.. or at least, they try to since they do have almost absolute control of the printed and electronic media, something unprecedented has been occuring in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan. Yep .. the same Rembau where Khairy Jamaluddin, the brilliant son-in-law of the Prime Minister, is currently the Member of Parliament of.
A joint press conference was held between the local KeADILan Youth and Umno Youth to publicly state their rejection of the sexual allegations against Anwar Ibrahim. Yep .. you read correct. It's a joint press conference between KeADILan Youth and Umno Youth. Their contention is that a large majority of people do not believe the allegations anyway and there seemed to be an element of distraction being played out here.
The vice president of a local Umno Youth branch, S. Musliadi Sabtu, was categorical in stating that while he had absolutely no intention of changing his political affiliations and continued to support the stated purposes of Umno, there were more pressing issues of national and Malay concerns than trying to assassinate the political career of another individual.
This sorts of justifies my contention that the only political crisis that exists currently is that which is occuring within Umno. Everywhere else, things are running well. There's been no general strikes, no breakdown of law and order, government machinery at all levels are functioning, et al. What political crisis?
Umno has had a well documented track record in manufacturing incidences and situations that threaten national stability and security whenever they themselves undergo some form of internal crisis. You can trace this trend all the way back to the circumstances that forced the firing of Aziz Ishak as the Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister in 1962 to the MCA crisis that resulted in Lim Chong Eu forming the United Democratic Party around the same time.
Sudahlah! When are we going to grow up? Its one thing to disagree politically. But don't put the whole nation at risk just because. The joint press conference mentioned above is a good precedent. We can be on different sides of the political divide but when it comes to nation building, we can find points to agree on. No need to saling dengki-mendengki and act like juveniles.
So when will the other component parties in Barisan Nasional find the moral courage to stand up for what is right and put the Malaysian rakyat first before all things?
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