To the People of Penanti

The struggle continues – over the NEP, over allocation of resources, over efficiency and productivity, over corruption, over abuse of power, over crime (white as well as blue collar), over professionalism in the civil service, police and judiciary, over greed, lust avarice, racism and sin. 

By batsman

The burden of managing the wealth of the country has been placed on the shoulders of the people in the city whether deservedly or not. Some of them abuse this trust to accumulate obscene amounts of wealth for themselves. The struggle continues to prevent some of these people from stealing and dominating this wealth completely. 

They use this wealth to build obscene palaces that often rival the places of the Sultans, have fun with Mongolian models and models of other nations as well as our own, bribe and corrupt judges to maintain the hold on power, use gangsters to pay and corrupt policemen who are supposed to serve the people, but instead accumulate tens of millions of ringgit of personal property. 

They invite industries from abroad (whether through incompetence or bribery) some of which pollute our country and rivers in the name of development and employment. They invite development which poison the rivers and seas and empty them of fish. They draw our youth to the cities to find work and who eventually become estranged from us. While all the time, these people rob, steal and accumulate obscene wealth (legally and illegally) for themselves. The people in the rural areas have been ignored and forgotten just as UMNO abandons the people of Penanti and even refuses to contest the by-elections. 

This is a complete insult and complete disregard for the people of Penanti. 

Our system of government has been hijacked by completely selfish and abusive individuals in power whose greed know no bounds. We try to change this. The fight is dangerous, complex and difficult, but we do not make excuses. We just ask you to be patient.