Are you ok, Kit Siang?
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 | 12:27 am @ SK
Less than a week after the Opposition camps swept to an unprecedented win in a few states in the GE 2008, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang turned into unruly behavior with regarding to the appointment of the new Perak MB by the Regent of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah.
I think it’s very rude for him to snub the decision made by Raja Nazrin, given that prior to the appointment, Perak DAP chairperson and Sitiawan state assemblyperson Ngeh Khoo Ham, who spoke for the coalition, told reporters that all three parties would unanimously respect the decision of the sultan and cooperate to form the new state government.
Hence, when names of three nominees, each from DAP, PKR and PAS respectively were submitted to Raja Nazrin, I thought the coalition has made the right choice as Raja Nazrin has been a respected ruler by every level of society and popular of always taking a fair and impartial stance on various issues.
Now, the decision has been made by the Palace that Pasir Panjang state assemblyperson and Perak PAS secretary Mohamad Nizar Jamaludin was confirmed as the new MB of the state.
The outburst by Kit Siang in such a disgraceful manner is really uncalled for, given that the appointment of the MB is the prerogative of the sultan alone. Worse, his decision to call upon DAP Perak Assemblymen to stay away from the swearing-in ceremony for Perak MB scheduled tomorrow is turning the Perak’s political landscape into turmoil and merely providing more opportunities for the Opposition in the states, which happened to the BN component parties to capitalize on this unfortunate event.
For the sake of the fellow Perak-ian who have entrusted the Opposition pact to form the next State government, I strongly urge Kit Siang to do the right thing by quickly retracting the irresponsible statement as well as apologize to Raja Nazrin for his unruly behavior, in which subsequently will provide a clear passageway for the formation of next State Government and get down to work immediately.
Any further delay is going to be a disaster for the Opposition pact, as well as the Perak-ian who casted their votes for the Opposition.
On additional note, since Opposition has gained inroad in this GE 2008, I think it’s an admirable achievement as this is the first time where the Barisan Nasional (BN) suffered the heaviest defeat ever since 1969, hence it’s appropriate and also it’s time for Kit Siang to take a backseat, rather than being seen as a dictator who continue to dictate the party’s future.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Please, LKS, respect the Sultan’s choice. Look beyond race and religion.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:46 am
ja man, contrary to what you may believe lks, you didn’t do this by yourself and you weren’t the catalyst.
don’t la so emo… raja nazrin is da man!!! oh sorry, raja muda :P
March 13th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Wanted to read LKS full posting but somehow his blog is down.
In anycase, I am sure he has his reasons- lets hear them first before concluding anything
March 13th, 2008 at 1:01 am
YB, do you plan to back to where you from and start from ground again?
Bangsa Malaysia votes DAP-PKR-PAS regardless the candidate backgrounds, religious and races. We all put the hope in the Barisan Rakyat in order to bring better Malaysia for Malaysians.
Now, you have act as a sakai and retard. Ask all your comrades to boycott? What is the matter with you? Are you too happy until forget all the promises?
Please walk out from the past and do not need to worry about islamic state. A lot of chinese in Kedah and Perak had votes for PAS. Including my wife and friends.
I had been watching you and Lim Guan Eng for the past 15 years. From helping DAP hanging poster, become DAP’s agent during election and invigilator in Kota Melaka and DUN for Betty Chew. I do not want to see DAP back to square in the next election.
Please think twice before comment. Dont act as sakai or become retard.
March 13th, 2008 at 1:31 am
I have faith that there is more to this and I am sure it is not an irrational decision. That man has been around for so long and I believe he won’t kill it with just rash decision like this. Or at least that’s what I want to believe lah.
March 13th, 2008 at 1:48 am
maybe the press release should have been reworded heh
ah well another working day tomorrow. nites
March 13th, 2008 at 3:01 am
March 13th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Maybe it’s a tactic by LKS…? Btw, Ngeh & co. did not boycott the swearing-in ceremony afterall~
March 13th, 2008 at 9:10 am
well, the 6 PAS can always work with the 25 UMNO + MCA+ MIC+ Gerakan !
7 PKR can resign right away and definitely 3 will go back to UMNO for sure.
So ,any ARITHMETICIAN in DAP ????
March 13th, 2008 at 9:41 am
LKS has gone crazy, with just a single press release, he has just destroyed all the goods done by the DAP members. Lim Kit Siang, if you don’t retract, I am not going to vote or support DAP until you are being removed from the party.
March 13th, 2008 at 9:44 am
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March 13th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Lilian: I dunno. LKS has shown bouts of senility in the past. What with those stupid, childish, time-wasting "deduct his pay by RM10" motions; instead of stating logical reasons for the record.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:03 am
I personally think PAS candidate is better than the PKR candidate for this post, in term of qualification and management experience. So, KS, noone will blame DAP for not able to field your people for the MB’s post.
Just accept it as its the State’s Constitution.
Perhaps next round DAP should field more non-Chinese candidates for the state election.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Subject: Strong disappointment on DAP’s decision over Perak Menteri Besar
From: Gerald Khor
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 08:32 AM
To: dap.malaysia@pobox.com; khleee@pc.jaring.my; creditcard@dapmalaysia.org; jeffooi.screenshots@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Strong disappointment on DAP’s decision over Perak Menteri Besar
To my beloved DAP leaders,
Hope this message get to your CEC members as well.
Why you want to sour the already fragile relationship with PAS, at a time where you can work towards strengthening it? PAS has shown willingness to discuss Barisan Rakyat and we rakyat is happy to see the formation of Barisan Rakyat to realize the dream of 2-party system, as long as it carry a mandate of secular state for Malaysia.
And why such a flip-flop? Where is DAP’s integrity? DAP Perak pledged to abide by Sultan of Perak’s choice of Menteri Besar just a day earlier. Why DAP CEC rejects it? Why not discuss this among PAS, PKR and DAP? Why does it has to go public, and in such high profile? You guys are not better than Pak Lah nor BN in handling such situation.
Your report card is already tainted. Go mend the fence now and take corrective action immediately.
regards,
Gerald Khor
ps: Don’t know which email address to use thus use whatever email addresses I know to hope to get my message across.
—– Original Message —-
From: Gerald Khor
To: dap.malaysia@pobox.com
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:11:39 AM
Subject: Strong disappointment on DAP’s decision over Perak Menteri Besar
Dear YB Karpal Singh, YB Lim Kit Siang, YB Lim Guan Eng,
As a supporter of DAP that believe strongly in "Malaysian’s Malaysia ", I wish to express my strong disappointment on DAP’s decision to disapprove Perak Sultan’s selection of the next Menteri Besar (from a PAS representative). At the very least, please respect the choice made by Sultan Azlan Shah.
We just witness a new era in Malaysia politics after 8th March that gave so much hope to the people of this lovely nation. The loose pact between DAP, PAS and PKR scored big win in GE2008. Please keep up the good work and strengthen the pact. In fact, you guys should just formalize the pact and form Barisan Rakyat as suggested by many concerned Malaysians. Chinese voted for PAS and Malay voted for DAP on 8th March. I personally called my family members to make sure they vote no BN candidates. It is time that DAP seriously consider formalizing a pact with PAS and PKR. PAS seems to come a long way and is becoming more moderate. A pact should be made if PAS can drop their mandate to form an Islamic country.
Please don’t let this pact break away because of selection of Perak Menteri Besar. It is no doubt an important post but the next General Election will be even more important. The bigger task for DAP, PAS and PKR is to prove to the rakyat that you guys can be good government, starting with showing good results in Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, Perak and Selangor. It is a bad start to score an "E" for this fiasco. Furthermore PAS has given its words to work closely with the coalition government in Perak, and DAP has more seats and have been promised the most EXCO members. Give and take will go a long way for this young coalition.
I am a Chinese from Taiping and I have no problem seeing a PAS representative as Perak’s Menteri Besar, as long as there is no Islamic rules (as yet) like those in Kelantan. Given the Constitutional constraints and the state’s demographics, it is fair to have a Malay State Assemblyman to be appointed as Menteri Besar with a Chinese and Indian Naib Menteri Besar representing the other two major races.
The rakyat is still trying to grasp with the new scene in Malaysia politics. For me hailing from Perak, I know it is not easy for the Chinese in Perak to accept a PAS rep as Menteri Besar but we are ready to give him a chance to perform. People voted him (and his coalition government) in this time round. People can vote him out the next time. And we hope DAP will put national interest before party to give this man a chance to perform with his comrades in the Perak State Assembly as well.
If DAP cannot resolve this fiasco properly, all the manifestos and promises given pre-election will not be relevant anymore. Walk-the-talk. Integrity is everything. Otherwise DAP is no different from any BN component parties. And I will regret very much the thousands of dollar donation I made to DAP Malaysia in Jan and Feb 2008.
Thank you for your attention.
regards,
Gerald Khor
ps: http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/4246/1/ has a lot more feedback for your attention.
ps: Somehow http://dapmalaysia.org/newenglish/feedback.htm does not work properly thus a direct email.
March 13th, 2008 at 11:16 am
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March 13th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Yeah Kit siang…. are you ok? As to your party statement before that you will accept the choice of the Sultan, why go back on your words?This just dont look good now.. not that you dont respect the people who voted for your party you certainly have no respect for the SULTAN.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
As long as he is qualified and capable,
It don’t matter if he is from DAP,PAS or PKR,
It don’t matter what his race, skin color, religion or etnicity,
What matters is he is MALAYSIAN.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
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