Critical Thoughts

Instead of simply repeating this ad nauseam, this timely article from DSAI should aptly explain the issue to all.

I just read the news report from The Nut Graph titled Zulkifli: SIS should drop “Islam” where he outlined five actions to be taken against them. I salute YB Zulkifli Noordin for his open and brave stand against SIS. I have met the man twice, once in 2005 during a PAS munaqasyah at division level (he was reelected as Chairman, but as we all know he has now left PAS to join PKR) and another occasion at a Peguam Pembela Islam (PPI) meeting during the height of the Lina Joy crisis. He is a good man although misguided in his political party of choice and I wish him well and hope that one day, he will return to the “full moon” party.

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You definitely know that the influence of a certain political party is on the wane after the racial card is used to play up sentiments and usher in support. After all, it worked before in 1969. However, times have changed and something that I would have never thought I would say now is true…Malaysian democracy has matured. Malaysians are beginning to realise that sticking to just one coalition party is not going to help change things and we saw that awareness on March 8th 2008.

As for the chap who is in the news for a racial statement he uttered, well…all I can say is that while that may be true historically, it does not give any credence to the party he represents and has probably worsened it. Perhaps Pakatan should be thanking him because if this goes on, it won’t be long before the party in question is kicked out of power.

When I read this news, I breathed a real huge sigh of relief. I was already prepared for the worst should the decision go the other way and PAS, for some strange and bizarre reason, decides to form a pact with the United Melaun National Organisation, or in short U.M.N.O. In fact, I was already contemplating leaving the party should my worst fears be realised and PAS abandons its principles and work with this assabiyyah/secularist/rasuah party.

Pas has rejected any coalition government with Umno or the Barisan Nasional at both state or federal level, party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said today, ending the controversial unity talks with its ideological nemesis that have rocked both the ruling and opposition coalitions.

“The issue of Umno’s offer to Pas therefore does not arise,” Abdul Hadi said after a rare joint meeting between Pas’s central working committee and its highest decision-making body, the Majlis Syura Ulamak (religious scholars consultative council).

Kudos goes to the party leadership for their wise decision on the matter. The time for us is nigh and we are closing on Putrajaya. I can feel it.

It goes without question that as a life member of PAS, I oppose any idea or suggestion for a muzakarah (roundtable agreement) with the secularists of UMNO. I do not think that there will be any benefit into initiating such moves, as past experiences have shown. Also, these secularists sure have a bad track record when it comes to “cooperating” with Muslims who struggle for the cause of Islam. Take the Palestinian experience for example. Remember the so-called Hamas-Fatah “unity government”? Turns out that those secularists in Fatah have an axe to grind and nearly succeeded in their coup to oust Hamas from government in Gaza. Fortunately the Hamas leadership are not stupid donkeys which Fatah thought them to be.

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