Get your ‘concert’ act together, Pakatan told
On the MTV concert in Shah Alam, Pakatan Rakyat leaders are at cross-purposes. The mentri besar is all for the show ,while his PAS colleagues are against it.
(Free Malaysia Today) – Pakatan Rakyat leaders in Selangor have been urged to stop confusing the people with “inconsistent” statements on the MTV concert to be held in i-City, Shah Alam, on July 24, Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang said.
“DAP should come out and state its stand. PKR and PAS, too. Better yet, all Pakatan Rakyat leaders should come out with a collective stand, and not confuse the people,” he said.
“Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim is saying one thing, and PAS MP for Shah Alam Khalid Samad is saying something else ,” said Tan.
Yesterday, the Selangor government gave the go-ahead for the MTV World Stage concert despite protests by Shah Alam residents and PAS.
The menteri besar said approvals for the concert were given last year and there is “no problem with the event”, though some restrictions should be observed.
The restrictions were to ensure a minimum sound system impact on the neighbourhood and decent standards of dress and behaviour.
“This may be just a concert, but the implications are bigger than this. If PAS and Khalid (Samad) said it’s about infrastructure, I can accept that, that’s a fair comment… but is it really the reason behind their protest?
” If it is about western cultures which they deem immoral, then I think its wrong,” said Tan, who thinks that PAS was trying to impose their own religious views on other non-Muslims.
“A concert is just an entertainment event where performers show off their singing and dancing. If there’s a striptease, then it’s immoral,” he said.
“You remember when they wanted to ban alcohol in Selangor: first they wanted the ban (imposed), then the MB said there was no ban… what does that really mean? Pakatan leaders tend to portray themselves differently when a problem arises,” said Tan.
Coalition of convenience
He said that Pakatan was merely a coalition of convenience and it is not good for the country to have a coalition that cannot have a common stand as it would cause instability.
MCA vice-president and Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Gan Ping Sieu had reportedly said yesterday: “As usual, PAS is imposing its prejudices on things they don’t even understand… sometimes, they are just playing to the gallery.”
However, Khalid Samad today claimed that Gan had misunderstood PAS, which has started a petition campaign against the concert.
