Power Crazy in Malaysia

After 10 terms as president, he is still wanted to be the president of MIC for the 11^th term. If Sotianathan did not contest, Subramaniam would win (?). So what Samy Vellu to proud of? As Napoleon Bonaparte had said, "you can bluff certain people at certain time, and all the people at certain time, but you cannot bluff all the people all the time."

Why this so? Because if lost power, he is nobody. No one will listen and attend to him wherever and whenever. I have read an article on the Late of Tun Dr Ismail written by his son. One time he was not a minister anymore. No body came close to him in any function. Those who closed with him previously had kept distant.

However, when he was chosen back in the cabinet by the Late Tun Razak as the Deputy Prime Minister, those who kept distant then came close back to him. And what did he say? “Sorry, better keep distant from me, you all are hypocrites.”

In the Federal Government now, they are a lot of polishers. If not they will be in trouble politically, and economically. Ong Tee Keat once my friend has been trapped. He is trying to be cleaned, but he has many enemies around including those who are closed to him. More or less, I agreed the way he is handling his scandalized deputy. Choi Soi Lek should not be in his team. As Dr M said, Samy Vellu is a liability to BN, so also Choi. One of the reasons MCA lost heavily in the last election, Choi was one of the factors.

And we can see that the post of PM seems to become a family’s inheritance. Seems that in Malaysia there is no one can become the PM unless from the sons of the previous PMs. All these are nepotism! To the weak-hearted people, they will say, “let the leaders do whatever and to become what, as long as they do not disturb our daily life so much are still okay.”

I have seen a lot of people who lost power, they are then are nothing. For example, I have seen Datuk Richard Ho; an MCA ex-deputy president was walking alone along Jalan Tun Perak, nobody intended to have a glance at him at all. Yeah, that is Malaysian way of life and appreciation. The culture inculcates, the veterans are no more being respected. What the top leaders now respect ‘kononnya’, are the KPIs!

Khir Toyo rose up very fast. At the age of 35 had become the MB of Selangor. During his tenure he looked down at all his seniors, one by giving a broom as a performance token to one District Council President.

Now, Khir Toyo is living in disgrace. His Bali Mansion has been questioned by many quarters, and when completed he still intend to stay there? If so, does he has face? Lately, his wife faced ‘keguguran’ due to stress the family is facing, as I read in one local magazine.

We hope the Federal government will be changed soon to new hands who are really working for the people and not in slogans only. The majority of people day by day deteriorating economically, but the top leaders becoming richer and richer.

One CEO has declared that he had reduced his perks for year 2008 from RM9 million in the previous year to RM5 million. What’s the hack? To me, if you did not get such perks you are still okay! Top people like you salaries are nothing. And you are one of the riches Malaysian? The different of RM4 million is nothing with you but to people like us? If I were you I, I also can do, ‘waima’ may be better! Just give me the power mileage!

In the 13^th General Election, we expect the Malaysians to elect really leaders who work for the ‘rakyat’ and not the leaders who only enrich their pockets and cronies. BN really naïve if they still to nominate Isa Samad as the candidate in the next Bagan Pinang’s election. If he was chosen, we could say that BN is really corrupt in every facet. Dr M has also said the same.

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