It is a free country. Correction. It is a
relatively free country. As such, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is free to articulate
his views on anything, the weather in the North Pole to the quality of
leadership in the country.
But Malaysians are free to disagree and
reject whatever escapes from his lips these days.
Even a show of disdain would not be out of
place for this political chameleon, who, day by day, shows a convenient ability
to forget that many of the country's ills were sowed and took root during his
time.
When he laments about the
self-serving nature of Umno politicians and the money-grabbing culture of
politics today, Dr Mahathir hopes that we forget about the obscene wealth
amassed by his ministers and members of his inner circle.
When he talks about
how Christians are being unreasonable by insisting on using the word “Allah”,
Dr Mahathir hopes that we forget that his government in the late 1980s allowed
the prohibition on the use of the word by Christians be held in abeyance.
When he complaints
about rising racial and religious tension, Dr Mahathir hopes that we forget
that he is the patron of Perkasa, the right-wing group that has only one brief:
to divide this country.
Now, the former
prime minister is giving Malaysians his two cents’ worth on the Kajang
by-election.
He is entitled to
poke fun at Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and call him whatever he wants. But the
minute he talks rubbish, he should be called out.
Today, he urged the voters of
Kajang to give MCA a chance. Why?
Because according
to him the Barisan Nasional (BN) component party is trying to make a comeback
after its dismal performance. Really?
One can only guess
with his elastic sense of right and wrong, bartering for positions between
Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai is evidence of a party
on a comeback trail.
Can you imagine how
selfish and self-absorbed these two MCA leaders are that they are carving out
largesse for themselves even after their party was rejected by the community
for being self-serving?
Liow is listless
while Dr Chua... well, the less said about Dr Chua, the better.
But here is Dr
Mahathir, hoping that Malaysians will give these self-serving individuals
another chance.
But nothing should
surprise Malaysians about Dr Mahathir. He will always speak his mind and offer
unsolicited advice.
As a general rule,
Malaysians should do the opposite of what he wants. After all, the man has an
elastic view of what is right and wrong. – January 31, 2014.
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