Tun Dr M Blames DS Najib For Bersih 4.0

Tun Dr M at a function in Pasir Gudang, Johor on the afternoon of Saturday, 29 August 2015, as the Bersih 4.0 gathering gains momentum at and around Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Square, lays the blame squarely on the shoulders of DS Najib Tun Razak for the most recent Bersih demonstration. In his keynote speech, he laments that he does not usually agree with street demonstrations as there are more proper channels to resolve issues. However, in the case of Bersih 4.0, it has arisen and gained support as all channels to resolve issues have been blocked!

In Malay, Tun declares,"You report to the police to have crimes investigated, suddenly the one reporting is investigated!" Continuing in this vein, Tun Dr M decries the recent moves by DS Najib to shore up his political position, including the sacking of the AG TS Abdul Gani Patail and forced holidays, movements and retirements of members of the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission and the Police Special Branch to curtail efforts to prosecute the Prime Minister for financial crimes, linked to the 1MDB scandal.

Explaining the anger resulting in such strong support for the Bersih 4.0 rally, he encapsulates the anger and shame brought upon the nation by DS Najib's confession of receiving RM2.6B into his private accounts as a 'political donation', a claim thoroughly disbelieved by a majority of Malaysians. Reflecting on the suspicions in the minds of most Malaysians, he says,"Never before has a Prime Minister stolen any money... oh no, not steal, 'donation'." This anger towards blatant corruption at the highest levels of government Tun Dr M fears will lead to BN losing the next General Elections (PRU14).

Tun Dr M clearly zooms into the need to remove from office the person at the centre of the country's political and currency crisis, referring to DS Najib's use of the vulgar Malay word Bangsat recent,"Yang nak membangsatkan bukan UMNO, tetapi orang ini! ... Anda pergi, maka selesai segala-galanya..." In line with this, replying to a question by a retrenched MAS stewardess on whether she should continue to vote BN at the next elections, Tun Dr M replies,"Kita nak BN menang, tapi kita nak Najib kalah", laying the responsibility of rejecting DS Najib on his constituencies in Pekan, Pahang to 'save the country' from the sitting Prime Minister.

As DS Najib frets about Bersih 4.0, it is the gathering in Johor that will likely snowball towards his eventual removal from office, as UMNO's stalwarts plan to gather in KL, in growing wrath, for its General Assembly in the hundreds of thousands later in the year...

Winners And Losers Of Bersih 2.0 As Well As A (Local) Hidden Hand...

Claims and counter-claims abound about who are the winners or losers coming out the Bersih 2.0 demos on Saturday. Here are my opinions:

The People of KL: BIGGEST LOSERS! The demo disrupted KL life such that the demonstrators, not the police, are being blamed, unlike for Bersih 1.0! I have heard from people as varied as Shiela Majid (on twitter) and my son's elderly Chinese Chess coach express their disappointment at the so called 'leaders' disrupting and disturbing people's lives. What more the brides and grooms as well as other for which the day should have been memorable for better reasons!

The People of Malaysia: Losers, but not too big me-thinks. The biggest concern would have been if this led to loss of investor confidence, etc. But considering how relatively tame the demos were and the relatively balanced coverage by the international media, such as by the BBC, as well as many people having visited Malaysia over the years, knowing much of this is just opposition political propaganda, the damage I believe has been relatively limited.

Bersih 2.0: Losers, but not too big either as they seem to be feeling good about themselves! Quote delusional this, as they were talking about getting 500,000 to demo, ended up having to claim only a 10% turnout of 50,000, whilst even independent analysts can only confirm an attendance of 10,000! Actually, quite a pathetic performance considering Dato' Ambiga's and Pakatan Rakyat's previous claims.

Perkasa (& known Allied NGOs): BIG WINNERS! They did not turn up in the end, hence will be taking the credit for being respectful to the Agong, to the police, the authorities, as well as concerned with the impact on the city's people! And sure enough, Dato' Ibrahim Ali has wasted no time seizing the moral high ground by criticising Bersih 2.0, especially Dato' Ambiga!

Patriot (or KJ's gang cum 'Pemuda UMNO'): Indifferent. No one really knows what they were trying to do, maybe just piggy-back ride on Perkasa's crowd? In the end, their smaller numbers were quite insignificant, and still had to suffer being water-cannoned by the police! KJ was lauded by some UMNO reps at the gathering at PWTC yesterday, but they were following a cue, and Patriot remains an organisation in a limbo legally that has achieved... nothing!

DS Anwar Ibrahim: Loser. This was probably going to be DS Anwar's swansong as demos go, as he is likely to spend a long time in prison due to Saiful. Surely he must be disappointed that he did not manage to lead a massive enough procession, so much so that news of him falling and needing the hospital was about the best coverage he could achieve... pathetic! At least no one pointed out Bersih 2.0's poor turnout is proof the DS Anwar did nothing but Hijack Bersih 1.0!

The Police: Indifferent. Actually, the police managed the situation quite well. However, I find it hard to see people agreeing to the use of any force such as water-cannons etc on demonstrators. However, the people are so annoyed by Bersih 2.0, they would probably have some respect towards the Police for doing their job that day and keeping their peace.

DS Najib: Marginal Winner. I actually had DS Najib down as Loser or Indifferent until I saw photos of his Walkabout around KL on Sunday. That was EXCELLENT! May not have addressed all the questions of the management of Bersih 2.0 over the weeks or indeed the stadium alternative debacle, for which he cannot shoulder all the blame, but the Walkabout was in welcome contrast to the life-disrupting Bersih 2.0 activity.

So, what was the point of the Bersih 2.0 demo on Saturday? That is a rhetorical question which answer is... IT WAS FOR NOTHING! There is much that the people of KL has suffered from Dr Ambiga and her Pakatan friends, but enough for many KL-ites to return to BN if PRU-13 was tomorrow? Maybe not, but DS Anwar and his allies did not gain much, but lost some on Saturday, 9 July, 2011.

On the Hidden Hand... many conspiracy stories have been flying around about 'foreign influence' upon Ambiga and her Bersih 2.0 leadership. However, it may be of interest to many that by far the biggest contributor to Dato' Ambiga's Bersih 2.0's so called 'success', with advice, influence though perhaps less money, is a LOCAL! A PROMINENT LOCAL! ONE WHO IS CLOSE TO BN's LEADERSHIP AND CAN SEE THE AGONG! But who is this 'Dalang'...

Betulkah Saya Kata Bersih 2.0 Bengong?

Memandangkan kenyataan pendapat saya sebagai Presiden MAYC mengenai perhimpunan Bersih 2.0 yang diwartakan Bernama nampaknya diguna-pakai oleh ramai pihak, termasuklah Malaysiakini, rasanya ada baiknya saya membetulkan sedikit yakni berkenaan penggunaan perkataan 'Bengong'.

Sebenarnya, yang saya sebutkan dalam temuramah menerusi telefon adalah yang Belia akan Bingung akibat berlangsungnya perhimpunan Bersih 2.0, apatah lagi sekiranya seronok menyertainya. Saya tidak mengatakan Belia akan Bengong kalau turut serta... ya lah, kan menjawab soalan Bernama, takkanlah saya nak guna perkataan Bengong!

Yang menariknya, Malaysiakini pula menyalah-tafsir sama termasuklah konteks penggunaan perkataan Bengong yang kononnya digunakan oleh saya. Ia mewartakan yang saya menyifatkan mereka yang bakal menyertai perhimpunan haram sedemikian sebagai Bengong. Ini juga tidak betul, saya tidak menyifatkan mereka yang bakal menurut serta Bengong, hanya mungkin sekadar Bingung.

Tetapi kalaulah ada yang mewartakan yang saya merasakan penganjur Bersih 2.0 sebagai Bengong, walaupun saya tidak menyatakan sedemikian kepada Bernama, namun ia merupakan laporan yang tepat! Pada saya, memang Bengong (fools) yang menganjur Bersih 2.0. Apa diorang tak nampakkah apa yang bakal berlaku? Ka sengaja nak berlaku sedemikian?

Walaupun perhimpunan Bersih yang asal di'hijack' oleh DS Anwar Ibrahim, namun niat di sebaliknya merupakan niat murni untuk menyahkan seorang pemimpin yang dipercayai oleh semua yang terlibat, semakin membinasakan kemakmuran dan kesejahteraan rakyat Malaysia, yakni Pak Lah. Bersih yang asal digerakkan oleh begitu ramai tokoh dari setiap pola politik, agama dan bangsa di Malaysia.

Malangnya, Bersih 2.0, jelas tidak mendapat sokongan dari kesemua pihak. Malah, ada yang mengatur perhimpunan anti-Bersih pimpinan Perkasa pun merupakan antara pengelola serta perancang Bersih 1.0. Yang si DS Anwar Ibrahim pula, nak 'hijack' nanti pun lebih bermasalah, sebab KJ pun sibuk juga nak 'hijack' perhimpunan pada 9 July! Lagi Bengong!

Kesimpulannya, saya harap semua aktiviti haram di jalanan pada 9 July tu baik batal sajalah. Buang-buang masa dan duit sahaja! Kalau ada yang mencabar saya kenapa MAYC tidak menyertai setidak-tidaknya perhimpunan anti-Bersih 2.0 bersama NGO lain, saya sedia menjawab, kita di MAYC tidak ada masa, tenaga mahupun kewangan untuk dibazirkan dalam perhimpunan syok sendiri seperti ini.

Lebih baik MAYC memanfaatkan ahli kelab-kelab MAYC dan mahupun golongan Belia amnya dengan program-program yang lebih membina. Di sinilah harus ditumpukan masa, tenaga dan kewangan MAYC, bukan berdemonstrasi jalanan...