Why is PKR out to woo former UMNO Ministers....and make a big deal when they do join PKR - even maybe appointing them to PKR's Supreme Council? Is Parti Keadilan Rakyat so desparate?
Remember these are persons who were part of the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional - not just ordinary members - but the chosen ones ...the leaders - made MPs ...made Senators...made Ministers - and now so glad is PKR when they come over...
Who are we trying to replace? It makes little sense if we 'welcome with open hands' ....and even give them great gifts and positions....these persons from that 'evil' BN...Soon PKR will be filled will these ex-evil-BN leaders, who will be the leaders in PKR, who have 'repented the wrongs they did'...and have now transformed into good persons with the correct values, concern for justice and human rights?
Malaysians want a change - not just a name change, i.e. BN to PR but real changes that will benefit the people. They(them BN) were the 'enemy' before - but when they fall out with the current leaders of UMNO/BN parties or seem to have not much of a political future in the UMNO/BN parties ....and they jump over - Guess what Anwar Ibrahim himself and the main leadership are out there with open arms 'welcoming' them -- and not just with open arms - but hands laden with gifts as well. Come next elections, I will not be surprised that these former UMNO, MCA, GERAKAN, MIC leaders will be given the chance to run for Parliamentary seats ....what nonsense...Remember, the Rakyat is not stupid - and political parties are not like English Premier League football teams...
Let them who want to jump come over, jump - and let them be just normal members for a while, and let it be policy that they will not be given the chance to run as an Opposition ADUN/MP in the coming GE - maybe, the GE after ... we will see....we will see.
Surely Malaysian civil society, Reformasi Movement, and even the Opposition Parties have persons not just of calibre, but also a long history that shows their commitment to justice, human rights, etc - these are the ones that must be chosen and promoted now within the political parties...These are the ones who have struggled for change for decades - but now Anwar, PKR and some of the other PR parties seem to be just concentrating on 'party hoppers' from BN parties...
Who is Zaid Ibrahim? He has been around for a very long time - and suddenly he says something 'good' recently and we place him on our shoulders and proclaim him leader for Reformasi...for Makkal Sakti... for Change...Sometime, after mid-2008, he started singing a different tune...and resigned from Cabinet...was then got himself sacked from UMNO. What about all that time before that? In less than a year, Zaid Ibrahim from being an UMNO/BN person has changed and now Anwar (without even consulting the President and the Supreme Council of PKR) has already announced that he will be appointed as a member of the Supreme Council...Beware. Look at his history...Remember Perak...
Remember Rais Yatim - when he was in Semangat 46 - he clearly took a position for the repeal of the ISA (and Detention Without Trial Laws) - he was even amongst the lawyers who drafted the Memorandum of the Malaysian Bar for the repeal of these draconian laws. He also wrote a whole treatise about the evil of ISA, .... and, then, he went back to UMNO/BN...the Government, and he played us all out - he is now for the keeping of Detention Without Trial Laws...
Remember Ku Li - when there was a split in UMNO, and the formation of Semangat 46, we foolishly raised him up as the 'head' of the Opposition Front - and, he too, betrayed all when he went back to UMNO...
Then, we had Anwar Ibrahim(the DPM) who had a falling out with Mahathir (the PM) - and again we have raised yet another ex-UMNO person as 'our hero' - our leader of the Opposition Front...and will we be betrayed again?
I worried when I see that Anwar seemed to be only raising 'Azmin Ali' (a former political assistant, a former UMNO person) as his number 2 - after all, Azmin was made the Whip...now there is talk of making Zaid Ibrahim as the 2nd in Command.
Is not that good man Syed Husin Ali, the 2nd in Command in PKR - or is he now only number 3? Or, is he in reality maybe no. 4 or maybe just number 15...Is PKR a democracy? Is it the Supreme Council that decides...or is it just Anwar that decides, and the Supreme Council just agrees...
PKR needs to promote from within his ranks at least 5 -6 persons (or more) as its leaders, and these must not be the ex-BN persons...(It is sad that even on the logo at PKR's website - we see only one face, i.e. the face of Anwar. In 2004 GE, it was Anwar and Wife...surely this must change...PKR's main logo should have the faces of Syed Husin and other leaders - faces that will reflect that it is a multiracial multi-religious multi-cultural party - not just the face of Anwar...
Another case in a report, just one day later, in Malaysiakini...
Remember these are persons who were part of the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional - not just ordinary members - but the chosen ones ...the leaders - made MPs ...made Senators...made Ministers - and now so glad is PKR when they come over...
Who are we trying to replace? It makes little sense if we 'welcome with open hands' ....and even give them great gifts and positions....these persons from that 'evil' BN...Soon PKR will be filled will these ex-evil-BN leaders, who will be the leaders in PKR, who have 'repented the wrongs they did'...and have now transformed into good persons with the correct values, concern for justice and human rights?
Malaysians want a change - not just a name change, i.e. BN to PR but real changes that will benefit the people. They(them BN) were the 'enemy' before - but when they fall out with the current leaders of UMNO/BN parties or seem to have not much of a political future in the UMNO/BN parties ....and they jump over - Guess what Anwar Ibrahim himself and the main leadership are out there with open arms 'welcoming' them -- and not just with open arms - but hands laden with gifts as well. Come next elections, I will not be surprised that these former UMNO, MCA, GERAKAN, MIC leaders will be given the chance to run for Parliamentary seats ....what nonsense...Remember, the Rakyat is not stupid - and political parties are not like English Premier League football teams...
Let them who want to jump come over, jump - and let them be just normal members for a while, and let it be policy that they will not be given the chance to run as an Opposition ADUN/MP in the coming GE - maybe, the GE after ... we will see....we will see.
Surely Malaysian civil society, Reformasi Movement, and even the Opposition Parties have persons not just of calibre, but also a long history that shows their commitment to justice, human rights, etc - these are the ones that must be chosen and promoted now within the political parties...These are the ones who have struggled for change for decades - but now Anwar, PKR and some of the other PR parties seem to be just concentrating on 'party hoppers' from BN parties...
Who is Zaid Ibrahim? He has been around for a very long time - and suddenly he says something 'good' recently and we place him on our shoulders and proclaim him leader for Reformasi...for Makkal Sakti... for Change...Sometime, after mid-2008, he started singing a different tune...and resigned from Cabinet...was then got himself sacked from UMNO. What about all that time before that? In less than a year, Zaid Ibrahim from being an UMNO/BN person has changed and now Anwar (without even consulting the President and the Supreme Council of PKR) has already announced that he will be appointed as a member of the Supreme Council...Beware. Look at his history...Remember Perak...
Remember Rais Yatim - when he was in Semangat 46 - he clearly took a position for the repeal of the ISA (and Detention Without Trial Laws) - he was even amongst the lawyers who drafted the Memorandum of the Malaysian Bar for the repeal of these draconian laws. He also wrote a whole treatise about the evil of ISA, .... and, then, he went back to UMNO/BN...the Government, and he played us all out - he is now for the keeping of Detention Without Trial Laws...
Remember Ku Li - when there was a split in UMNO, and the formation of Semangat 46, we foolishly raised him up as the 'head' of the Opposition Front - and, he too, betrayed all when he went back to UMNO...
Then, we had Anwar Ibrahim(the DPM) who had a falling out with Mahathir (the PM) - and again we have raised yet another ex-UMNO person as 'our hero' - our leader of the Opposition Front...and will we be betrayed again?
I worried when I see that Anwar seemed to be only raising 'Azmin Ali' (a former political assistant, a former UMNO person) as his number 2 - after all, Azmin was made the Whip...now there is talk of making Zaid Ibrahim as the 2nd in Command.
Is not that good man Syed Husin Ali, the 2nd in Command in PKR - or is he now only number 3? Or, is he in reality maybe no. 4 or maybe just number 15...Is PKR a democracy? Is it the Supreme Council that decides...or is it just Anwar that decides, and the Supreme Council just agrees...
PKR needs to promote from within his ranks at least 5 -6 persons (or more) as its leaders, and these must not be the ex-BN persons...(It is sad that even on the logo at PKR's website - we see only one face, i.e. the face of Anwar. In 2004 GE, it was Anwar and Wife...surely this must change...PKR's main logo should have the faces of Syed Husin and other leaders - faces that will reflect that it is a multiracial multi-religious multi-cultural party - not just the face of Anwar...
Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim, who quit the cabinet and was subsequently sacked from Umno last year, has joined opposition party PKR today.
The announcement was made by PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim at the PKR extraordinary congress in Bangi, Selangor this afternoon.Anwar said that Zaid’s membership in PKR will help boost the party because “he is known for his bravery in defending human rights and the independence of judiciary".
...Anwar said Zaid will soon be appointed as a member in the party’s powerful supreme council and its political bureau, pending approval from PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail...
He was however not picked to defend his seat at the 2008 general election after falling out with party chieftains in Kelantan.
Nevertheless, he was appointed a senator by former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in March 2008 and was brought into the cabinet- Malaysiakini, 13/6/2009, Ex-Umno minister Zaid joins PKR
Another case in a report, just one day later, in Malaysiakini...
Despite his attempt to express his loyalty to Gerakan, it is learnt that Huan would meet PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim during next week's parliamentary sitting to discuss a possible move to the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
Sources said Huan was positioning himself for a strong deal with the PKR leadership to ensure that he would join PKR at a high level.
Since he was a Gerakan vice-president, Huan and his colleagues would definitely seek some senior positions in PKR. - Malaysiakini, 14/6/2009, Huan to stay put in Gerakan after all
Mr Charles,
ReplyDeleteI dont think you should lump all UMNO guys as bad. There are good and bad guys and Zaid happened to be one of those good guys.PKR need those good guys to help PKR fulfil its agenda. So please be clear about it.
Tungsten, you light up the room by your statements!
ReplyDeleteMr Charles,
ReplyDeleteI can understand your preception of Ex UMNO ministers or members being given positions in PKR, but then again I beg to differ your judgement of others,I believe you too being a man of strong religious back ground,hence judging others or labelling them is wrong.My teacher in St.John's Institution once said that when you point a finger to others, there is another four pointing right back at you. Morever, i have been a roman catholic, and now a muslim, in both the religion,or for that matter and other religion, all humans can repent and be forgiven. Dear Tungsten, your comments is has not only brigthen the room as said by jimmy Tan but also spoken with a heart for all of us.Truly Malaysian!
as much as I dislike UMNO people crossing over to PKR, Zaid Ibrahim is a clear exception. You see, I don't hate UMNO people for the sake of hating them....
ReplyDeleteRais Yatim was a dissapointment, of course. But even a blind will see the difference between these two...
I am not a PKR supporter, and personally I think PKR should be more selective in their candidates for the GE, but as for ZI, I think I would welcome him with open arms.
It's his views and his stand on issues that we respect.
By the way, I don't quite agree on the fact of how would the entry of ZI be interpreted as betrayal of the Rakyat?
KaKiaYam