Reform, or face extinction
That is the only conclusion UMNO and BN can honestly take from the just concluded Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by-elections.
And that people power has found a firm footing, has rooted well, and will not be easily blown away.
Read it any other way and UMNO and BN will pay dearly at the next GE, the Sarawak state elections and every other by-election that comes our way.
And by reform, I do not mean of the cosmetic kind.
Like giving us the MACC or the JAC!
Or freeing 13 ISA detainees just before polling day!
That’s an insult to the intelligence and common sense of the average Malaysian which, as may surprise many in UMNO and BN, ought not to be underestimated.
Can BN reform?
Yes, but not under its present leadership.
