The Pakatan needs to carry out a serious postmortem to find out why and how it was thrashed in Bagan Pinang.
Posters of the Kg Buah Pala demolition were found around Ladang Siliau in Bagan Pinang on nomination day – Photo by Tiger
In some ways, the BN victory was not unexpected. Perhaps the scale of the defeat surprised many. But a few keen political analysts noticed something amiss ahead of polling day and predicted that Isa would win comfortably as noted in my post here.
So far, many have pointed to some obvious reasons for the BN’s landslide win:
Pull factors:
- Isa was a popular, well-known – albeit tainted – local candidate.
- Bagan Pinang is an Umno stronghold.
- All kinds of promises and enticements were made, especially to army personnel about improved facilities.
- Questions about the postal balloting system persisted.
- And of course, the mainstream media were used in the campaigning (but then the last three points were no different from previous by-elections – except there were more postal ballots here).
Push factors:
The problems caused by certain Pas politicians in Selangor, and the bad press the party received over attempts to ban concerts and the like could have contributed to the defeat. In many ways, these Pas politicians have not learnt from GE1999, when they mistook increased support for their party (then under the Barisan Alternatif) as a vote for more conservative religious laws and an Islamic state. But then, the party was mauled in GE2004.
These Pas politicians are now making the same mistake by assuming that the support for Pas in GE2008 was because voters want more conservative religious regulations even at the local level in places like Selangor. But then, look what happened in Bagan Pinang…
“(The loss is the) result of Pas screwing everything, I think,” wrote a political scientist, who happens to be a Muslim, in a text message to me. He added that the result was expected and about time too, and lamented the PKR’s inability to stand up to Pas. He pointed out that “Anwar’s gutless stand” in this respect suggests that “they (PKR) are prepared to cut cards with the devil to get Anwar to power at all costs”.
In a way, the Pakatan defeat could have a silver lining: it could strengthen the hand of the moderates within Pas such as Mat Sabu, Khalid Samad, Husam Musa and of course, Nizar.
PKR’s own inability to rein in certain elected reps from upsetting Pakatan supporters might have also cost the alliance some votes. DAP-PKR bickering, intra-party infighting and the perception that some Pakatan elected reps are more interested in securing positions of power instead of being focused on serving the rakyat surely did not help the campaign either.
As for the DAP, one observer emailed me, “If you get the chance to speak to LGE, tell him to get his Pakatan act together. Take this ‘probation’ period of five years to do house cleaning and remove all the baggage in the party. Or else it will just be a one-time surprise.” The same would apply to other Pakatan leaders and their parties.
The demolition of Kg Buah Pala – and the loss of the Makkal Sakthi factor – also would have eroded support for the Pakatan especially in estate areas.
Tiger, a Chinese Malaysian campaigning for Pas in Bagan Pinang who had visited Kg Buah Pala, sent me the photo of the posters above along with the following remarks:
This was one of BN’s tactics to win the Indian vote, and they did win the three Indian-Malaysian majority voting districts of Siliau, Ladang Atherton and Sua Betong – which in GE2008 were all won by Pas.
The issue of KBP will not be forgotten for a long time to come, as an example of social injustice perpetrated by a supposedly pro-people new state government.
If Pakatan Rakyat cannot understand this, they do not deserve to rule.
Harsh words, no doubt, especially when the Kg Buah Pala deal was approved by the BN. But perception in politics is also important. Did the Pakatan administration in Penang convey the impression that it was trying its level best to live up to its election promises and save the village by delaying the land transfer while it carried out an in-depth probe?
Among some segments of the middle-class, political betrayal may be par for the course. But when politicians make promises to the working class who are living on the margins of society, they’d better live up to them.
I was at the Freedom Film Festival in Penang on Saturday and one of the documentaries screened was about the demolition of Kg Berembang, a Malay settlement (and its surau) in Selangor, in 2007. One of the facilitators pointed out that the demolition swung popular support away from the BN in surrounding area during GE2008.
Just as Kg Berembang was one of the many factors contributing to the “perfect storm” that unleashed the political tsunami of 8 March 2008, the effect of the Kg Buah Pala demolition on the psyche of villagers and settlers elsewhere cannot be easily dismissed (even though Guan Eng is confident that the people of Penang are behind him).
The legal issues aside, it’s not going to be easy for either the BN or Pakatan to allow the wholesale demolition of villages in future without broad-ranging consultation with settlers especially in cases where they have lived on the land for generations. The gut-wrenching spectre of grandparents, parents and children wailing and sobbing as their homes are wrecked will extract in its wake a heavy political price.
Which brings me to the final point, brought to my attention by a political economist: the issues raised by the Pakatan tend to come from a middle-class perspective (issues such as corruption, civil and political rights – important as they are). But there is a class divide here: people living on the threshold of poverty are struggling to make ends meet, to put food on the dinner-table and to provide for their families. This is not to say that democracy, accountability and human rights are not important. Of course they are.
But economic issues do play a part. Has Pakatan clearly articulated its socio-economic agenda (apart from welfarism) when it is so obviously business-oriented? Does it even have a common position on a minimum wage and workers’ rights, for instance? What about insisting that all plantation firms provide their workers with adequate housing?
How does the Pakatan propose to deal with rising food prices? Many are constantly complaining about ever-increasing food prices in the market. How can the Pakatan talk about lowering or stabilising food prices when all its attention is on business and industry such that it barely talks about sustainable agriculture and farming?
And yet, higher food prices will hurt the poor the most. From what we have seen, the Pakatan seems unable to connect with the issues that matter most among many segments of rural voters – farmers, estate workers, fisherfolk – who remain cut off from the mainstream of development and the media.
So many lessons to be learned from Bagan Pinang – especially the fact that voters cannot be taken for granted anymore by either the BN or Pakatan.
This was a defeat waiting to happen and it should serve as a reality check and wake-up call for the Pakatan.
If the lessons are heeded, then this by-election defeat could be a blessing in disguise for the Pakatan in its long-term struggle. If not…
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KBP? They have no rights to the land, they get a house in return. Tell that to the Miri Indigenius folks who were ordered out of their land.
I just dun understand.
DAP fool is always giving contradict statement. If these Indian residents have no rights on KBP land, why they are compensated with a half million terrace houses through “arrangement” chaired by state government?
If KBP residents are squatters, LGE sould just put them in “rumah rakyat” as BN did to other squatters.
Hi Anil,
I’m not commenting on the BP by election result but yr snide implication that it has something to do with the KBP issue in Penang. Though u will agree it might or might not have any influence on the actual result, the fact that u as an ‘independent’ blogger is still harping on this issue seemed to me u r not letting this issue die until LGE is defeated in the next GE, right ?
Leaving aside whether what has been done in KBP is right or wrong, can I now ask u and those others who are purportedly interested in human/monority rights issues, why have u all been so very silent and blind to other land grab issues now occurring in other non PR states ? The FT Kg. Pandan land grab and the Miri land grab in Sarawak for example ? Are they not as important ? In terms of scale and the number of people involved, they easily out-scale KBP and yet none of u even squeaked. WHY ? AS I’d asked before, is it because u guys feared being gassed out or even being kruganed ?
I would expect u guys to act sincere. If u really want to fight for injustice, fight all the way. Why pick yr victims. I can understand if it is done by the MIC and some … Hindraf guys. But please always remember, the KBP folks despite what they had done to the CM and the DCM and to themselves (which u always failed to mention) had still got one of the best deals (if my memory serves me right) in Malaysian history where compensation for land eviction is concerned.
However, if u and our other Indian compatriots think just because of KBP, u now want to shift yr political support away from the PR despite the decades of injustices done to u all, I can only say may God help u and good luck.
Since I am based in Penang, it is only natural that I focus more on Penang-based issues, which I am more familiar with. I can’t be everywhere, and I am not paid to do this. I am disappointed though that you infer that I have a racial motive for writing what I write.
Anil
You are just looking in the needles. If Kg Buah Pala is penang based issues, then what has it got to do with the by-elections in Negeri, Kedah and Perak which you chose to mention in your blogs according to your whims? You might as well confined all issues to Penang just to be fair otherwise resettled squatters in Penang when relocated can get RM500,000 and those in other states can get RM40,000 and in East Malaysia can be homeless?
Actually PAS did not lost the Bagan Pinang by election. After all the seat has been held by UMNO The increase in the majorities is due to the postal (army) votes as almost 90% went to UMNO. The status quo of the non malay in fact were the same with the Indian tilted a little due to the handout given at the last moment to persuade them to vote.
Pakatan Rakyat should not be alarmed. This victory is already expected and it is not due to the Buah Pala and Selangor issue. The pattern of voting in Selangor and Penang are different from Bagan Pinang. Bagan Pinang has an electorate of rural and poor folk especially the Indian and they are just tempted by these pittance handout not ideals or principle unlike the urban people. As I have said before, they could even sell their soul for a pittance. Whereas in the urban west coast corruption and proper governance are what the people want.
Going to the Buah Pala case there are only 9 families that have not sign up and it will soon be too late if they continue to listen to the lies of MIC, UMNO & Gerakan. They should know that Buah Pala already been robbed off by the GERAKAN government to the Koperasi. The resident has lost the court case and the minutes by KTK are just irrelevant. KTK is just using the issue to evade debate and Sugumaran and Anil are being ignorant or just trying to create more publicity for himself and the blog respectively.
As for Sugu claims that there are families living under the trees and community hall, IT IS ALL A BIG LIES perpetuated by Sugu MIC, UMNO and Gerakan K. I lived around the Green Lane area and pass through Kg Buah Pala almost everyday but have not seen such thing.
So forget about Kg Buah Pala and do not be alarmed at the result of Bagan Pinang. Even when BN was at the Zenish of its power, it did not control all the seat and it still lost to the opposition especially PAS and DAP. To win the next General Election, PakaTAN Rakyat must make inroad in EAST Malaysia as they have almost 40% of the total Parliamentary seats.Without EAST Malaysia, BN would still not be in power today. ………..
And the most important thing is Parti Keadilan must brace up their act and chose more dedicated and loyal people to stand for election as most of them are from UMNO and could be persuaded to switch for monetary gain. THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE SHOULD FEAR.!!!!!
PR supporter like you still not learn from the by-election result. In next GE. Gerakan will fight back and kick LGE out of office. I for sure will give away flyers regarding to this Kg Buah Pala issue and nasty comments made by PR supporters like you. Just read news that UMNO has repent and stop the “Ketuanan Melayu” because rejection of people. In addition, UMNO also takes measures to eliminate money politic. So people will notice that UMNO has changed a lot since last GE. We will have better days ahead as long as UMNO in power. We stand firmly behind your leadership.
Gerakan K = UMNO … boy!
Dear Sang Kancil
Again, any one who dares to dissent is shouted down and accused as traitors and enemies of the state. The attitude of DAP cybertroopers not just reminds me of Bush’s mantra of “Either You are with us or against us” but even more omniously the fascist regimes of Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini.
By attacking Gerakan K’s fair comments, Pakatan cheerlesders show a scary and shocking inability to accept criticism.
I wouldn’t have minded if Penang is heading toward Singapore’s model of air-cond dictatorship, but in actual fact we are nearer to the North Korean model where the Great Leader and the Wise One rules with the iron fist and ably supported by a personality cult.
Dear K
There you go again! Before you accuse anybody of Bush’s mantra of “Either You are with us or against us”, please take a look of yourself in the mirror. Most folks here who don’t comment favourably on KBK , Anil, Gerakan K or your side are branded DAP cybertroopers by you. Now what does that say about you?
Gerakan K,
UMNO changed a lot as you said? But they have not been punished yet. If you wife cheated on you, will you forgive her while she had not repented and still flirting with your friends, even though she said she loved you?
As long as they did not dissolve Perak assembly and did not abolish the draconian laws, UMNO had not changed. Period. Ganesan is still damn arrogant. You are the blind supporter here. I hope one day you or your close ones are arrested under ISA. See if you still talk this way.
Only a pure moron will think that PR government can win the BN government in terms of corruption and abusing power.
A brainless guy is not even a wakil rakyat but now he is suddenly become the (shameless) speaker.
Hello Ganesan, tell me face to face, how low can you go?
Dear Bros
LGE is not interested in bigger picture of Anwar Ibrahim of PR Federal Government.
LGE is cosy with his Northen Kingdom which majority is chinese which he feels will support DAP for the State Government no matter what as opposed to UMNO BN Government.
KBP Fiasco is calculated move by LGE because the affected residents (belong to a minority group) in Penang which wouldnt have much effect on the polls in Penang which also can be isolated as MIC-HINDRAF collaborators.
Bottom line.. LGE is not interested in PR Federal Government…LGE only interest is PENANG which he will try to emulate the Dictator Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore and make Penang as KIASU STATE!!
rgds
Lineclear
anil,
kg buah pala has got nothing to do with Bagan Pinang. just dun understand why you need to keep on highlighting this issue. Like KKLim mentioned, what is kg buah pala issue compared to other land grab issues?
if you stay in Penang and you only focused to the local issues, then mention in your article.
why make the kg buah pala issue seems like a national issue.
what about the cow head issue? be more sincere and neutral in your writing if you want to write about Bagan pinang. kg buah pala has got nothing to do with the bagan pinang election. after all, the kg buah pala residents already get a good deal from the developer. so what further crying do they need?
any further claims by the residents will just give the people that the residents in kg buah pala are a greedy bunch and fanned by people like you.
no one believe the lost of bagan penang caused by indian (KBP relate) issue.
but i surely 90% believed it lost are came from postal vote by army.
I agree with Anil on the reasons why PR lost by such a big majority. PR has been sleeping while BN has been repairing the damage. To say that PR does not need to worry about the recent by election is absolutely stupid and naive. Najib is a very experienced politician and a formidable opponent. His father was former PM, he became an MP at the age of 23, he was MB of Pahang, he has held office in various ministries not to forget he was coached by both Anwar and Mahathir. That makes him a very dangerous person to PR. Besides these, he now has UMNO’s full backing and BN’s undying loyalty. These together with endless govermental resources make him a mountain. So PR better wake up and start calling the right shots or face inevetable failure in GE13. Do your work and work as one unified body.
nkkhoo
October 14th, 2009 at 7.24pm · Reply
That was exactly DAP and PKR idiots told KBP residents that Gerakan was grasping their land. The hard evidence can be found in youtube.com.
Why so fast to change mind after 308? Indian voters in Bagan Pinang are doing good service to teach PR a hard lesson.
How a coward with no name in internet dares to tell me what to do in my life?
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seriously mate. ur brain?… are you listening to yourself? you actually telling me to go watch youtube for evidence?…
coward with no name in internet? what are you? 12 years old? and you are implying that you are a hero with a name? uncle! who you think you are that i wouldn’t dare of telling you anything? …
And now Najib has introduced the 1TOILET programme…
Kg Buah Pala has everything to do with Bagan Pinang. Bare in mind that more than 20% of population is Indian and seeing what is reported on the papers on how LGE handles the case, who in Bagan Pinang with the right mind would cast his vote on the opposition? One thing that the oppositions depends too much on is statistics and ignored the more important factor, perception. Yes, incident might be small but people can blow it up, as in such case.
wow! penyokong pakatan rakyat betul-betul sudah menjadi angkuh! jebat musibat kau ini bodoh ke atau buta, mana satu? pas kalah dalam semua polling post berbanding dengan ge12 dimana ladang-ladang yang majoriti herbangsa indian sokong pas dahulu.sekarang, peratus yang undi lebih dari 80 peratus.dan isu kbp adalah salah satu faktor kekalahan pas atau pakatan rakyat. tapi apa nak buat,penyokong buta macam pakatan rakyat hanya pandai bodoh sombong sahaja!
Sorry Anil, u r wrong. I am not implyng racial motive on yr part but political motive, yes. BTW, KG Pandan eviction involved mainly Indian families and MIri, local natives. If u want to champion their cause, it is not difficult in this cyber world. U don’t need to be there. There r more than sufficient info both in the print and electronic media on these issues. U have done it many times elsewhere.
BTW, for those who like to freely label Dr P Ramasamy as a ‘mandore’ please name me a state where a Malaysian Indian has ever been appointed a Deputy CM ? For that matter, a Speaker of the Assembly ( discounting the present contentious ‘Speaker’ in Perak)?
What political motive?
KK Lim
This unwarranted and unrelenting attack on Anil and other principled but politically nuetral Malaysians by DAP and Pakatan Cybertroopers has and is pushing a lot of people from supporting PR. A lot of non political Malaysians are shocked by the fanaticism and blind devotion of these Pakatan supporters who appears to support a fascist state lead by LGE or the Mullahs of PAS.
In the topic of DCM, let me refresh your and your fellow DAP Cybertroopers collective memories of the fact that before the GE, DAP itself was opposed to the concept of DCM in Penang and labelled the Gerakan. However, after they won they conveniently forgot about this and introduced not one but 2 DCMs.
As for Prof Rama, he might be a DCM… Being from a minority community and out of Penang, he has no authority, influence or respect not just in DAP but also within the Indian community. I can write a report on his mis-steps and blunders he has committed in the last 20 months. He is indeed a laughing stock among the Indians and even among his own Batu Kawan parliamentary constituency he is unwelcome and looked upon with much anger. Certainly the Indian community not look at his appointment with pride now, though there was much joy initially.
Pakatan will strike back. It’s like a football match. When you are down you will go all out to strike. The score now is still in PR’s faivour. See what comes next. It’s becoming very interesting. The fervour of a two-party system is already there. The Bagan Pinang victory could only be a flash in the pan. Looks like the moderates in PAS will win the hearts of all people.
Sir, The Malays who supported PR have grown wary of hidden chauvinistic agenda as can be referred to by the comments on PR-supported websites like Raja Petra’s one. The language of some commentators, non-Malays presemably, really turned people like me off. I believe that once in power, these jokers will be worse thab Umno. Hassan Ali is one, but they are more hiding in the closet just aiting for the right time to come out. I can safely predict that PR will be hit by a pendulum swing in GE13.
So many commenters here are UMNO buffoons. Why are their comments published here, and not mine, anil? Being pro-UMNO eh?
Buah pala asam jeruk
Bagan Pinang tepi laut
Memang dah rasa nak kalah teruk
Parti hangpa semua dah melalut
Hello sukakaya. I like your comments. Not only Hassan Ali. If you combine Anwar and Kit Siang also as an alternative leaders to lead Malaysia, believe you me, our country, our nation will be in a great mess.
I know that you suka kaya. How ever there are many out there who don’t like kaya. They prefered plain toast.
saya ada menulis 2 artikel in my blog, berkenaan kekalahan pakatan di bagan pinang.
http://apaajanews.blogspot.com/
happy deepavali to all indians in malaysia, chao
I’m begining to wonder if Anil own one of the houses in KBP. There are a lot of happy people who are well compansated, only Sugu and gang who probably want a house next to Khir Toyo. What do you all want, they are on peoples property.
No, I don’t own any property in KBP.
Those who think Kg Buah Pala issue is a deterrent factor for Indian to vote for UMNO, pls stop your fantasy here. If cow head and protest on Hindu Temple at Selangor which touched on religious matter of most Indian here consider almost irrelevant here, do u think Indian in Bagan Pinang care about KBP issue which happened further away up north?
Think again.
We voted for UMNO just becos of Isa.
What political motive ? Only u would/should know.
BTW, why haven’t u publish all the nasty abuses, and name calling that the MIC/fraud Hindraf people heaped upon Dr P Ramasamy and LGE so that people here can have a clearer and balanced picture of the real situation ib KBP ?
PAS defeated in Bagan Pinang because:
1) LGE arrogant behavior in running its duty and the way he handle Kg Buah Pala
2) PAS attempts to ban beer in Selangor
3) PAS attempts to ban concerts
4) Jeff Ooi labels JIM as islamic extremist organization
5) People believing our PM Najib sincere effor in 1Malaysia initiative
6) People really have spoken their fear of PAS islamic state agenda
Gerakan K – You can be naive and stupid to believe in this 1Malaysia but don`t label the people as believing in it
This is the 1 Malaysia advocated by Najib
1 Malaysia – categorise as non bumiputra and bumiputra
1 Malaysia – non bumi no discount / bumi 5% discount for buying house.
1 Malaysia – non bumi less points while bumi more point for entry into universities, colleges and other public institution.
1 Malaysia – NEP that help bumi with crutches and ignore non bumi with crutches.
1 Malaysia – Innocent & INCLUSIVE of corruptible and cheaters like ISA & Malacca CM found guilty of money politics, a disbarred lawyer who misappropriate 161,000 and 2 ADUN in Perak on corruptible charges.
SO MANY MORE YOU CAN THINK OF
PAS defeated is anticipated. It has nothing to do with your idiotic version. Even when BN was at the zenith of its power, its still lost to the opposition many times. But now with the opening of the eyes of the people, the fall of UMNO is imminent.
You do not understand the people fear of PAS islamic agenda. 1Malaysia = no islamic state. Next GE PAS candidate in non-malay areas will be totally defeated. Remember my words. Myself as a politically active person on the ground, fully understand people feeling. This Bagan Pinang by-election is the perfect example to prove my point.
Gerakan K,
Mahathir said Malaysia is an Islamic state,
Badawi said Malaysia is an Islamic state
Najib 1Malaysia is a bluff and he did said Malaysia is an Islamic state.
And did MIC, MCA, PPP & Gerakan retort to that. They just keep quiet afraid to annoy their master UMNO. Oop sorry, they did not keep quiet just like you. Gerakan Lim Keng Yaik … said, Malaysia is an Islamic state but a different one. Did I say wrong ???? It was reported in the mass media. Isn`t this the words of a moron or a lap…..
PAS wanted an Islamic state. Kit Siang & DAP said no. Karpal Singh said over my dead body. PK Anwar would not allow. They dare to say their heart out.
What say you ???. You keep talking of PAS Islamisation but have you retort back when Mahathir, Badawi, Najib and a host of other UMNO leaders keep on saying that Malaysia is an Islamic State. Maybe just like Gerakan LKY you twist and turn bu saying its a different Islamic state….
What PAS want is full islamic law including hudud which has punishment like cutting of hands, beheading, stoning to death,…
BN leaders may feel free to say Malaysia is an islamic state but we don’t have above punishment. This is fact that you, PAS, DAP, PKR can’t argue with me.
Whether you are pro PR or pro BN, semua rakyat benefits from having 2 parties to choose from.
The fact that BN-UMNO-GERAKAN-MIC-MCA wants to reform is because Malaysians have been given alternatives.
So please don’t think for one minute there would be any reform whatsoever if PR did not exist.
Malaysians Boleh.
It is very simple !
As I predicted before the election, so long as … Mahathir is not involved in the by election, Isa will without a doubt win just like AAB in his first GE as P.M. will a record.
The people thought M was really retired and came out to celebrate, big time, and voted AAB without any regard for the corrupted BN candidates. But as soon as M came out and opened his … mouth AAB lost it big time. Not because AAB did anything wrong but it was simply because of M’s involvement.
Subsequent by elections were further evidences, every by-election he was involved in BN/UMNO lost. The two he stayed out of them BN/UMNO won, especially the last one when he openly opposed to Isa’s nomination and UMNO won by a record margin. What further proof do you need ?
So in the next GE let M get involved or even encourage him to do so and you would surely see BN/UMNO gets defeated. Unfortunately he (might) not live long enough to do that…
So, they won in Bagan Pinang.When you have a carrot for Deepavali given to them and renovotaions done after so long, surely people will vote for you!!!The recent UMNO assembly was a classic example of how the media is doing work for their masters..Now we see and hear the trouble Zahid is supposed to be having…You guys want to change and re-invent yourself.If you say so much about 1 Malaysia concept,why so scared to go back to the people in Perak .This does show that you are only talking about change but you are the REAL POWER CRAZY…
Yang:
“Going to the Buah Pala case there are only 9 families that have not sign up and it will soon be too late if they continue to listen to the lies of MIC, UMNO & Gerakan”
Most of the Kg Buah Pala residents had to accept the offer from LGE – what else can they do? A very important fact that has certainly irked many is that the actual transfer was approved/done during the tenure of the present state govt.
No one is disputing that the BN/Gerakan govt screwed up this matter. Precisely that is one of the reasons they were voted out but the arrogant way LGE handled this matter is common knowledge. He may believe that he has the votes piled up in Penang but there are going to be repercussions throughout the country. If you think that this is not going to mean anything, then you are sadly mistaken. The views from the ground are loud and clear.
hei everybody who does not support 1 malaysia…use your stupid brain to see justice and dont just accuse the past government. how good you people in ruling now…..there’s lot of problems like corruption, cruel leader like nizar jamaludin of perak, mahfuz, mat sabu and of course the living satan of modern era and you people know who he is…mu support for pr has gone to zero and the whole region of my area has pledge support back to bn …….hidup 1 malaysia…..hidup melayu, cina dan india serta lain2 etnik.
Agree! Hidup 1Malaysia! Vote Gerakan in next GE!
Political stupidity?
Arrogant complacency?
Impending political rigor mortis?
“Imagine Power To The People” John Lennon.