Is PAS like ants in one’s pants?
We are seeing Pakatan Rakyat implode right before our eyes, and PAS is taking the blame for it
Selena Tay, Free Malaysia Today
Although the structure of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is still intact and the three component parties of PKR, PAS and DAP are still very much part of the alliance, the spirit of the coalition is lost.
They lack cohesion and their leaders are on silent mode regarding pressing matters of public interest.
Where is the voice of the opposition in reminding the government to be accountable for the many issues facing us today? Issues like the haze, dengue, and the two Malaysians abducted off the coast of Sabah, just to name a few.
It does look like outstanding issues have been conveniently put on the back burner because the opposition is neither united nor bothered any longer to play its role as watchdog.
From the looks of it, internal squabbles have taken precedence over all else as we see PR imploding a little more every day right before our eyes. It would not be premature to say that something is dreadfully amiss.
A Chinese political analyst has concluded that should PR eventually break up, the ‘Kajang Move’ could easily be blamed as being the trigger.
“But still the ‘Kajang Move’ is not entirely to be blamed if everyone in PR sticks together through thick and thin,” commented this analyst who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Quoting an example from the Chinese historical classic “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, the analyst summed up the story of three friends who swore loyalty and brotherhood: Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. They stuck together even after a crushing defeat at Bowang Hill. In the end, they forged an alliance with Sun Quan and managed to defeat the mighty Cao Cao even though they had an army of only 100,000 compared to Cao Cao’s 800,000.
It is now quite clear that PR has veered off its planned trajectory and PAS is to bear the blame for this, having given the others enough ammunition by its flip-flopping regarding the candidate for Menteri Besar in the Selangor political fracas.
