As I write this I believe the DPM is now in audience with my Sultan. It is not too late, I know. Not late because my Sultan will have to digest what the DPM delivers. My Sultan has held the two highest offices in this realm - as King and as Lord President. He is wise. But all wise men ALWAYS seek counsel. My counsel is simple: DO THE RIGHT THING RIGHT. DISSOLVE THE STATE ASSEMBLY AND THE POEPLE OF PERAK WILL PROVE TO YOU THEIR DESIRE FOR THEIR STATE.
But I also wish the good Sultan will seek counsel from readers in blogs and Malaysiakini. I produce
these for Your Highness perusal:
'Perak people robbed, shortchanged'
Meng: If this is the beginning of Najib's politics, it bodes danger for the country and the rakyat. It is obvious that this is a man familiar only with cloak-and-dagger politics.
From his meeting with Saiful the sodomy accuser to Jamaluddin the Perak rep, everything smells of a rat.
This latest move by Najib is nothing more than a coup and not a proper transfer of power.
The people of Perak have been robbed and shortchanged and I can assure you that there will be serious repercussions come the next general elections if the BN is allowed to govern Perak in this way.
It is hoped that in this darkest hour, the Perak sultan in his wisdom will call for the dissolution of the Perak state assembly to make way for state elections.
If His Highness does not, then the rakyat will surely protest and will return with a vengeance at the next general elections.
Either way, the Barisan Nasional government is nearing its end. They are about to be checkmated.
Vivian Lim: After losing in two free and fair by-elections, Najib finally claims victory in Perak by undemocratic means. I was born and grew up in Perak.
The people of Perak gave victory to Pakatan Rakyat on March 8. Now Najib has, with one shake of his witch's broomstick (and God knows what else) taken away from Perak a government led mainly by people who serve the rakyat.
I appeal to Hee, the ex-DAP state assemblyperson. Please think. If you left DAP because of the ‘bad' guys there, do you honestly think Najib and his cronies are better?
Some things are more important than money or revenge. Rightly or wrongly, you will forever be remembered as someone who denied Perakians true democracy, and delivered them into the hands of their corrupt oppressor.
Do you honestly think you will get much joy out of being a part of BN? If it were not for DAP, you would not have risen from clerk to deputy speaker.
I also appeal to all Perakians and Malaysians to stand up in whatever way you can, defend what little democracy we have left before it is all taken away.
As I am writing this now, I do not yet have news of the Sultan of Perak's decision. I pray that His Highness will do what is wise, just and courageous.
I will not appeal to Najib. We all know there is no point in that.
Prema Subramaniam: As a resident of Perak, it is really a disgrace for Barisan Nasional to pinch the Pakatan Rakyat state representatives.
We pray that our Sultan will cede to Nizar's request and immediately dissolve the state assembly. All the BN representatives will lose their deposits if a snap elections were to be held.
The three state assembly persons who defected to BN are capable of doing anything for their personal gain.
For them, their self interests are above party interests. PR, please vet all your candidates before letting them stand for snap polls.
Perakian: To our benevolent Sultan Azlan Shah. I am a born-bred Perakian. Batu Gajah was my home for the first four years of my life before my family shifted to
Hence, I plead to you, my dear ruler, that you will exercise your excellent judgment and discernment to hear the hearts of Perakians, your people.
Yesterday was indeed a dark day for Perak when we saw a power struggle being conducted instead of nation-building. We have hopes of a better Perak, one that is growing economically and in stability.
And I believe Perakians have seen glimpses of development since Pakatan Rakyat governed the state.
Verily, the PR state government is far from perfect, far from ideal, but I believe this government ought to be given a more significant chance to serve the people of Perak.
I am not a lawyer, hence, I do not know how to speak the lingua franca of law and legalities. But, I do know that the Perakians have spoken on March 8, 2008 and we have chosen the PR government to represent us.
At least, let us decide once again on who we believe can govern this state well. Let us have the government we voted for, not one that barges in through crossovers.
The time has come for nation-building to be the country's and the state's highest priority.
This responsibility and privilege has become even more significant under such trying economic times, where the man-on-the-street is hard hit and the poor become even poorer.
Peter Ooi: It is rather sad that the Perak government under Pakatan Rakyat has to dissolve after hardly having served the state for less than a year.
It had to dissolve not because of its incapability to govern or administer efficiently but because of a few its elected representatives found it fit to desert their parties.
But whatever reasons these reps may have to leave, they are not acceptable to the public.
They were elected using the manisfestoes of their parties. It is the ideals and principles of the said manifestoes that the voters believed when they cast their votes.
Any rep leaving the party after having won is no better than a dishonest salesman who hoodwinks customers into buying products only to find that product's quality does not measure up to what was claimed.
Besides, it is common that large amounts of money be involved in trying to 'buy' reps from the opposite camp.
If the government is serious in combatting corruption, this is one area that it could completely eradicate corruption. Pass a law forbidding party hopping. When party hopping ends, corruption ends.
As long as party hopping is allowed, no government can rule effectively and efficiently. Every one is a suspect.
Thus, the powers-that-be would spend most of their time keeping track or spying on the ‘suspects' instead of concentrating on the day-to-day running of the country.
If Najib is serious in combatting corruption, make party-hopping against the law. Right now the rakyat in Perak are suffering due to uncertainties in the government.
Francis Rozario: The Perak sultan has the prerogative to dissolve the state assembly or to ask for a vote of confidence and if the current Perak MB does not receive such a vote of confidence, the ruler may then appoint another person who commands the majority of the assembly.
It is not necessary to dissolve the assembly at all but if there is a stalemate, then the sultan will have no alternative but to dissolve the state assembly.
Whilst this is a burden on the taxpayer, it is nonetheless necessary. It will help the rakyat to tell Najib that he is not PM material as this whole issue smells of his own personal involvement.
It is time the peole speak and if Perak goes for elections, the people must speak loud and clear.
Andrew Khoo: So much for the immorality of party-hopping and switching of allegiances.
Not that BN held the moral high ground before, but it certainly cannot claim it now and in the future.
G-man: All I can say is how disgusted I am by the conduct of the three defectors from PKR. This goes to show it was all about money and never about the people.
The reps for PKR were voted in for the parties they represented, not the individuals.
And it doesn't surprise me to see two corrupt politicians join the rest of these corrupted as they say birds of a feather, flock together.
The right thing to do is to call for a fresh mandate from the people and let them decide again.
23PSI: The wresting of control of Perak is a hollow victory - one without the support of the electorate.
BN may have succeeded in swinging the representatives over, but the electorate it has not. This only serves to make BN more repugnant than it already is.
Richard Teo: Its sickening. Once again the will of the people has been frustrated by the BN government which has used their power and money to lure the required number of reps to take over the Perak government.
It does not take a genius to know where the Pakatan Rakyat weakness was centred. The two reps who defected were involved in a corruption case which was scheduled for hearing on Feb 10.
What was offered to them is a matter of conjecture but their disappearance during the first few days of the Chinese New Year holidays indicated some kind of deal was struck and the two PKR member was going to hop over to BN in order to save their skin.
It would be interesting to see how the corruption case will now proceed. Most likely the powers-that-be behind the BN government will arrange for some kind of show trial which will eventually exonerate them of any guilt.
The only way for Perak to have a government of the people and for the people is to have a snap election which will finally decide which coalition should have the mandate to form the state government.
This can only happen if the Perak Sultan plays a pivotal role by being non-partisan in his decision to call for a snap election. For a democracy to survive and flourish, the sultan must pay heed to the wishes of its people.
The March 8 election which swept Pakatan Rakyat to power was no accident. If BN is allowed to frustrate the will of the people, then change will not happen because they have deemed it fit to cast aside the aspirations of the people.
This is a testing time for our democracy and the Perak Sultan's decision will no doubt indicate which direction our fledgling democracy will be heading.
Dian Abdullah: Twist and turn, here and there. Well, now it is up to the Sultan of Perak to do the right thing. That is to dissolve the state assembly and let the people decide again.
The arrogant manner Umno had continued with will not last long. In fact, if fresh elections are permitted, I am very sure the people of Perak will teach and even shame Najib and Umno beyond repair.
The Perak people have benefitted much during the short period under MB Mohd Nizar. Though many obstacles were put in front of him by Umno, he never once lost his cool.
Instead, he continued dutifully with his work. This is what the people have observed and I believe the royalty has noticed that too.
Like all Malaysians, I truly believe many more people have become sick and tired of the way money had been used to purchase power and position.
Umno stands to lose all rights and positions in Perak for a long, long time. The people of Perak will do their ‘kung fu kick' and seal their fate.
Aliran Executive Committee: Aliran is alarmed that the duly elected legitimate government in Perak is being toppled through immoral party-hopping thus frustrating the will of the people.
These party hoppers do not represent themselves but they are the representatives of the people. In the last election, these individuals were not elected solely on their individual merit.
Votes were mainly cast for the Pakatan Rakyat in rejecting the BN. If the people had chosen to cast their votes on the merit and qualification of candidates, many of them would not have been elected.
It is very clear the votes were meant for the party. These individuals have no right to now nullify the electoral process.
It would only be morally right that the state assembly be dissolved and fresh elections be held. Let the people decide again who should form government.
An alternative government should not be allowed to emerge through defections under such questionable and dubious circumstances without seeking a fresh mandate from the people in line with their aspirations.
Michael: Nizar is still the MB of Perak. The existing state assembly recognises him as the MB to date.
He will only lose his post via a vote of no-confidence against him in the state assembly and not outside the state assembly ,in concordance with the laws of Perak.
Until the next state assembly meeting is conducted to sack him, he is still the lawful MB. This is different from the absence of a valid state assembly (as normally happens immediately after a fresh election) when the party with the simple majority is allowed to form the government.
Therefore, His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Perak will not be wrong should he decide to dissolve the state assembly upon the request by the current MB.
Unless, of course, our beloved sultan thinks that BN will be able to form a more stable and united state government.
Anonymous said...
Zorro,
If the Sultan of Perak accepts BN to take over as the next state gomen, democracy in
May the heavens hear and watch over
Anonymous said...
The ball is on the Sultan's court, if he listens to the rakyat then he will make the right decision, if not then goodbye democracy, hello corruption.
BTW, Hee, don't let me see you in KL, or else......PTUI in ya face
KerinchiGuy said...
the sultan of perak is a wise and intelligent man. i am sure he has his finger on the collective pulse of his subjects. he knows what ails them. he knows how they feel and what they want. he will not fail them. i am confident he will do the right thing.
Lao' Cha said...
Sultan Azlan Shah, the royal most learned, admired and the one considered by most to have the most integrity amongst all the the rulers. He had preached the doctrine of jurisprudence and moral conscientiousness that aims for a cohesive integration of all races in
Tomorrow or the day after, the whole nation awaits a gesture. We the citizenry is waiting for a wise man to get up to do what he preached. To Walk the Talk. May God bless his fortitude.
Forget the frogs. They are meant to jump. If they hopped to a pot of gold, so be it. If they did so under duress, the truth will be revealed soon enough. The possibilities of defection is so great in a margin of seats so small that we might have to go thru it again in the near future. With this in mind, the only recourse we have lies in the mind of- a wise man. If he fail to do the right thing because he knows he decision he will make is wrong, then God help us all.
I leave you with this.
- One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. (Ann RadCliffe).
doggie dog said...
I have this to say and after saying this, hell sure I will receive backlashes.. But I aint bothered..
RPK put it in a very nice manner for the Sultan of Perak to ponder while he considers the dissolution.
To me, this is how I put it. (edited) he wants to consider only after having met Najib? Who (edited) is the Sultan of the state? Is this once a distinctive King and Sultan the country once admired now kow towing to a scumbag cum DPM.. sorry DPM cum scumbag it shud be.
Come on la.. If the Sultan does not like PR to rule Perak just say it out. If the Sultan is inclined to BN then also say it out. So hard meh? And all those talk that royalties shud not touch into politics. (edited) If that was the case, then just give the greenlight to Nizar to dissolve the state assembly la.. So hard ah? Yes is 1 word, No also 1 word... When we hope for the royalties to step in to give their best judgement, and this is all we get?
(edited) this country!!!
Anonymous said...
(edited)
never mind who jumped and for what. matter of the fact is they did. for money or for ideals, they did it on the expense of others.
if the sultan does not do us right by nipping it in the bud, let him and the others face the consequences of being used as mere pawns, which will be a never ending nightmare. this could be the beginning or the end - his call.
those who defy rules and law, do so at their own peril.
if it was up to me, i'd say that turn coats should be tried for treason, then hanged, drawned and quartered before being fed to crows. and their ill gotten gains be redistributed back to the people.
February 5, 2009 10:54 AM
Read HERE, a former UMNO Adun's reflections on the Perak Mess, and HERE, the seething anger from the dandy mobsters, and finally HERE on how the politicalpariah EZAM screwed up big time.
hahahaha
ReplyDeleteIn your face anwar...
Not a single BN took your bribe and jumped for 916.
4 PR politicians took bribes to jump.
Which party has the politicians you can buy ?
THINK ABOUT THIS FELLOW VOTERS!
if perak calls snap polls, would u still vote for PR knowing very well that they are proven lalangs?
Let the people of Perak decide, please.
ReplyDeleteDaulat Tuanku.
ipoh teachers say, " jangan main2 dgn
ReplyDeleterakyat PERAK !! our honourable sultan
& son ada otak one ! Pray lah !! tq. "
Let's be MORE united NOW : a huge gathering at the MB residence, IPOH at 7pm to day ( thursday ) ! come & be UNITED, tq !!
ReplyDeleteLive to fight another day.
ReplyDeleteI personally have not much faith in our system. And I hope Tuanku will acede to the aspirations of Perakians by consenting to dissolve the state assembly.
I have no faith in the Sultan agreeing to dissolution of the state assembly. while time is of the essence, and expected to act on the advice of the MB, he chose to defer his decision on the MB's request. I recall the same dynamics just after the GE when much was expected of the Sultan in the appointment of the Perak government and MB. What does this say of what we can expect.
ReplyDeleteour sultan didnt do what you thot he would do ,,
ReplyDeleteThis is not a Perakian issue anymore. It is a Malaysian issue.
ReplyDeleteI call upon all Malaysians from Perlis to Sabah and stand up for peoples' power. Stand up and defend our beloved democracy NOW or forever hold your peace.
For if we lose this fight it'll be back into the doldrums of corruption, racism, and evil tinpot dictatorship.
If BN succeeded to take over Perak in this manner, it (BN) can also loss Parliament to PR.
ReplyDeleteSpread the words and the sign on HRH guestbook
ReplyDeletehttp://books.dreambook.com/duli/duli.sign.html
SOS!
Stupid Benard Zorro.
ReplyDeleteAre you a voter in PERAK ?
If don't, get lost and don't say that the people in Perak love the stupid PR Government. The PR Government did nothing for almost one yera other than wasting public money to buy Camry and rob lands.
Don't suggest to waste even more public money by forcing fresh state election. In the wake of credit crunch, all PR Governmet knows want to grab power and doesn't care to waste public money. Talk like shit, Eat shit.
Come snap election, I swear the UMNO/BN will win.!
Perak Man and Voter
We are now at the cross roads of Perak politics. At this juncture, it is not so important who will form the next govt. The role of Rajas will be put to a test. The decision lies in the hand of HRH of Perak. His decision based on neutrality is not only be seen but, must be strongly up held. As a learned man and also, reputed with high integrity and dignity, he will undoubtedly, use his wisdom to make a fair decision. A decision that will strengthen democracy in the land or a submission to slimy politicians. Thus a new era of Malaysian politics will emerge.
ReplyDeletePeople who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
ReplyDeleteAnwar Ibrahim tasting his own medicine.
Anwar, for goodness sake, please don't set any more frog deadline. The 16 Sept 2008 deadline is really the final nail to your .....
Zor;
ReplyDeleteIf you are talking of handicapped sports, no off side, la. Because of that, This the ex-DAP whore came from behind and scored!
Uncle Bernard,
ReplyDeleteGong Hee Fatt Choi to you "again".
(since my best wishes emailed to you and you seems no reply onto it, maybe you are busy.. or still prejudice about my stands ?)
To make this short, I am absolutely DISAGREE with you plea to lead the Sultan to read such the simbio- unbalance "pro-Anwar" which totally would mistunned your Highness.
In Chinese axient time, this called "HEI KUAN" (translated as cheating the Ruler) !!
CLICK HERE and you will know I am not bullshitting like others !!
Hey Boss
ReplyDeleteDo u think that ole madey fellow got a hand in this shitty thing, no?
Cheers
Looks like double standards, Zorro. From March 9th2008, all talk was gleefully of double-digit number of BN MP's jumping to Pakatan. How do you think we BN voters felt? Now you want a gathering? By the way there is no "off-side" in the "D" or anywhere else in hockey anymore. Destroyed the beautiful game didnt it?
ReplyDeleteEusuf Chan,
ReplyDeletePlease use your common sense before you ramble on like an idiot. It is obvious that Pakatan Rakyat politicians do not have the means to buy over politicians in crossover, unlike BN's corrupt leaders led my Mr. Mongolia himself.
If any of the BN politicians were to crossover to Pakatan Rakyat, it would have to be driven by conscience and a government promising better management of the country and working for the people.
If the 916 crossovers had taken place, DSAI would have called for a snap election in a heartbeat. Would Najib have the balls to do likewise? I think not.
If the EC in this country was truly impartial, most BN politicians wouldn't bet against losing their deposits. If you don't realise this simple truth, you are either too blind or plain stupid. Cheers...!
All gallant efforts maybe, but all likely to be in vain. The rakyat would have to do what's necessary to change the page of history at the appropriate time.
ReplyDeletemalsia1206
This is indeed a very sad day for the nation and especially, to the State of Perak.
ReplyDeleteThe BIG TREE that once gave protection to the rakyat has fallen too.
A country without Royal protection, without the Judiciary, police and army, where do we go from here?
May God bless the rakyat and nothing will save BOHONLAND!
I repost a comment here for someone who blasted Zorro..
ReplyDelete'...u sound u know it all.. must be umno cyber trooper i bet.. rocky is a perakian therefore he must be stupid enough not to know that perak ppl are tired of PR... i also perakian.. but how i come everyone is saying PR is good.. u must be from another state of perak called BERAK!
why dont u take a stand and agree that a snap election shud be called and let's see the results on a level playing field...
if PR loses then i will call u father!
if PR wins, i really wish to see where u put ur face then.. but on the other hand u are thick skin.. such a sad case..'
Telling the truth from a Perakian living in Ipoh.
ReplyDeleteBefore March 2008,RM80,000 was given to BN politician to build a retention pond in one residential area (it was published in the STAR newspaper with a photo). It still floods now. A generous estimate is the incomplete work done probably cost not more than RM15,000.
After March 2008, roads are being gradually resurfaced and the city council workers are no longer sitting along the drains.
Upright Perakians, in fact anyone, will support the post March state goverment.
Does our beloved Sultan Azlan Shah see all this?
I hope this will not be the end of my respect of this Royal Family.
Uncle Zorro please include my appeal to the royal highness. I write badly,
ReplyDeletemy english is also bad, manners and protocol also bad but I know a little nursery rhymes:
NURSERY RHYMES
When The Winner Loses All
ReplyDeleteI am a good negotiator. I have good instincts for what is core and cannot be compromised, and what is negotiable or can be given up. I understand needs and recognize motivations, even when they are not articulated or are acting subconsciously. I study human and institutional behavior, and have learned to measure negotiating success both in terms of tangible gains and intangible benefits.
There are times when it is better not to insist on a legal right when it costs your reputation to secure it. It may, in fact, be better not to win every hand and to leave something on the table, because otherwise you may never get another chance to play.
This is a particularly sticky area for locally-based organizations that need to maintain the goodwill of their supporters and of the communities in which they work in order to be effective and viable. Some conservation organizations have gotten into trouble by failing to defend the easements they hold for fear of alienating an important donor or exhausting their limited resources in a protracted legal battle. Others have defended their prerogatives so vigorously that they have turned public opinion against them.
If you know what is core and immutable - and this should not be a long list - it is easier to get beyond positions to actual needs. A landowner insisting on a high price for selling family land for conservation may be motivated by more than financial value, including the emotions involved with being the one who ended up selling the family asset. Seller's remorse is a real factor even for conservation-minded sellers, but this gets missed if all the conservation buyer sees is an inflexible price and a stubborn owner.
I remember a situation when I was with The Nature Conservancy where we had the legal right to enter State conservation lands and apply herbicide to invasive plants over a very wide area. In one community - a community that happened to be 2/3 permanently protected open space - there was strong and vocal opposition to our exercising this right. It was clear that we could have accomplished our conservation objectives for invasive species control if we had insisted on our legal right to spray. It was also clear that our other, greater objectives for working with willing landowners in that town to conserve key parcels of land would be irreparably damaged if we did so. Showing the community that we could be responsive to local desires and sensibilities gave us a wealth of credibility - one of those intangible benefits - even though the invasive species control we were undertaking would fall short of our initial expectations. Ecologically, we would still be on track for managing the resource and abating the invasive threat if we applied the program in other adjacent towns where they were more receptive to herbicide. Once we got away from whether we had the stronger legal case, it allowed us to deescalate a stand-off that threatened our reputation and instead gained us respect with precisely the constituents who were rallying in opposition. To me, that was a winning outcome.
The difference between what is fair in the court of public opinion and what wins in court is sometimes a critical consideration. Sometimes you need to defend your legal rights without compromise. The ability to tell one situation from another makes for good negotiations.
Hi Zorro,
ReplyDeleteJust like you,I too believe that calling for a snap election is the best solution,so that the rakyat can give their mandate once again.As most of us know,our tuanku the sultan of Perak is not only an intelligent man ,but also one who has his subjects close to his heart regardless of race and religion.I am sure he will not decide anything in a haste.
In the same breath I feel sorry for him,as he has been put in a great dilemma by unscrupulous,immoral and self serving politicians from both sides of the political divide.And I am also furious with Anwar and PR for not taking the people's mandate seriusly.Why in the first place,Anwar has to choose,candidates without integrity,why cant they vet these candidates properly,before they are allowed to contest an election?
Now can anyone blame our tuanku,if he chooses to give power to BN to rule?Is it easy for the tuanku to call for another snap election at the expense of tax payers money which can run into millions?Obviously its not.
Party hoppers are immoral and irresponsible people,and those who encourage it are worst than them,let it be Najib or Anwar.Anwar and PR,should learn how to run those states which is under their control in a very efficient and transparent manner,failing which they are digging their own grave,which they have already begun I guess.May the royal wisdom prevail,DAULAT TUANKU.
we are human and human no matter how high or exalted has their misdeed in file somewhere held by someone...try Edgar Hoover...he got everything on people and people everywhere even jfk.
ReplyDeleteso what stopping such file on even people on high places here? how then does mm keep people toeing the line?
whatever it is we keep fighting despite our weakness and handicaps.
Decent and Upright People of Perak, Please boycott the Chinese New Year celebrations organized by the MCA planned for the next few days in Ipoh to show your displeasure!
ReplyDeleteThis will send a message to Najib who will be attending the event to tell him his back-door Perak government does not have the approval of the people of Perak.