Will Keng Yaik redeem his political sins in his last few weeks in Cabinet?
Gerakan Minister for Energy, Water and Communications, Datuk Seri Lim Keng Yaik, with over two decades as Federal Minister, must bear responsibility together with the MIC President and sole Indian Cabinet Minister for over 28 years, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu for the marginalization of the Malaysian Indians into a new underclass.
Keng Yaik should redeem his “political sins” in his last few weeks in Cabinet before the dissolution of Parliament in the next six weeks by speaking up for the Indians instead of undermining their cause for justice.
The least Keng Yaik should do is to defend the Gerakan Youth vice chief S. Paranjothy who had said that the 30,000 Indians had taken part in the November 25 Hindraf demonstration in Kuala Lumpur “to express their frustrations and anger” because the community has been “marginalized, oppressed and ignored”.
Keng Yaik should tell the the Umno Youth leader, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein that Paranjothy had neither committed any wrong nor indiscipline in speaking the truth and blaming Hishammuddin and the Deputy UMNO Youth Leader Khairy Jamaluddin for racial posturing and inciting racial sentiments among Malays to gain political mileage – citing against the former the keris-wielding episodes and against the latter his berating of the Indian news vendors when the UMNO presidential address of Prime Minister and UMNO President, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was not carried in the press the next day as UMNO general assembly fell on Deepavali, with the next day an annual press holiday.
Paranjothy had described the Indians as “fourth-class citizens” who form the most neglected group in economic terms, as shown by key performance indicators such as tertiary education.
Paranjothy also criticized the government’s hard-line stance against public demonstrations, hitting out at the government for practising double-standards in the issuance of police permits vis-à-vis Barisan Nasional Youth and Umno Youth.
Gerakan President Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon dared not defend and champion Paranjothy’s right to speak the truth about the long-standing marginalization of the Malaysian Indians in the country, buckling quickly under Hishammuddin’s pressure and ultimatum of a break of ties by Umno Youth and Barisan Nasional with Gerakan if the new Gerakan chief was unable to give a reply or his explanation was unsatisfactory with regard to Paranjothy’s statement.
Tsu Koon’s immediate response was to dissociate himself from Paranjothy and referring him to the Gerakan disciplinary committee for disciplinary action to be taken – when Paranjothy should be commended as the only Barisan Nasional official to speak up for the marginalized Indians, something even the MIC President had failed to do.
Is Keng Yaik, as the Gerakan elder, prepared to do what Tsu Koon dared not do – to defend and champion Paranjothy’s right to speak the truth and to tell Hishammuddin to end his bully ways as Umno Youth leader against other Barisan Nasional parties and leaders?
January 17th, 2008 at 10: 57.37
The only thing Keng Yaik is prepared to do is to question again what the blazes the Indians are doing behind the rubber trees when they are supposed to be tapping rubber
January 17th, 2008 at 11: 01.17
Give chance lah to LKY. Let him fade away peacefully without antagonising his Umno masters, so that he can enjoy his hard earned pension.
January 17th, 2008 at 11: 09.42
Btw, what happened to Paranjothy, haven’t Gerakan given him the sack?
January 17th, 2008 at 11: 14.28
Tsu Koon in a spot
Analysis by Ng Kee Seng
PETALING JAYA (Jan 17, 2008): In a way, Gerakan acting president and Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon is unexpectedly at a political crossroad.
And the man who has put him in a dilemma is no other than party adviser Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, who publicly said Koh should stay in Penang and not make a move to the federal government just yet.
http://sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=20525
January 17th, 2008 at 11: 19.28
Sun reports that the Gerakan Panel disciplinig S.Paranjothy will meet at the end of this month. They are being very meticulous about it as they are collecting the `evidence`.
It has taken them about 2 months do that. Possibly that would include something like what colour underwear Paranjothy was wearing when he said what he said.
January 17th, 2008 at 11: 29.33
He is awaiting for his turn to become a “Tun” . So do you expect he will redeem his political sins?
January 17th, 2008 at 11: 33.17
Paranjothy’s case is very clear cut. Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon acted accordinly on the advise of UMNO Youth president. The CM quickly called a meeting and took disciplinary action against Paranjothy.
Why have to wait so long to punish him? Either Koh is really frightened to sentence Paranjothy now due to the development of the General Election which is getting hotter everyday which might jeopardice the Gerakan stake in caputuring Penang back for the BN.
So from the way Gerakan is delaying the matter clearly shows that Penang Indians will vote the OPPOSITION if matters turn out to be the worst for Paranjothy.
Every Indians in Malaysia have already awaken from the 50 years sleep given by BN-led government. Now everywhere whether in a wedding, funeral, birthday party, in the LRT, Monorail, Bus, Teksi even in the aircraft people are talking that OPPOSITION should come into POWER.
LKY will not want to smear his name with BN. He will not speak up for the marginalised indians. All the 2 decades as Minister he was speaking rubbish. Can’t hear what he was trying to speak. He was actually roaring like a lion.
January 17th, 2008 at 11: 42.06
Could even see his (LKY`s) spittle on the TV.
January 17th, 2008 at 11: 49.44
As far as I understand, SINNERS GO TO HELL - whether they are political sinners, sexual sinners or commercial sinners or other hybrid sinners! No diff!
devilmaster Says:
Today at 11: 29.33 (14 minutes ago)
“He is awaiting for his turn to become a “Tun†. So do you expect he will redeem his political sins?”
As far as I understand, titles like ‘TUN’, “SIR” or “DATUK” are neither valid nor redeemable for Bonuslink points in hell either! A sinner is a sinner, Tun Sir Datuk or none.
January 17th, 2008 at 12: 08.53
I doubt LKY cares about where he goes after he has helped create a living hell out of M`sia.
January 17th, 2008 at 12: 19.58
LKY acts like a fool & clown but behind the false facade lies a devious mind not unlike the bodoh pm. Both will exploit every possible situation for their own selfish ends even if it is to betray their party members.
Will such a devil redeem his political sins which he has carefully & intentionally committed? If he does then a dog can climb trees!
January 17th, 2008 at 13: 25.26
Will Keng Yaik redeem himself at the expense of a Tun-ship ? No, I don’t think so. He is just passing the hot potato to the meek and mute Koh Tsu Koon.
January 17th, 2008 at 13: 27.05
“Is Keng Yaik, as the Gerakan elder, prepared to do what Tsu Koon dared not do – to defend and champion Paranjothy’s right to speak the truth and to tell Hishammuddin to end his bully ways as Umno Youth leader against other Barisan Nasional parties and leaders?”
Of course Keng Yaik has no problem telling Hishamudin and Khairy to shut it, when he was still the head of Gerakan he did but then Keng Yaik found out monkeys are monkeys afterall, they went bananas over nuts, it was a hopeless case and he wouldn’t want to waste time on them monkeys. But Tsu Koon is quite different from his ex-boss, when Keng Yaik name him as his successor he didn’t know Tsu Koon is afraid of monkeys.
January 17th, 2008 at 13: 39.47
LKY is trying to get Tsu Koon to stay in Penang. Then LKY can continue to be in the Cabinet through being appointed as senator.
For that, he needs Tsu Koon to be `shaky` for the moment so he will stay in `safe` harbor instead of going for a parliamentary seat.
He might even get UMNO youth to do the `dirty` work for him - it only needs a phone call.
January 17th, 2008 at 13: 45.17
Or LKY stands for the Parliamentary seat.
January 17th, 2008 at 14: 24.14
Koh Tsu Koon is a letdown, that’s all I can say. He is afraid to come out of Penang. Like all Penangites, only the braves dare venture out.
January 17th, 2008 at 14: 53.05
A bridge too far …
January 17th, 2008 at 14: 58.52
Maybe Penang needs a crooked bridge to make sight-distance less obvious and more …’manageable’ !
January 17th, 2008 at 15: 29.50
You might called it a political sin. On the otherhand, someone have called it a right decision.
One will not see the mistake until he experience himself. Ask him as how he will feel if he is being detained under ISA for expressing his thought.
He is probably too old to have a chance to experience it himself.
God bless him.
January 17th, 2008 at 15: 39.18
‘It is my prerogative. I don’t have to explain why’
http://bumiku.blogspot.com/2008/01/it-is-my-prerogative-i-dont-have-to.html
January 17th, 2008 at 15: 40.26
For a start, he’s not “jantan” enough to express his own thoughts, that’s how it works in Barisan Nasional so he’s safe from being detained under ISA.
That’s why you see those imbeciles with very low intelligence - gobloks, baboons and pitbulls having free run in BN!
January 17th, 2008 at 18: 06.44
UMNO oldies are getting senile:
Dr M: It’s my prerogative
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz | Jan 17, 08 5:05pm
updated 5.56pm Despite giving his assurance that he would answer all questions put to him, Mahathir’s response in most part of his testimony was that he could not remember or recall enough to answer the questions.
http://malaysiakini.com/
All his books are therefore junk and not worth the paper they are printed on either.
January 17th, 2008 at 18: 11.08
BN’s way to buy votes— a free lunch once in an entire year
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/2134400/Article/index_html
January 17th, 2008 at 22: 19.37
This man who spit when he talks is trying to earn himself a Tunship. Do you think he’s going to redeem his political sins. Running dogs don’t redeem themselves.
January 17th, 2008 at 22: 56.22
“Paranjothy had described the Indians as “fourth-class citizens†who form the most neglected group in economic terms, as shown by key performance indicators such as tertiary education.”
In that case it makes more sense for those who share his views to make representations to the DAP leadership as to why they are fourth class instead of second class. The Malays turn to the government for jobs. Indeed the government is their main employer. The Chinese turn to the private sector i.e. Chinese owned and operated businesses for jobs. The Indians turn mostly to their own ingenuity to make a living and make ends meet.
January 19th, 2008 at 20: 03.45
let us all join hands to replace the filthy and dusty unwashed carpet untouched for the last 50 years to replace with a NEW VIBRANT CARPET for a better, peacefull,democratic,unthreatened future.Our nation is one in a thousand, please look around, loving people around,but some were poisened. If you love your nation, save it from…………!