UMNO & PAS merger or is it acquisition of PAS by UMNO? views from a keen observer!

The strategy adopted was simple yet could rejuvenate UMNO and at the same time causing PAS to become docile. It was a double-edged sword inflicting pain both in forward thrust and reverse.

Often the simplest of strategy was the most effective one. On this score, the UMNO think thank hit a jackpot.

A common factor to both UMNO and PAS was sought. It did not take long for the think-tank to come out with a perfect go-between, a man respected by PAS up to the topmost and envied by corporate figures in UMNO and non-partisan business people.

The go-between was a very close friend to the challenger, the head of the opposition leader. He was the one that took care of the opposition leader’s family members and friends when the latter was languishing in prison. His was very kind to the opposition leader and a dear friend since schooldays. His willingness to be the go-between alone would be a very bitter act of betrayal to the opposition leader’s thrust on him. He would inflict great personal pain and also great injury to the opposition leader.

It was a story out of MI5 success files. The plan was concocted to “recruit” the go-between. There must be a hole somewhere that needed filling in. The target was hungry for a business to remain a formidable force in corporate scene. His good and unsuspecting nature, his genuine warmth and hospitality was the strength that was very brittle and susceptible to crack. He cared for the Malays. Often, Malays in general tended to generalise that helping the Malays means helping Islam. They would almost often bought the “Malays will lose their rights if governed by a weak and simple majority Malay-dominated government”.

Two likeable gentlemen were despatched to lay down a solid foundation. Both were in their prime, resolute and seasoned agents. They openly admitted to be working for the PM, housed in an office smack in the middle of the city under a foundation claimed to be custodian of a massive off-budget expenditure programmes. They were investing big. So enormous that it would propel recipient into the mega scale company. Vistas painted were so vivid that it ensnared the unsuspecting target. He bought the story down to the last drop of saliva.

Off they went with the company entourage on a global trip witnessing their success stories. The two gentlemen marvelled at the target’s Midas-touch. He was elated. His jubilant blinded his senses. He became an unwilling recruit that could forge the union of two traditional adversaries in the name of Malay unity and wounded a third interested party in the process. Perfect double-edged stiletto!

Representatives from both divides were assembled. It was made known that the DPM was also party to this initiative. PAS President and his Deputy attended. It seemed that key members of this Malay-Unity committee have one thing in common. They all hailed from Eaton of the East. These key members’ dramatic play cast gigantic doubt as to the conduct of the opposition leader’s in the eyes of PAS reps that were present. The objective was met. The doubt was cast in stone and carved to perfection. It would remain solid in the mind of the converted cynics for years to come. It remained solid to this very day.

The marriage was to be solemnised. What remained was merely getting official stamps from both parties. The PM wanted it done immediately. He wanted the victory to be his. His party would be saved and the new partner would discover the truth far too late that they will perish by then. The DPM wanted the union be deferred until he took over which as his soothsayers put, “in the very near future”. There was striking difference in the need of both the PM and DPM. Both were however cocksure that they would be at the helm where there could only be one leader. This revealed their treacherous ways.

RPK noses were everywhere. He smelled the move or perhaps he had deep throats running aloof. He threw his words to the wind. All hell broke loose. Another cyber warrior, Tulang Besi or Rahman Celcom aka Rahman Talib was also watching the game with keen eyes. He despised the union as he believed it would trigger the beginning of the end of PAS.

PAS Secretary General was flabbergasted with the initiative. How could his fellow Eatonians conspired to such a degree. This would kill his party and derailed overall plan of assembling a solid amalgamation of oppositions to challenge the ruling party.

The opposition leader was equally stunned by the initiative. They were all from the same side of the divide. How could his friend betray him? This was someone who was his confidant and a friend in need. A real friend indeed! But doubt about ability to govern with a simple majority and outnumbered by non-Malays in proposed new government was deeply planted into the target’s head that he dismissed the opposition leader’s initiative as a wishful thinking and an impossible task.

The talk took place at the outskirt of KL. It was a howling success. The target did his part too well in fact that cracks were apparent. It would not be easy to mend. It would perhaps cause PAS to be split into two. Once the seed of discord was sowed, subversive elements would follow and a wedge would be forced through the cracks. Tulang Besi called the group that marched in a different direct listening to a different drum as the UMNO FRACTION. Whatever the name was, the group would be a splinter that would leave a big mark

Things went quiet. Undercurrent was so huge that it was just waiting for the right time to burst. The go-between did his part. Those that surrounded him then disappeared without traces. He could not help but feeling very disappointed. He felt really used. He was drowning in self pity. It was a dangerous situation to be in. Left alone it would lead to disaster. And catastrophe it would be for the opposition leader.