Malaysiakini, I Am Going to Sue You!

This is my advice to all politicians: When you can’t stand attacks by opposing sides, recite this “jampi”: “I am going to sue you!”

Don’t be so stupid to believe that your enemies are going to give you a million ringgit. All you want is for your supporters to believe that you are right and for that reason alone you are suing your opponents.

It really doesn’t matter whether you win or loose. Don’t worry whether you are really going to sue too. And, if you do, you may withdraw later.

I am glad that HINDRAF is listening to me and they are going to sue Utusan Malaysia for a million ringgit.

Malaysiakini, I am going to sue you!

Soalan Mengenai Kuil di Ampang

Saya tidak mempunyai maklumat lengkap mengenai isu perobohan kuil di Ampang. Dan, saya juga tidak mahu tergesa-gesa menghukum siapa bersalah dan siapa pembohong; siapa yang bercakap benar dan siapa yang taksub dengan politik kepartian. Saya hanya sekadar ingin bertanya dua soalan:

Soal pertama: Dirobohkan atau renovation?

Malaysiakini melaporkan Ahli Parlimen Kapar, S Manikavasagam mengancam untuk meletakkan jawatan tersebut sekiranya tindakan tegas tidak diambil terhadap orang yang bertanggungjawab merobohkan sebuah kuil Hindu di Ampang.

Ini pula satu laporan The Star: The Hindu temple in Ampang had been demolished by its own committee to make way for renovation and a face lift. Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin said the public condemnation of the demolition and accusation lashed at the local council and state government was unfounded.

Karpal Singh, Diam-LAH!

Agak menarik apabila Pengerusi DAP, Karpal Singh mempertahankan Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi:

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should not be pressured to quit as Prime Minister despite his flaws, says DAP chairman Karpal Singh.

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“It is not fair to pressure him to step down. It is not in our culture to pressure anyone into submission,” he said yesterday. (Sumber: The Star)

Sebagai rakyat, Karpal berhak bercakap apa sahaja. Malah selama ini pun Karpal telah bercakap bermacam-macam termasuklah mencabar PAS melangkah mayatnya dulu kalau hendak menegakkan negara Islam. Kata-kata itu bukan sahaja mencabar PAS tetapi juga melukakan hati orang Islam yang lain.

Bicara Dr Chandra Muzaffar

Berikut ialah tulisan yang dihantar oleh Dr Chandra Muzaffar melalui email kepada saya. Disiarkan semula untuk pembaca blog ini:

Recent political developments in Malaysia suggest that the reverberations from the March 8 electoral earthquake are still strong.

The Clamour within UMNO

The decision of UMNO President, Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, to expedite the transfer of power to his Deputy, Dato Seri Najib Abdul Razak, is perhaps one of the more significant of those reverberations. UMNO and its coalition partners in the Barisan Nasional had suffered an unprecedented setback in the 12th General Election. The BN not only lost its two-third majority in the federal parliament for the first time in history but was also ousted as the ruling party in four states — Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor — besides failing yet again to regain control of Kelantan.

Ahlan Wa Sahlan, Ya Zahid & Ali Rustam

Malaysiakini melaporkan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Dato’ Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi menawarkan diri sebagai calon Timbalan Presiden UMNO. [Kemaskini: Sewaktu saya menulis ini, Malaysiakini membuat posting terbaru bahawa Ketua Menteri Melaka, Dato' Seri Mohd Ali Rustam juga menawarkan diri sebagai calon Timbalan Presiden UMNO].

Ahlan wan Sahlan, Ya Zahid & Ali Rustam!

Saya fikir pengumuman itu dibuat dengan kefahaman bahawa Presiden UMNO, Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi tidak akan mempertahankan jawatan tersebut pada pemilihan parti yang akan datang. Ada kemungkinan juga pengumuman itu dibuat bagi memberikan tekanan kepada Abdullah bahawa dia harus berundur kerana Zahid dan Ali akan bertanding timbalan presiden, dan Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak akan bertanding Presiden UMNO. Saya tidak mahu terjebak dalam spekulasi ini.