On 5th May 2014, the first anniversary of the 13th General Elections, Malaysians were torn by grave disillusionment with the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for a year of failed policies and the dire prospect of a break-up of Pakatan Rakyat over hudud law.
The next day, the beginning of the second year of Najib’s second administration as Prime Minister could not have started on a more ominous note, heralding that Malaysia is heading for a new dark age where all the grandiloquent pledges and slogans of 1Malaysia, World’s Best Democracy and Government Transformation Programme would be consigned to the dustbins of history and replaced by undemocratic, repressive, unjust and draconian rule.
In the morning, the PR/DAP MP for Seputeh Teresa Kok was charged in Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with sedition over her Chinese New Year “Onederful Malaysia” video, a 11-minute clip lampooning and criticising various failures of government policies.
It is supreme irony that one of the five criticisms in her video alleged to be seditious was about the security situation in East Sabah especially after the abduction of the Taiwan tourist in an island resort off Semporna in November last year – as on the morning that Teresa was charged, news were received of another abduction of a Chinese national in a nearby island off Lahad Datu at about 2.45 a.m. the same day!
Teresa was telling the truth, but telling the truth has become sedition in Najib’s Malaysia as the Prime Minister has forgotten his promises to repeal the draconian and colonial Sedition Act.
Teresa’s prosecution for sedition is meant to serve as a warning by the Najib administration to all critics, whether the Pakatan Rakyat, civil society or common citizenry that they face the possibility of being charged under sedition not for telling lies and falsehoods or inciting hatred and conflict but for legitimate ciriticism of the Barisan Nasional government for its failures and weaknesses.
But irony of ironies, yesterday saw the fulmination of the most and worst seditious statements in recent memory – as testified by the following media headlines:
1. Isma: Chinese migration into Tanah Melayu ‘a mistake” which must be rectified (MMO)
2. Chinese are intruders who bully Malays, says Isma (Malaysiakini)
3. Chinese brought to Tanah Melayu are ‘trepassers’, says Muslim group (TMI)
4. If Christians continue to grow, they will outnumber us by 2100, says Muslim group (TMI)
5. Undercover Christian priests here as football coaches, Muslim NGOs tell foum (TMI)
6. Books warning Muslims about ‘Christian agenda’ distributed at Allah forum in university(TMI)
7. Gospels are ‘fake’ as Jesus was ‘human slave to Allah’, don claims (MMO)
8. NGO warns of Christian Malays posting as Muslims (Mkini)
Never before in recent times for over four decades, have the fabric and integrity of the multi-racial and multi-religious character of the Malaysian nation been undermined by such irresponsible spewing of racial and religious hatred and conflict, threatening to plunge Malaysia into a new dark age.
The impunity and immunity of the perpetrators of these merchants of hate in our multi-racial and multi-religious is all the more incredible, as it goes against the very grain of Najib’s 1Malaysia signature policy and the Global Movement of Moderates which he had launched as Prime Minister.
Why has Najib given full and free play to the merchants of hate, lies and falsehoods to perpetrate their worst to tear the Malaysian nation asunder?
It would appear that there are two movements under Najib as Prime Minister, the Global Movement of Moderates which is good for national and international image, but which has little traction and progress to boast about, and the Movement of Racist and Religious Extremists which is allowed full liberty to vent their racist and religious venom, fully seditious and subversive of the very fabric and integrity of Malaysian unity and society.
Najib must take a clear stand – is he with the moderates or the extremists, as is he for 1Malaysia or for the very antithesis of 1Malaysia!
#1 by pulama on Wednesday, 7 May 2014 - 1:44 pm
What is his stand? It is the political survival for two cousins and their cronies, who are feeling increasingly insecure.
As political analyst Dr Bridget Welsh sees it:
/// The reality is that Najib and his associates continue to watch their backs, distracted from governing.
To accommodate the need for funds, Najib has opted to implement the Goods and Service Tax (GST), a measure that has widespread public opposition as shown in recent polls.
. . ordinary people are only seeing the impact of rising inflation on their already strained finances.
UMNO knows that the GST has the potential to be its death knell – a reason it is doing everything it can to break up the opposition through hudud and other religiously divisive issues and the use of institutions such as the Judiciary to marginalise political opponents and parties alike. UMNO rightly fears that the GST will undercut the base of its political support, effectively betraying its base by imposing a higher cost of living and greater suffering. In their fancy cars behind guarded houses, they have lost perspective, unaware of even the price of kangkung.///
“Malaysia: One Year after GE 13, lost in sea of politiking”, by Bridget Welsh, Malaysia Kini, 6 May 2014, http://www.malaysiakini.com
#2 by Bigjoe on Wednesday, 7 May 2014 - 1:48 pm
NOT making a stand is EXACTLY what Najib is. He is as his father predicted PRODIGAL SON – we are thrown under the bus and left to the inevitable train-wreck that is Mahathir’s creation fomerly known as Malaysia.
#3 by boh-liao on Wednesday, 7 May 2014 - 1:54 pm
In d last week, MANY activities whacking nonMalays n Christians
Looks like ALL those activities carried out n orchestrated with d BLESSING of Perkosa-UmnoB/BN
#4 by boh-liao on Wednesday, 7 May 2014 - 1:56 pm
Mayb veri soon all nonMalays must TATOO an X on their foreheads 2 indicate dat they r trespa$sers here n paint a big fat X in front of their houses
Sounds FAMILIAR? Ketuanan Melayu n Aryans
#5 by john on Wednesday, 7 May 2014 - 1:59 pm
Ho, he just loved the position he is taking now, to be able to “najis” everyone (including the ONE Mamak an AI, playing them to strengthen himself ).
His only concern is holding on to ” PM ” position, and hence, the piggy bank as well.
#6 by narasimam on Wednesday, 7 May 2014 - 11:55 pm
najib should watch “Yes, Minister’ on the BBC. excellent sitcom. he has taken so many turnings all his live. so have lead him to success others have stonewalled. right now only rosmah knows best.
#7 by boh-liao on Thursday, 8 May 2014 - 5:48 am
Elegant silence
Still seeking d elusif RM1 chicken n MH
Waiting 4 d green lite fr d real stumpy peeM sitting @ home
#8 by winstony on Thursday, 8 May 2014 - 7:45 am
The point here is that the ruling party is stirring up all this trouble is that they are very worried that come GE14, their grip on power will be even more precarious than GE13!
And they are throwing everything in the book at the PR.
And more!
But while the PR should counter all their attacks, it must also be borne in mind that it must never lose sight of going all out to gain more support in the bastion of the ruling coalition, and that is the rural areas in both West and East Malaysia.
#9 by boh-liao on Thursday, 8 May 2014 - 5:00 pm
PR is running around like a headless n BLIND chicken, shooting itself in d foot, n self imploding
HOW NOT 2 lose sight – HOW 2 gain support in d rural areas in East n West M’sia
Time 4 every1 2 CRY 4 M’sia – neither coalition works
NO NEED 4 ultras 2 ask U 2 vamoose – just get ready 2 abandon ship n just GO (remember don’t just WEAR safety jackets n wait, wait 4 instruction 2 LEAVE – nanti too LATE n sink with d SINKING ship)