Search is on for govt’s competence as well
The government is doing its very best. The tragedy is that its very best is not, in the eyes of many, simply good enough
CT Ali, FMT
It has been a traumatic month for Malaysians.
On March 23, the by-election that we did not have to have took place in Kajang bringing to an end to yet another of PKR’s much touted ‘big leap’ forward that started with a bang but ended with a whimper.
PKR won with a reduced majority. In hindsight, was the Kajang Move a loss or a gain for PKR?
The jury is still out on that, and only time will tell but suffice to say that for now the old adage that men proposes and God disposes remains true for PKR.
As it is PKR will have to deal with its aftermath – a reduce majority, Anwar’s conviction and there is still the ‘Khalid as MB’ issue.
All I can say to PKR is this: As you make your bed so must you lie in it…
While Kajang is only a distraction, MH370 is not. The tragedy of MH370 is threefold.
The first and most heartfelt is the loss of lives of all those on board that MAS flight.
Next is the excruciating wait by families, relatives and friends for closure.
The third tragedy is the one that is most public and being played out on the world stage – questions are being asked globally as to the competency of this BN government to manage the search for MH370 and the unfolding drama of families desperate for news of their love ones on the missing plane.
In my living memory I have not seen Malaysia and this BN government caught in a perfect storm not of their own making where 26 different nations are directly involved in the search mission.
The rest of the world is now into the third week of having no news bulletin broadcast without some mention of Malaysia and flight MH370.
This failure of the BN government is not because it has not done enough to find out what has happened to flight MH370 after it went missing. Nor has this BN government failed to empathise and sympathise with the families and loved ones of the passengers and crew.
This BN government is doing its very best. The tragedy is that its very best is not, in the eyes of many, simply good enough.
The government under Najib Tun Razak is managing the hunt for MH370 in the same manner that it does governance – incompetently bordering on farce.
