Malu, malu, malu dan malu!
2 ke 3 insiden yang berlaku dalam sehari dua ini menunjukkan betapa kecilnya jiwa seorang ahli politik. Jika dipandang akan tindak tanduknya jua amat kecil sekali. Seharusnya kita bersedia untuk berbeza baik dari segi pendapat, corak pandangan, serta juga tarifan berkaitan sesuatu.
Malu saya mendengar perkataan dan dakwaan – dakwaan memalukan dari mulut YB Senator Dr Syed Husin Ali. Wahai YB Senator, tuan adalah antara individu Melayu yang dikatakan one of the great Malay mind. Jadi sewajarnya ayat yang keluar dari mulut mencerminkannya. Tetapi tidak!
Malulah saya sebagai pengundi mendengar dakwaan YB Senator tentang Dato’ Salehuddin Hashim, Dato’ Seri Zahrain, Tan Tee Beng dan yang lain – lain seangkatan dengan mereka. Kalau YB Senator tahu bahawa mereka ini semua teruk – teruk belaka mengapa YB Senator sanggup bersekonkol dengan mereka semua ini masa pilihanraya yang lepas? Adalah alasannya bahawa dulu depanya manusia bersih, putih, nyaman, tetapi kini sampah yang harus dibuang? Sebagai seorang yang dikatakan one of the Malay Great Mind, silalah berhujanh tidak seperti orang – orang dibawah ini.
Tindakan YB Dr Fuad Zakarshi yang mahukan tindakan disiplin dikenakan kepada YBM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah amat memualkan. Jangan kerana beliau tidak toe to the party line maka dicadang dikenakan tindakan. UMNO kenalah bersedia menunjukkan bahawa partinya sedia menerima pelbagai pandangan dan pendapat demi untuk meningkatkan kebajikan masyarakat terbanyak. Bukannya bull doze aje tanpa apa – apa perbahasan konkrit atas alasan tidak toe to the party line.
Apa ini? Masyarakat hari ini mahu melihat UMNO berubah. Berubah bermakna sanggup menerima perbezaan pandangan. Perbezaan pandangan ini tadi akan dibahaskan pula dan diberi perspektif yang lain. Jika pandangan YBM Tengku Razaleigh salah, maka YB Dr. Fuad wajarlah pula memberikan pandangan kerajaan supaya boleh dinilai yang mana yang lebih betul. Ini bukan zaman orang nak dengar kata kita sahaja dan menganggap ayat kita yang betul orang lain semua salah. Hallooooooo berubahlah.
Insiden flag off Le Tour De Langkawi di Kota Bharu lagi memalukan. Sepatutnya dan kalau bukan sebab protokol yang keterlaluan pun, Ketua sebuah negeri, jika hadir perlu diberikan first right of refusal untuk flag off. Ini sudahlah Menteri Besar Negeri tersebut sudah hadir dan bersetuju untuk buat perlepasan, tahu – tahu tempatnya diambil pula oleh YB Awang Adek, seorang Timbalan Menteri bertaraf subsidi. Memenaglah subsidi sebab kalah dalam pilihanraya di Kelantan dan dilantik sebagai Senator dan kemudiannya ke jawatan Timbalan Menteri Kewangan.
Malulah wahai Awang Adek. Sudahlah anda ditolak pengundi, perangai anda memperlihatkan betapa kecilnya jiwa anda dan ianya akan terpalit kepada parti anda juga. Seharusnya anda melakukan perkara yang betul dengan memberikan ruang tersebut kepada Menteri Besar Kelantan. Jika ia berlaku maka anda telahpun lulus ujian ketinggian jiwa anda. Ini tidak, anda mengikut sahaja kebodohan pegawai yang merancang semua itu. Jadilah bersedialah untuk ditolak oelah rakyat sekali lagi. Tindakan anda bukan sahaja dilihat oleh pengundi di Kelantan tetapi akan terpalit jua ke negeri – negeri lain.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sudahlah!
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Cerita yang wajar dicontohi! Selamat Datang ke Falsafah Politik Baru Abad 3,000
Selamat Datang ke Dunia Politik yang serba baru. Inilah yang sebenarnya seharusnya berlaku. Bukannya kacau – bilau, bergaduh tak tentu pasal.
Bila berkempen dalam pilihanraya, kita semestinya akan berbeza pendapat. Bila keputusan diumumkan, maka wajar yang kalah menyokong yang menang. Tambahan pula yang menang itu, akan memberikan perkhidmatannya yang terbaik kepada kita, samada kita suka beliau ataupun tidak.
Jadi berubahlah. Cukup – cukuplah bergaduh!
Sila baca cerita dibawah.
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Columnists: Down 2 Earth - Terence Fernandez ( Every Tuesday & Friday )
For the common good, The Sun, 29 Jan 2010
TODAY, I’d like to bring you a feel good story of how two people despite their political differences can work together for the common good.
She is the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblywoman for Rawang, while he is a long-serving Umno member and local community leader.
During the election campaign, they worked tirelessly for their respective parties but when the results came through and she won, Gan Pei Nei and Mohd Saufi Shafie set aside their differences to work together for the benefit of the constituents.
When I met them a week ago in Rawang, they were marshalling efforts to save one school site from encroachment by housing developers, and land meant for a mosque from being taken over by a hypermarket.
These two issues will be reported in the next few days).
Whether I like it or not, she is now my boss. So as a community leader it is my job to assist her in resolving the people’s problems," said Mohd Saufi, who is the chairman of the Zone 19 Joint Action Committee.
Due to her petite size and youth, Mohd Saufi said he had his doubts that Gan would be up to the job, as her only claim to fame before the elections was campaigning against high-tension cables.
"But I have a lot of respect for her as she is a hard worker and as I have a responsibility to the people in my area, I must work with her," he told me over lunch courtesy of Gan at their favourite nasi campur shop.
Mohd Saufi is a rare breed indeed as instead of playing petty party politics and sabotaging Gan’s efforts he gives her credit where it is due: "For four years we had no street lights. I met with previous representatives to fix the problem but to no avail.
"When I complained to YB, she got it done in two weeks. Did I hide that fact? No! I brought her to meet the people and tell them that she is the reason why we got the street lights."
Gan, meanwhile, said there is no such thing as Umno or PKR when it comes to serving her constituents and regards Mohd Saufi as among her most trusted allies but adds: "Make no mistake! He is still a strong Umno man but he is first and foremost a community leader who puts the people first."
People like Gan and Mohd Saufi are part of a huge network of local folk in Rawang who are trying to make their neighbourhood a better place to call home. Idle land, stalled projects, indiscriminate development, poor roads and infrastructure were among reasons cited for folks here giving their vote to a greenhorn like Gan.
Those who have been around longer like Mohd Saufi have taken her under their wing in helping her to get things done – be it quarrelling with the local authorities, drafting letters, convincing his party superiors that he is not a "traitor" but merely looking into the best interest of the people and introducing Gan to those sceptical or suspicious of her motives.
I suppose stories such as these though rare are not unique. Nationwide – even in the Parliament canteen and MPs’ lounge – it is common to see those from both sides of the political divide breaking bread together or catching up over teh tarik to discuss issues of common interest; and at the ground level working together to get things done.
Of course in Gan and Mohd Saufi’s case there may be no such thing as being bound by the whip. They are perhaps only motivated by their conscience.
But is it not this trait that is sorely lacking among many of our leaders these days – when doing what is right is bound by the rigidity of partisan politics.
Contrary to popular belief Terence does not like "to simply whack only". He prefers to be the bearer of good news. He can be reached at terence@thesundaily.com
Bila berkempen dalam pilihanraya, kita semestinya akan berbeza pendapat. Bila keputusan diumumkan, maka wajar yang kalah menyokong yang menang. Tambahan pula yang menang itu, akan memberikan perkhidmatannya yang terbaik kepada kita, samada kita suka beliau ataupun tidak.
Jadi berubahlah. Cukup – cukuplah bergaduh!
Sila baca cerita dibawah.
__________________________________________________________________________
Columnists: Down 2 Earth - Terence Fernandez ( Every Tuesday & Friday )
For the common good, The Sun, 29 Jan 2010
TODAY, I’d like to bring you a feel good story of how two people despite their political differences can work together for the common good.
She is the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblywoman for Rawang, while he is a long-serving Umno member and local community leader.
During the election campaign, they worked tirelessly for their respective parties but when the results came through and she won, Gan Pei Nei and Mohd Saufi Shafie set aside their differences to work together for the benefit of the constituents.
When I met them a week ago in Rawang, they were marshalling efforts to save one school site from encroachment by housing developers, and land meant for a mosque from being taken over by a hypermarket.
These two issues will be reported in the next few days).
Whether I like it or not, she is now my boss. So as a community leader it is my job to assist her in resolving the people’s problems," said Mohd Saufi, who is the chairman of the Zone 19 Joint Action Committee.
Due to her petite size and youth, Mohd Saufi said he had his doubts that Gan would be up to the job, as her only claim to fame before the elections was campaigning against high-tension cables.
"But I have a lot of respect for her as she is a hard worker and as I have a responsibility to the people in my area, I must work with her," he told me over lunch courtesy of Gan at their favourite nasi campur shop.
Mohd Saufi is a rare breed indeed as instead of playing petty party politics and sabotaging Gan’s efforts he gives her credit where it is due: "For four years we had no street lights. I met with previous representatives to fix the problem but to no avail.
"When I complained to YB, she got it done in two weeks. Did I hide that fact? No! I brought her to meet the people and tell them that she is the reason why we got the street lights."
Gan, meanwhile, said there is no such thing as Umno or PKR when it comes to serving her constituents and regards Mohd Saufi as among her most trusted allies but adds: "Make no mistake! He is still a strong Umno man but he is first and foremost a community leader who puts the people first."
People like Gan and Mohd Saufi are part of a huge network of local folk in Rawang who are trying to make their neighbourhood a better place to call home. Idle land, stalled projects, indiscriminate development, poor roads and infrastructure were among reasons cited for folks here giving their vote to a greenhorn like Gan.
Those who have been around longer like Mohd Saufi have taken her under their wing in helping her to get things done – be it quarrelling with the local authorities, drafting letters, convincing his party superiors that he is not a "traitor" but merely looking into the best interest of the people and introducing Gan to those sceptical or suspicious of her motives.
I suppose stories such as these though rare are not unique. Nationwide – even in the Parliament canteen and MPs’ lounge – it is common to see those from both sides of the political divide breaking bread together or catching up over teh tarik to discuss issues of common interest; and at the ground level working together to get things done.
Of course in Gan and Mohd Saufi’s case there may be no such thing as being bound by the whip. They are perhaps only motivated by their conscience.
But is it not this trait that is sorely lacking among many of our leaders these days – when doing what is right is bound by the rigidity of partisan politics.
Contrary to popular belief Terence does not like "to simply whack only". He prefers to be the bearer of good news. He can be reached at terence@thesundaily.com
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