Why?

Why scoop an Ostad?

Years back when Malaysia was none other than Umno and Kuttyisme, it took a Lim ― a Chinese and ‘one-hell- of-a DAP-bigot’ ― to raise it in Parliament that something was terribly wrong with BMF, before an ordinary Malay, a government servant like me realised that something was not right about the Regime.

The question I asked then and now is “WHY?”

A few days back, it took a Lim, a Chinese and a leader in the Pakatan Rakyat to raise it publicly that an Opposition leader in our Parliament must be accorded a ministerial status for the his roles and responsibility to the nation.

The question I have been asking is “WHY must it come from “one-hell-of-a-Chinese bigot?”

2.

On the night of 13 May 2013, it took a group of young Malaysians to organise a candle night vigil at Pudu Raya’s vicinity to say “No to racism”.  When I told him that we are also invited to the programme, he gladly agreed, “Yes, yes we have to go to support them.”

When Arul saw that Cikgu Ishak Surin was there that night, he eased out of the crowd to hug the Cikgu like he has just found his long-lost brother.  To me they are buddies in politics and real-life comrades.  Yes we know that Arul of PSM and Cikgu Ishak of  PAS have been sharing the same background.

The question I do not have to ask is “Here in the heartland of Capitalism who has been responsible for branding, equating and badmouthing socialism?”

3.

Last but not least, when a national Malay daily needs ‘a scoop’, why must it scoop an Ostad from the underworld of UG?