Has Anwar really lost his bearings?
I don’t know whether it is naivety or sheer desperation for political survival that the opposition leader attended the occasion organized by the artifical HINDRAF leaders.
By Mydin Baharuddin
As it stands, with the showdown with Jeffrey & Zaid, Anwar seems to be embarking on a path in recruiting or shall I say endorsing suspicious personalities.
Similar to Najib who jumped the gun to endorse Makkal Sakthi Party Malaysia, Anwar seems to be acting in concert to endorse another offshoot of the HINDRAF movement that lacks credence.
Food for thought: the architect who financed and brought Makkal Sakthi Party into BN was this philanthropist OMS Thiagarajan who is closely associated with Datuk S. Subramaniam and owns about 40% of the tamil daily Makkal Oosai.
The same person now financed the occasion that Vasantha Kumar organized and was present during the occasion that was gracefully attended by Anwar.
Vasantha Kumar is also known within the Klang community to have a close relationship with one K.P.Samy, the undying ally of Datuk S. Subramaniam and practically attends all the MIC functions since his release from ISA.
Why would Anwar even engage with such a skeptical & suspicious character bemuses me unless it is politics as usual.
It is so obvious; all these purported HINDRAF leaders claim that they have the support of the grassroots but they have only one thing in common and that is their own political agenda and those of the mandores both in Pakatan and Barisan National.
Anwar doesn’t seem to realize that he in turn has now been used as a pawn by this faction of HINDRAF headed by the alleged Special Branch Vasantha Kumar to launch his political career — or is he so gullible as to embrace someone with such dodgy credentials?
At least Thanenthiran of Makkal Sakthi Party had the dignity to voice his political ambition and chose what fitted him best by courting the BN faction. However, this character, Vasantha Kumar in his platform launched a character assassination against Uthayakumar and Waythamoorthy who have been synonymous with HINDRAF from day one.
Does this lend any credibility to a purported leader? Would you not rather be talking about your plans in how to uplift the society in such an occasion?
Both Uthayakumar and Waythamoorthy have proven credibility. Uthayakumar, for the last eighteen years has been battling the police on human rights violations when everyone stood silent and watched. Waythamoorthy, in highligting the plight of the marginalized Malaysian Indian and the abolishment of the ISA throughout the world resulted in recognition of HINDRAF’s struggle and the release of the ISA detainees.
Today, one faction is courted by BN and the other faction is courted by Anwar. What is baffling is why neither party courted the originators of HINDRAF?
In my view, I think both these political parties would rather have a politically motivated personality under its reign than one with a steadfast goal who would fight for justice and equality based on the needs of the society such as the original HINDRAF leaders have been doing for the Malaysian Indians even if some may call it racist.
Sitting in a neutral position, all I can presume is Anwar has definitely lost his bearings besides his oratory skills in identifying and pursuing what is just and equal for his own political goals.
Anwar, I hope you know what you are doing, as this guy could end up being another political trap for you as was the Saiful episode.
