The UMNO/Barisan Nasional is clearly rattled and panicking from the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council decision on January 7 to announce Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad as the Pakatan Harapan Prime Minister-designate, Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as the Deputy Prime Minister-designate, and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
The most important lesson of the 13th General Election of May 5, 2013 is that unless we can ensure a political tsunami in both the urban and rural areas, it will be impossible to bring about political change in Malaysia through the democratic process.
All Malaysians, whether Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazans, Ibans or Orang Asli; whether Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Christians or Sikhs; whether in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah or Sarawak; whether in urban or rural areas; must stand united in the 14GE to be held in 100 days to vote for the first change of Federal government in sixty years through the ballot box.
We have two formidable challenges: firstly, to sustain or even increase the voter turn-out and electoral support for political change in the 14GE as compared to 13GE; and secondly, a more uphill task to ensure that there is a political tsunami in the rural areas to match the political tsunami in the urban areas.
If Mahathir cannot help create a wave of change among the rural Malay voters for the 14GE in the remaining 100 days, then no other political leader could accomplish this “Mission Impossible”.
An urban political tsunami without a rural political tsunami will end up like the 13GE, with Datuk Seri Najib Razak continue as minority Prime Minister because of constituency gerrymandering and unfair democratic practices.
A rural political tsunami without an urban political tsunami because the urban voters have given up hope that there is possibility of democratic change, surrendering to a sense of hopelessness about the future, will also end up redounding to the benefit of Najib, UMNO and Barisan Nasiona
We need both an urban and a rural political tsunami in the 14GE – and that depends not only on Mahathir, Azizah, Anwar, Muhyiddin and Mat Sabu but on the efforts of the four Pakatan Harapan parties of DAP, PKR, AMANAH and PPBM and the “social mobilisation” efforts of all Malaysians, in both the urban and rural areas,
(Speech at the Ceramah Luaskan Harapan, Menuju Harapan in Batu Pahat on Sunday, 28th January 2018 at 9 pm)
#1 by Bigjoe on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 - 4:21 am
If Sabahan dare to retort to Najib they support Mahathir over Najib, then what is not possible?
#2 by Bigjoe on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 - 12:21 pm
WHEN IS PAKATAN GOING TO START TAKING AWAY THE CLAIM BY UMNO/BN THEY ARE THE PARTY OF DEVELOPMENT (PARTI PEMBANGUNAN)??
In Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak supposedly number 1 is bread and butter issue and development BUT fact is after 2 years in Selangor and Penang, Pakatan PROVEN THEY DO DEVELOPMENT BETTER. But Pakatan is stuck on attacking Najib and UMNO instead of TAKING AWAY THEIR FALSE THRONE.
Its easy to tear apart Najib’s projects in Sabah and Sarawak, even plans for Kelantan which they will announce. Its time to start putting for PH own track record and cut Najib’s UMNO off at their knees.
#3 by Bigjoe on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 - 12:34 pm
Here is what really is frustrating – KELANTAN, SARAWAK AND SABAH – ANY ONE OF THE STATE CAN DECIDE THE FATE OF THE COUNTRY AND THEMSELVES – by voting PH. If PH wins ANYONE OF THESE STATE – UMNO/BN FALLS – EACH OF THESE STATE HAS HISTORIC MOMENT ANY ONE OF THEM CAN DECIDE THE COUNTRY AND THEMSELVES.
#4 by waterfrontcoolie on Wednesday, 31 January 2018 - 10:15 pm
One must admit after nearly 2 generations of UMNO indoctrination, it is not easy to get the rural folks to suddenly change. Indeed Tun would have the best chance to turn them over, though I would not think it gonna be easy; when the folks have been made to fear their very own shadows! What society would like to face more challenges in life? But the 21st Century won’t be merciful for those who have been convinced that the world owes them a living!