Prescene 5)
With the APEX University status, USM can grow tremendously higher. They should be able to obtain higher amount of funding from the government. They have been practising meritocracy for a long time, and have succeeded in doing so. I hope there will be more researchers-entrepreneurs being created by USM in the future. It will augur well for a knowledge-based society that we Malaysian should aim forward.
I am not a local graduate. But I have dealt with a few universities and institutes of higher learning in Malaysia over the course of my professional life. I would rank UIA, UM and UKM, as among the other top universities in Malaysia. I noted that the people from University of Malaya behaved like elitist, though I think they are far from it. I used to admire UM when Prof DiRaja Ungku Aziz was the Vice Chancellor.
I think USM differentiated themselves from the other universities in terms of their approach towards preparing their graduates for the real world. The lecturers are largely made aware of the real working conditions outside the university, and some having been seconded to relevant industry to share their expertise.
I also like USM’s approach towards commercialisation of their in-house research and development activities. Under their own strategy of R-D-C-E (Research, Development, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship), researchers are encouraged to develop their innovation into viable business concepts and aim towards commercialising the product. The researchers themselves will then partly own certain equity interest in the commercial entity set-up to sell and further develop the product (i.e. the researcher may become entrepreneur).
Usains Holdings was set up for that very purpose, as an investment holding vehicle for USM. I think Mlabs (a company listed on the MESDAQ Market) benefited from such programme. A few more should be in the pipeline.
The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof Asma Ismail is a researcher-entrepreneur in her own right. She undertook research on detection of typhoid and developed a gadget for that. A company was established to commercialise the typhoid detection gadget. She strongly encouraged her students to think R-D-C-E when she was the Founding Director of Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), a unit under USM. I bet that she will be a the next VC of USM (see Prescene 5)
With the APEX University status, USM can grow tremendously higher. They should be able to obtain higher amount of funding from the government. They have been practising meritocracy for a long time, and have succeeded in doing so. I hope there will be more researchers-entrepreneurs being created by USM in the future. It will augur well for a knowledge-based society that we Malaysian should aim forward.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
ABU - Anything Besides UMNO aka Asal Bukan UMNO
ABU seems to be the party of choice at the current moment.
There are so much negative vibes on UMNO that anything that is being done to positively support the main Malay-based party will be ignored or attacked. On the other hand, anything that is being done by the opposition will be accepted as truthful.
The non-Malays had virtually abandoned UMNO during the 8 March General Election. And UMNO has yet to regain support from the non-Malays well after the General Election. Even some UMNO party members are still distancing themselves from the party.
People (especially the non-Malays) still believes that Anwar is no sodomite, despite the swearing on Quran by Saiful. People still believes that Najib was involved in Altantuya’s murder, despite Najib’s recent swear in the Mosque.
Anwar’s reasoning for not swearing on the sodomy case is well accepted as very logical by the non-Malays, and supported by PAS. They believe that Anwar has no cronies, despite the known fact that he had nurtured many of them during his tenure in the government, and that they will be re-activated once he is back in power. They also believe that Anwar has no money, despite Permatang Pauh flourishing with PKR banners and other election goodies at PKR’s booths.
Statutory declarations issued by the opposition will simply be accepted as gospel truth. Never mind whether they border around criminal defamation. Najib and/or Rosmah were believed to be involved in the murder because there is statutory declaration to that effect. Now they are being accused of practising non-Islamic rituals. Anwar is not guilty because the Pusrawi doctor issued a statutory declaration. Anything else to point on Anwar's guilt will be part of government's conspiracy.
I blame the ABU syndrome on Pak Lah. He should realise that he is the main reason for the current fall of UMNO - he is a very weak leader.
There are so much negative vibes on UMNO that anything that is being done to positively support the main Malay-based party will be ignored or attacked. On the other hand, anything that is being done by the opposition will be accepted as truthful.
The non-Malays had virtually abandoned UMNO during the 8 March General Election. And UMNO has yet to regain support from the non-Malays well after the General Election. Even some UMNO party members are still distancing themselves from the party.
People (especially the non-Malays) still believes that Anwar is no sodomite, despite the swearing on Quran by Saiful. People still believes that Najib was involved in Altantuya’s murder, despite Najib’s recent swear in the Mosque.
Anwar’s reasoning for not swearing on the sodomy case is well accepted as very logical by the non-Malays, and supported by PAS. They believe that Anwar has no cronies, despite the known fact that he had nurtured many of them during his tenure in the government, and that they will be re-activated once he is back in power. They also believe that Anwar has no money, despite Permatang Pauh flourishing with PKR banners and other election goodies at PKR’s booths.
Statutory declarations issued by the opposition will simply be accepted as gospel truth. Never mind whether they border around criminal defamation. Najib and/or Rosmah were believed to be involved in the murder because there is statutory declaration to that effect. Now they are being accused of practising non-Islamic rituals. Anwar is not guilty because the Pusrawi doctor issued a statutory declaration. Anything else to point on Anwar's guilt will be part of government's conspiracy.
I blame the ABU syndrome on Pak Lah. He should realise that he is the main reason for the current fall of UMNO - he is a very weak leader.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The Indian Connection
You would have noticed lately that even the mainstream media have been vocal about the Malays and Islam: Star, Sun, FinancialDaily and the weekend business magazine, TheEdge included. Their alternative media counterparts such as theedgedaily.com, Malaysiakini and Malaysian Insider tend to behave similarly.
Some of their articles seem to imply that most Malaysian agreed that the Bar Council was right and should continue to voice out and organise more events such as the open forum on conversion to Islam. The articles also seem to imply the most Malaysian deplored the protest organised by “mostly UMNO sympathisers” who violently disrupted the open forum that the organisers were forced to end it prematurely. It didn’t matter that the presence of Zulkifli Nordin (PKR) and Salahuddin Ayub (PAS) actually indicated a large presence of non-UMNO members in the protest.
They would run negative views on any attempt of unity talk between the Malay dominated parties. They will support any proposal that to reduce Malay quota on anything. They will highlight that affirmative actions undertaken to improve Malay wellbeing were things of the past. In essence, the theme should be Malaysian Malaysia.
What I noticed was that almost all of the writers of such articles were Indians. There are a lot of Indian journalists out there, and they seemed to take advantage of their numbers in the media to carry out their own agenda. They used their positions to articulate their views and form opinions on behalf of the minority. Slowly, they are also trying to legitimise the Hindraf agenda. Words uttered by Karpal will be given prominence.
The Bar Council is also headed by one of them, and use the position to the best of their advantage. A lot of them are also active members of the Bar Council. One of the prominent senior judges is a relative of the Bar Council president. They can, and they may try to control or greatly influence the judiciary in Malaysia.
Let’s not forget the Malays and Muslims formed the majority of the Malaysian population. Be aware that most MPs are Malay, and likewise the majority number of state assemblymen.
The Malays cannot afford to let these Indian minority opinion makers to take advantage of our currently weak leadership to run down the Malays, as well as Muslims.
Some of their articles seem to imply that most Malaysian agreed that the Bar Council was right and should continue to voice out and organise more events such as the open forum on conversion to Islam. The articles also seem to imply the most Malaysian deplored the protest organised by “mostly UMNO sympathisers” who violently disrupted the open forum that the organisers were forced to end it prematurely. It didn’t matter that the presence of Zulkifli Nordin (PKR) and Salahuddin Ayub (PAS) actually indicated a large presence of non-UMNO members in the protest.
They would run negative views on any attempt of unity talk between the Malay dominated parties. They will support any proposal that to reduce Malay quota on anything. They will highlight that affirmative actions undertaken to improve Malay wellbeing were things of the past. In essence, the theme should be Malaysian Malaysia.
What I noticed was that almost all of the writers of such articles were Indians. There are a lot of Indian journalists out there, and they seemed to take advantage of their numbers in the media to carry out their own agenda. They used their positions to articulate their views and form opinions on behalf of the minority. Slowly, they are also trying to legitimise the Hindraf agenda. Words uttered by Karpal will be given prominence.
The Bar Council is also headed by one of them, and use the position to the best of their advantage. A lot of them are also active members of the Bar Council. One of the prominent senior judges is a relative of the Bar Council president. They can, and they may try to control or greatly influence the judiciary in Malaysia.
Let’s not forget the Malays and Muslims formed the majority of the Malaysian population. Be aware that most MPs are Malay, and likewise the majority number of state assemblymen.
The Malays cannot afford to let these Indian minority opinion makers to take advantage of our currently weak leadership to run down the Malays, as well as Muslims.
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