by Dr. Chen Man Hin
Ex-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir remarked that Pakatan Rakyat cannot attract Barisan Nasional MPs to join its party with money because they are rich and would not be influenced by bribes.
He is right on the mark as PR is not a party grouping with rich and wealthy leaders and therefore do not have the resources to resort to bribery.
Pakatan Rakyat is attractive because it has an ideology which is a winning formula to bring about reforms and changes for a better Malaysia.
There are many Barisan leaders who are disenchanted with Umno because of its corruption, cronyism and racial policies. These dissatisfied leaders are welcome to join Pakatan Rakyat on their own volition, if they accept PR’s policies of democracy, justice, freedom of religion , rule of law and transparency.
The inability of Umno to accept the message for CHANGE of March 8th and turmoil and the wrangling within Umno are other factors influencing Barisan MPs to change sides and join PR.
The failure to deliver the promises made to the people of Sabah and Sarawak was another reason to prompt the Barisan MPs to join PR.
The question of bribery with money was never a consideration.
#1 by eloofk on Friday, 29 August 2008 - 7:38 pm
I just cant believe that a prominant member of UMNO or rather the ex-president can pass sarcastic remarks on his successor and damned him in public. This is a scenerio being played out that this member of UMNO is belittling and destroying his own party but what bewild me is yet no other member is raising his or her concern. Is he so powerful that even after giving up his position, no one can say anything against him or object to his remarks?
#2 by mongolian on Sunday, 31 August 2008 - 1:41 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv8eiDvrHJ4