I have said, numerous times, that Anwar Ibrahim is wrong to embark on his 16 September (or whatever other date) plans. The issue isn’t the date, or his failure to deliver on his claims but one of principles.
It is of course, wrong to try and form a government that way. When the electorate makes a choice, it is a choice of both the person and the party. In fact under circumstances such as those during the March 08 elections, that choice must have been for the party including the coalition that party belongs to. When you use external factors to bend or negate that choice, it is wrong, pure and simple.
It doesn’t matter what the motivating factors were or are. The accounts relayed to me suggest there may be cogent and (allegedly) moral reasons which drove Anwar on. It was said the BN was corrupt and would not have won government had they not been corrupt. Well then the proper action would have been to level corruption charges, not to mess things up even more by trying to persuade elected representatives to switch political allegiance.
It does not matter it would have been to form a government most people in Malaysia would have preferred.
Of course, now the shoe is on the other foot, the pebble is especially annoying. There are now loud complaints of violation of democratic principles. Seriously? So Anwar’s exact same modus operandi was kosher but not Najib Razak’s?
Najib Razak’s orchestration of bringing down the PKR Perak State Government is calloused, despicable and is a slap on the face of Malaysians, especially the people of Perak. It is dirty and it is a practice which Malaysians have to demand must cease.
By the same token, Malaysians should also condemn Anwar Ibrahim’s attempts to ascend to power by means other than through the voting booth.
Najib is wrong, as he has been in so many instances. The fact that he used money and that there were suggestions of illegal manufacturing of corruption offences doesn’t elevate Anwar’s earlier attempt to be acceptable practice. Anwar was wrong too. As he has been in many instances.
It is time Malaysia grows up and do things properly.
Anwar is purportedly organising a rally outside the home of the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) with an expected 100,000 turnout. What is he going to say – that BN was corrupt and therefore wrong? It would be a bit rich wouldn’t it? If you don’t do the right thing, you wouldn’t have the moral conviction to speak loudly. Simple as that.
Of course, I hope the Sultan wouldn’t just go down the straight path of saying well the BN has the number, they can form the government. I hope he will look at the wider issue of the will of the people, and let the people have the say on the whole thing.
Ante 