There are some general expectation in politics that are standard anywhere around the world. One of these is the accepting of defeat gracefully. The Japanese have the hara-kiri equivalent in politics where politician will step down due to the loss of honour. And yet this very concept is alien and apparently does not exist in the UMNO party here in Malaysia.
Unsurprisingly there are already statements that highlight the gross short-sightedness prevalent among the UMNO party and as I’ve posted before here also a similar streak in the MCA component party of BN.
When given the boot out of Penang by the voters, The Penang UMNO leadership in a major show resentment and ill intent had this to say:
Penang Umno to recommend stopping all state mega projects
Penang Umno will recommend to the Federal Government to stop all proposed mega projects in the state, include those planned under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), the second Penang Bridge, the light monorail transit system, the Penang Outer Ring Road, the Penang Sentral and the RapidPenang bus service. State Umno secretary Datuk Azhar Ibrahim said the previous Gerakan-led state government had worked together with the federal government to bring all sorts of development to Penang.
“Since the people have clearly rejected development and made their choice for a change, we will recommend to the federal government to cancel all such projects. Don’t blame us for this,” he said after a state liaison committee meeting here today. In March 8 polls, Umno only won two parliamentary seats and 12 state seats.
The meeting was chaired by the deputy state Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Rashid Abdullah. Also present were Umno division chiefs from all 13 divisions.
Asked if this was Umno’s revenge, Azhar, who was appointed opposition chief, said: “This is not revenge…it is the new government’s responsibility to bring development to the state. We have done so many things in the past but we were criticised…we were blamed for wasting this and wasting that.”
To another question if this would bring about any implications to the people, he said: “The people have chosen and they wanted a new leadership.”
First they challenged the people to make their voice heard via the ballot box. Then when the people send a clear message to these power hungry bafoons, all of the sudden they get pissed off
So my fellow Malaysians, can there be any more clearer a message on how UMNO has always looked out for itself first and foremost (i.e. the UMNOputeras) – then only in the context of importance comes the Malay community, and then the rest of Malaysia.
This is the core of the government we have been ignorantly voting into power for 50 years!
