Anwar Ibrahim must be Harapan's leader

FMT:

‘Idol’ Anwar still PH’s best asset but must ‘rein in DAP’

PKR’s Anwar Ibrahim was named as Pakatan Harapan’s prime ministerial candidate before the coalition’s fall from power last month 

PETALING JAYA: Two academics have refused to write off Anwar Ibrahim as a failed politician following his party’s fall from federal power, saying he is the person most capable of ensuring Pakatan Harapan’s survival.

Azmi Hassan and Awang Azman Pawi told FMT they could not see anyone, not even Dr Mahathir Mohamad, as more able than Anwar to lead PH as it transitions to becoming an opposition bloc again.

However, Azmi said:

“Anwar needs to demonstrate that PKR under his command is still a formidable force, and to do this he needs to show he has what it takes to control DAP.”

“A liability that he has right now is that his political existence is at the mercy of DAP. This is his weakest point as far as the Malays are concerned. He needs to work on this to show otherwise.”

bodek-ish Chinese Malaysians 

Azmi described Anwar as “the only saviour” PH could depend on to prevent the coalition from collapsing.

“Mahathir’s influence on PH needs to be diminished,” he said.

“As I see it, only Anwar’s presence in PH will make that possible.”

Awang Azman of Universiti Malaya meanwhile said blame had been unfairly laid on Anwar for PH’s loss of power, noting that he had no position in Mahathir’s Cabinet.

He said Mahathir was more deserving of blame because he delayed handing over power to Anwar, thereby opening up opportunities for “external and internal forces” to take advantage of the situation.

“Anwar still has followers and is an idol to various age groups,” he said. “Without Anwar, PKR wouldn’t have been established and Reformasi wouldn’t have happened.”

However, James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute said he believed many were blaming Anwar for PH’s fall, particularly those in the middle class, a key demographic of support for the coalition.

Chin said had only one shot left at becoming prime minister, as there would be no more opportunities for him should PH lose in the next general election.

“But the bigger problem is how to manage being the opposition when Perikatan Nasional is enticing your MPs to cross over,” he said. “Hence, leadership is crucial.

“In the short term, the biggest danger is not who the leader is, but whether Mahathir decides to cross over. His status is not clear. He may or may not still be a member of PPBM.”

I agree (1) that Anwar is (and even in GE14, should have been, minus Mahathir) the leader and saviour of Harapan, and (2) Mahathir continues to be a danger to Harapan - I consider him a musuh dalam selimut in Pakatan, and there's no worse musuh dalam selimut than a King Cobra.

I don't understand the CONTINUING lack of principles (or basic intelligence) in Lim Kit Siang and his son for STILL supporting Nyanyiok Mahathir as Harapan's leader, as if the Repulsive Recalcitrant Racist alone is their last and only chance to regain control of the government, more so when Mahathir himself has already conceded the government to Muhyiddin via the latter's 'majority' support - see Reuter's Malaysia's Mahathir says new PM Muhyiddin will win confidence vote.

There cannot be anymore denial that the Lims' lust for government power have dulled their otaks into dry dull desiccated lumps of bovine sh*t in their obscene, disgusting and moronic persistence in relying on the treacherous Old Devil to re-secure majority rule for them.

The Lims' track record of inconsistent support for Anwar over the last several weeks has been abysmal, abhorrent and abject - yes, due to their lamentable avarice and gluttony for power.

Anwar Ibrahim must be Harapan's leader, no 'ifs' nor 'buts'. And watch out for that meddlesome mafulat-ish Machiavelli.

One final point on Anwar's need to extinguish the propaganda that he is at the mercy of the DAP, as that same propaganda had painted the picture of a beholden Mahathir who proved to be not-so-beholden to the idiotic Lim KS & Son - it is only sensible and imperative for the DAP and PKR, and if possible, AMANAH too, to merge into ONE single multiracial party and not just a coalition, assuming RoS will allow, wakakaka.

The DAP must realise as a political entity, it is TOTALLY unacceptable to the greater Malay Heartland (70% of Malaysia's total voters), while PKR and Amanah must also be aware the credibility of their 'Malay-ness' and 'Islam-ness' have been 'tainted' by their associations with a Chinese-dominated DAP.

true in one instance, an "INDIAN" did become a doctor, wakakaka 

Needless to say, there'll be resistance from the DAP members but their political future as to whether they can indeed be in the majority party which forms the future governments of Malaysia (and not just as an ornamental boutique opposition party) will ride on their preparedness to sacrifice any silly precept of 'ethnic' pride and/or 'independent political purity' which Lim KS has already lost for them kaukau in politically 'sleeping' with Mahathir.

Mind, even if PKR, Amanah and DAP can merge into ONE party, their party's appeal to the general Malay Heartland won't happen tomorrow - there's still a long haul to the final 'destination' but the road will be a lot more comfortable and less bumpy than their current Harapan 'vehicle'.

Maybe by then, this 'new' party will be led by and enjoy leaders like Rafizi Ramli, Nurul Izzah, Ramkarpal Singh, Liew Chin Tong, Dyana Sofya, Sangeeta Kaur, Young Syefura Othman, Kasthuri Patto, Syerleena Abdul Rashid, Ong Kian Ming, etc.