Strange happenings (2)

Continuing from Strange happenings (1) ........

In my previous post I mentioned that last week we noticed strange things happening, such as the virtual disappearance from the political scene all mentions of Altantuyaa Shariibuu, and the remarkable but lamentable 'return to BN' by Waythamoorthy, self proclaimed leader of Hindraf, an organization formed to protest against BN's marginalization and brutal treatments of Indians in particular the unexplained deaths of Indians in police custody.

An important note to remember is that Waythamoorthy was NOT part of the 5 Hindraf leaders who were incarcerated by the UMNO-led government under the Internal Security Act (ISA), namely, V Ganabatirao, M Manoharan , K Vasantha Kumar, R Kenghadharan and P Uthayakumar. While they languished under draconian detention, he was safely ensconced in Mother England.

“Waythamoorthy wants the Indians to give BN a two-third parliamentary majority. But there is not even a squeak from this newly recruited ‘Umno mandore’ when Zulkifli [Noordin] was named as the candidate [for Shah Alam]. Waythamoorthy has smeared the name of Hindraf and all our sacrifices have been in vain.”

- S Sanjay (former Penang Hindraf deputy chairman)

But he has now completed his triumphant return without any harassment by the authority to claim ownership-leadership of Hindraf, undertook a "fast" purportedly to raise notice of Hindraf's grievance and its demand published as a so-called blueprint, rejected DAP's adoption of 11 of his blueprint points as plagiarism (whatever that meant?), travelled to Putrajaya to attend a meeting with UMNO despite being more than two weeks into his fasting, returned to the temple to collapse from his fast a few days later, and then signed a MoU with UMNO which has only 4 points from his blueprint (in contrast to DAP's 11 points) and then exhorted Indians to return UMNO-BN to victory in GE-13 with a TWO-THIRDS majority

'Twas certainly a busy period for him and his adviser N Ganesan.

Remarkably, the so-called MoU which he effusively enthused as 'unimaginable' (well done, Aneh Nambikei, wakakaka) does not question nor raise queries about Indian deaths in police custody. What can we say about the Hindraf under Waythamoorthy?

In this post we leave him and his mob to enjoy their new established friendship with UMNO as he campaigns strongly for a BN victory with a two-thirds majority (presumably a new important point in his so-called Hindraf blueprint).

In this second post on 'strange happenings' which occurred just last week, we observed the hitherto believed-impossible, the development of a nascent cooperative entente cordiale between PAS and DAP.

The entente cordiale came about from a combination of mutual interests (for Pakatan Rakyat to win GE-13), hutang budi by DAP for PAS willingness to allow the eventuality and necessity of DAP using its Bulan Purnama as the party symbol for DAP candidates (thanks to RoS initial implied threat in rendering the new DAP CEC not legal) and of course PAS staff working late into the night to prepare the letters of authority allowing DAP candidates to use PAS logo.

Though the option was finally not required, no doubt to the immense disappointment of pro BN bloggers and reporters who claimed in their bizarre conspiracy theory that DAP exploited the situation as a deliberate ruse to use PAS logo to gain Muslim support, ...

... DAP supporters will not forget PAS' cooperative willingness to tide DAP over an unpleasant and very crucial period with their loan of PAS party logo.

Thanks also to PKR for similar actions for DAP in Sarawak and Sabah, though the price to pay was surrendering Miri and a state seat to PKR.

PAS has also benefited from the cooperation, demonstrating to the Malaysian voters it shares with DAP a common political goal and a common political ideology (at least on one point) of anti corruption.

By its association with DAP, it resets non-Muslim attitude towards its political ideology and existence. Pak Haji Nik Aziz, its spiritual leader, stated to his personal (and party) delight that the day has finally arrived when the Chinese and Indian Malaysians no longer fear Islam and an Islamic party.

But this is only a start, for there are still many policies and details to work out to consolidate and enhance the entente cordiale.

Okay wakakaka, we must not forget the input of Anwar Ibrahim in bridging the humongous gap between two diametrically opposing ideologies, that of Islamic PAS and secular socialist-democratic DAP. The gap has now narrowed considerably to be almost invisible ..... but as I said, there's more work to be done. 

Nonetheless, the exhilarating exuberant ebullience of the kaam cheng between PAS and DAP, apart from fulfilling Subky Abul Latif and thousands of PAS members' wet dreams and giving many of us orgasmic goose pimples, must surely merit a mention in this post on Strange Happenings.

Next, I wonder why BN still throws mucho money into its campaign for Penang, giving the impression they haven't learn anything since Gerakan's debacle in its Psy concert and the mismanaged yee-sang which turned out to be Korean-free, wakakaka.

where's that Korean?

Gerakan should have by now realized Penangites can't be bribed. Penangites are the very people who invented the political strategy of 'sending DAP to Parliament to make noise while keeping BN in state for domestic development'.

But even this strategy was abandoned in 1969 and indeed, again in 2008. Now, that they could see a state government that's clean, accountable and transparent, why would they change the status quo!

Yes BN, why throw good money after bad ones? Could it be that both were not worth keeping?

Thus this silly Gerakan-BN action proves BN hasn't changed in its belief it could continue to buy the voters' hearts with the '600 Janome' approach which we witnessed in the 2007 Ijok by-elections. Maybe BN expects Penangites to show gratitude? wakakaka.

wakakaka

But throwing good money after bad ones in a totally lost cause, I dare say, merits a mention in Strange Happenings.

Finally, Najib, for a man who wants to win with a huge majority, fails to nominate the best candidate for the federal seat of Pandan while selecting the worst candidate for Shah Alam. Pakatan should thank him for two federal seats.

Once bitten, twice shy

Indeed, a week of Strange Political Happenings!