Just before PAS Annual Conference began, I spoke with a long time friend of the former president Dato’ Fadhil Noor on Husam Musa’s decision to go for number two position and his chances of ousting incumbent Ustaz Nasharuddin Mat Isa. Without any hesitation this friend of mine confidently said the grassroots would go for Ustaz Nasharuddin. I fully concurred with him the moment he went on to explain two main points that PAS members held dearly; one, in that in Islam a position of power bestowed upon a person was a responsibility and not an honour; and two, those who sought power glaringly in the open or silently through unarticulated manner would never get elected.
A friend who is a keen observer in the run-up to the PAS election of office bearers also believed majority opinions in blog-sphere that Husam was the better candidate and would definitely get elected. I cautioned him against such a confidence and told him that he did not understand PAS and be prepared for a surprise. I simply quipped that Husam was a man in a hurry and that he was not a good listener. The fact that I said he was in a hurry was that he was not meticulous enough in his stride as what everyone could see and read in blog-sphere and the news and secondly, I had a chance of meeting the man and we sat over a meal and we were talking and yet he did not listen. He might have heard what I was saying but he certainly did not listen and looked at me as if I was not there. He was in town to give a talk and I was a reluctant host as I owned a property that was perfect for a sizeable crowd to congregate. After the incident I concluded that he had a long way to go despite his reassuring presence and his warmth.
In the run-up to the election, Husam was simply shouting aloud to be elected on board and quietly articulating that he wanted to get elected! Thus he met his Waterloo! This he must learn quickly and move on. The friendly neighbourhood Spiderman could tell Husam a thing or two about power. With great power comes great responsibility.
UMNO/BN propaganda machines were blaring support, so it seemed, for Ustaz Nasharuddin. Husam was said to be a candidate not favoured by UMNO/BN. Were things really that simple? Why all of a sudden UMNO/BN cared so much as to who would hold the number two post? There were actually more than meets the eyes!
UMNO/BN will never bet on one candidate. They would like to but they know that it would be futile. Even betting on both is pointless, a fact they will discover later on, that PAS members go through a different kind of initiation and training. Many fail to understand PAS. Ask any PAS member about what is PAS all about and they will literally sing to you PAS song.
God Is Our Destiny
(Allah Matlamat Kami)
The Prophet Is Our Leader
(Rasul Pemimpin Kami)
Al-Quran Is Our Commandment
(Al-Quran Perundangan Kami)
Jihad Is Our Way¹
(Jihad Jalan Kami)
Syahid Is Our Ambition²
(Mati Syahid Cita-Cita Kami)
These Are Our Struggle
(Inilah Perjuangan Kami)
¹Sacrifice. ²To die in the course of the religion.
How many political parties in Malaysia can have their members cite the gist of their struggle with such clarity? This is just the tip of the iceberg. You will learn more if you serious enough in trying to understand them. This was what the SB learnt upon infiltrating the PAS movement.
So did UMNO/BN bet on both of the candidates then? Well, it is a yes and a no. Either one would meet their objective as they would tune their strategy to suit the situation. In this case both have their strengths and more often than not, their strengths are their weaknesses. UMNO/BN will now gloat that “their” candidate won and drive a wedge deeper into a micro crack they managed to nudge in PAS wall of solidarity.
Almost all news portals rang out that the so called pro-peoples’ coalition lost to hardliners in an apparent agreement with the UMNO/BN propaganda machines. If this goes on, these emerging alternative news media will lag behind mainstream media and the law of self fulfilling prophesies will come full circle.
And on PAS situation after the much-publicised affair a hardcore member I spoke to, sighed a relief! PAS is far too mature and cultured enough to be simply lured into sullied political game and buried under a heap of casualties of political war. The party would survive to rule justly and earnestly in Malaysia with its current partners in the coalition. As for UMNO/BN, brace for a bitter feud and an eventual shameful defeat in the hands of the people. Revenge can never be sweeter than this!
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Dude! How can u be bystander if u "infaq" yr properties for the cause ? Tell me, would u prefer Nasha or Husam? I tend to agree Husam was coming on strong especially via articles blogged by 'Kickdfella' n of course the timely apologies by Nozula and that ADUN Bukit Bunga. In my mind Husam is capable but Nasha would not go to all that trouble without the approval of the Syura. Me? I'm non PAS, just a bystander ;-) muekekekekek
Islam in Malaysia is suppressing humanity, dignity and desire of a normal human being.
Islam in Malaysia is causing trouble to non-Muslims who goes about their everyday life to do what any other normal human being on earth are doing.
Islam in Malaysia does not respect traffic law when Muslims can park their cars all over the road and causes inconvenience to everybody.
Islam in Malaysia does not contribute to the progress of the malay race and any other race in Malaysia.
Islam felts threaten in Malaysia, when nobody actually gives a damn about them.
Good move by Kedah DAP. If handled properly, this will strengthen Pakatan.
To begin with, this is a decision at a DAP state level, where they said they will listen to the center. They hedged wisely.
It illustrates DAP is willing to give up power to protest (one Dun, three councillors and 43 village appointments).
While MCA is happy to fan the fire, did MCA quit the BN government when BN did wrong?
It illustrates a single DAP Dun seat can rock the national coalition, strengthening DAP position in the eyes of voters, and reassuring DAP supporters who voted for PAS. A win for DAP.
Also a win for Pakatan because Chinese supporters of PAS can see effective protest by coalition partner DAP even if they voted in a non DAP seat.
Same logic for voters of other states that are not yet under Pakatan. It illustrates DAP needs to get more seats come the next election. Another win for DAP.
This is another blunder by the unpopular Kedah MB. It increases consensus within Pakatan and the excuse to remove him later. He is just digging his own political grave.
They should now just delay the abattoir demolition, find a temporary location, then find a good permanent location.
Pakatan will be strengthened tremendously if this is resolved properly.
Bodoh punya melayu babi……….
Baik balik ke tanah melayu la. We are natives of Sabah and Sarawak land - buat apa kamu punya orang datang sini menjajah kita oh?
Kita tak suka kamu orang datang sini mengorek sumber petroleum tanah kita - this Sabah and Sarawak land not belongs to your malays.
Get out from Sabah and Sarawak la!
Bodoh melayu babi!
The name Melayu is an Indian word to denote hills or mountain range. There is a place in South India called Melayur.
Indigenous people who marry Muslim Indians from Melayur identified themselves as Melayur.
Over time, as the Malay kingdom spead through insular SEA, the word Melayur became simply as Melayu.
If one were to do genetic test on the modern Malay in Peninsula Malaysia, they would invariably carry genetics from Indian to explain the darker complexion and kinky hair of most Malays as opposed to the Mongolid look of some Malays of original Malayo Polynesian, Dusun or Dayak stocks.
The real natives or indigenous people of the Peninsula Malaysia can be found in the Northern parts of Peninusla Malaysia apart from the aborigines.
If only the malays are a bit smarter, then BN won't win. The problem is malays are too damn stupid that they keep voting for BN. I don't know what poison BN gave to make them in this state.
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