After the aftermath of the Kuala Trengganu parlimentary elections and the perak government takeover of Perak, the battle between the bn and the PKR blooms again , this time up north at Bukit gantang parlimetentary seat and Bukit selambau kedah state seat. it is commonly known that PKR had the upper hand after victory in KT but sadly the maverick behind PKR Dato seri Anwaronly concentrated on defections from bn to pkr and not vice versa. The defections strategy adopted by DSAI since the PKR resounding victory become their own downfallwhen the bota assemblyman purpotely ied in what happen in perak deflecting to PKR made a turnaround and together with three other and defected to BN. BN made a claim and took over the perak state alas the ongoing legal battle in the hands of the malaysian courts.
On the ground, the man in the street is dissatisfied with what happen in perak claiming that their democratic rights were robbed. People who i talk to are somewhat tired and not bother about politics any more.
The Bn on the other hand despite its failure in recent by elections has failed to change their 'modus operandi' radically. The latest being an UMNO division leader requesting for UMNO to contest a traditionally MIC allocated Bukit Selambau seat claiming that UMNO stands a better change to wrest the seat. For BN to strengthen itself, this must stop.
Given the status of a weak BN and a battered PKR, the voters of the bukits has to take this byelections seriously as it will reflect the mood of the rakyat. This by-elections is equally important for teh Prime Minister in waiting YB DS Najib razak who shall assume umno presidency and the premier post in March. Will he be able to turn the face of BN ?
As a 28 year old member of a BN component party there is a need for BN to be able to reach the rakyat and put up a Malaysian face appealling to all msians. BN must stop internal qualms on its candidates and work all the time to serve the people, not only during elections and by elections. The rakyat do not have appeal for the benefitsflloded to them during eklections and bye elections. IT must study the youth thinking and voting patterns.
The PKR on the other hand need to organise itself strategically and scrutinise its candidates credibility. Gone are days where the rakyat will accept a postman,a photographer as a candidate. a matured malaysian democracy is in the making. Will malaysia be able to have a strong two party system inplace to provide alternative in governing an orderly nation ? Will we see Obama like politics here? This is the agenda of change we must pursue......it may be a destination and not a journey too far but it starts at the battle of the Bukits.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Battle of the Bukits: A weak BN against A battered PKR
Sunday, February 1, 2009
MIC-IPF Merger Augurs Well for the Unity of Indian Community
The recent annoucement by MIC party President Dato Seri S. Samy Vellu inviting IPF to merge with MIC is not a new development. In the past, the same invitation was extended to the the MIC supremo.
However, the timing of the invitation is indeed the difference. After the March 8, 12th general election the BN's majority has slumped and the recent development in the Bota State assembly has further propelled the BN and its components to find ways and means to strengthen themselves. MIC launched its rebranding exercise soon after the aftermath of March 8 and has completed its first round of its exercise. The unification of the MIC-IPF will difinetely augur well for the 1.8 million indians who by large is the third biggest commmunity in Malaysia. However the community is dissected into few political parties and divided into many groups. Even the 3 Tamil newspapers readership is divided into MIC followers, Dato Subramaniam (ex deputy president, MIC) followers and others. With a large fragmentation of the community, the political strentgh and bargaining power are not fully realised. Couple with this the leadership tussle within the IPF after the demise of Tan Sri M.G. Pandithan, the Founder of IPF further breaks the fragmented community.
MIC with its 630,000 members and IPF with over 250,000 members can fully unite the indians and request for further assistance in porportion to its political strength.
However, the procedures of unification must be palatable for the IPF members who hold positions at branch, division, state and national level. As they will become members of a unified party the need for them to maintain their position as branch chairman, division chairman, state chairman etc need to be looked at a strategic level so that the unification can be smooth.
The time is indeed ripe for the Indian community to unite as pooling of resources and networking with a larger pool of professionals within the community can harness the community to greater economic and social prosperity. Given that the BN is almost in need to give it a facelift, the MIC presidents move is very timely and appropriate.
On the other hand , BN has to appeal to all Malaysians regardless of race, religion and creed and this only can be done if its component parties are credible and strong.
However, the timing of the invitation is indeed the difference. After the March 8, 12th general election the BN's majority has slumped and the recent development in the Bota State assembly has further propelled the BN and its components to find ways and means to strengthen themselves. MIC launched its rebranding exercise soon after the aftermath of March 8 and has completed its first round of its exercise. The unification of the MIC-IPF will difinetely augur well for the 1.8 million indians who by large is the third biggest commmunity in Malaysia. However the community is dissected into few political parties and divided into many groups. Even the 3 Tamil newspapers readership is divided into MIC followers, Dato Subramaniam (ex deputy president, MIC) followers and others. With a large fragmentation of the community, the political strentgh and bargaining power are not fully realised. Couple with this the leadership tussle within the IPF after the demise of Tan Sri M.G. Pandithan, the Founder of IPF further breaks the fragmented community.
MIC with its 630,000 members and IPF with over 250,000 members can fully unite the indians and request for further assistance in porportion to its political strength.
However, the procedures of unification must be palatable for the IPF members who hold positions at branch, division, state and national level. As they will become members of a unified party the need for them to maintain their position as branch chairman, division chairman, state chairman etc need to be looked at a strategic level so that the unification can be smooth.
The time is indeed ripe for the Indian community to unite as pooling of resources and networking with a larger pool of professionals within the community can harness the community to greater economic and social prosperity. Given that the BN is almost in need to give it a facelift, the MIC presidents move is very timely and appropriate.
On the other hand , BN has to appeal to all Malaysians regardless of race, religion and creed and this only can be done if its component parties are credible and strong.
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