KKB by-election: An opportunity for Malaysians to teach DAP, PH a lesson

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KKB by-election: An opportunity for Malaysians to teach DAP, PH a lesson

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9, 2024: Muda should field a respectable candidate in the coming May 11 Kuala Kubu Baru (KKB) state by-election.

This will provide Malaysian voters in KKB the opportunity to teach DAP and Pakatan Harapan PH) a lesson. That PH cannot continue to take the support of voters for granted.

Continue to do so at your political peril when the next general election is held in 2027.

Give all the racial and religious bigots a shock by rejecting them - be it the Taliban-like PAS, the racist Perikatan Nasional (PN) led by the unpatriotic Muhyiddin “I Am Malay First” Yassin or the conniving Umno Baru.

Dumping the DAP in the by-election makes no difference to the power equation in the Selangor State Assembly.

But it will certainly jolt all political parties and politicians to wake up - that law-abiding-peace-loving Malaysians do not approve of the so-called Madani Unity Government UG)’s meek handling of racial and religious bigots who continue to threaten national unity and harmony.

Really, what national unity is the UG talking about with its super tolerance of bigotry, selective persecution and prosecution of those who violate the 3R (Race, Religion, Royalty).

Politicians from both sides of the political divide, now especially the DAP, will just continue to “talk cock”, and it is time for Malaysians to show who are their boss:

No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the spat between former Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and DAP’s Hannah Yeoh (Youth and Sports Minister):

I worry for Malaysia, I hope you do too, Syed Saddiq tells Hannah

FMT Reporters

-09 Apr 2024, 05:30 PM

Former Muda president attacks what he sees as DAP’s silence on several issues, including the ‘muted’ fight against corruption.

Former Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today put youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh on the spot, after her interview with Malaysiakini yesterday in which she said his criticism of DAP was hurtful.

PETALING JAYA: Muda’s Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh should share his concern about Malaysia’s current state of affairs.

“I worry for Malaysia’s future, I hope you do too,” he said to Yeoh in a statement released today.

Syed Saddiq highlighted the issue of corruption, in particular the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal, which he said had been “muted by the very people who spoke against it previously”.

Similarly, he said dropping corruption charges against certain key political figures was “unconscionable”.

Syed Saddiq further accused the government of having no principles, no red line and no shame, repeating the statement he had made last year during a clash with DAP vice-president Nga Kor Ming.

“If today, the once-upon-a-time fighters for meritocracy stay silent and tolerate mediocrity, tomorrow they will witness the death of Malaysian unity, drowned in a sea of hypocrisy,” he said a day after Yeoh said his criticism of DAP was hurtful.

Yeoh told Malaysiakini that she feared the impact of harsh words and criticism from former allies, especially Syed Saddiq.

She added that she valued her relationships across political lines and believed in a multiracial Malaysia, noting that her aspirations were similar to those of Syed Saddiq.

However, Syed Saddiq appeared to distance himself from this, saying the government was more concerned with “pure Machiavellian politics where power trumps everything else”.

He said racial and religious issues were further driving a wedge between communities nationwide.

“If today, issues about socks and shoes can burn the fabric of Malaysia’s unity, and those firebrands continue with impunity, tomorrow they’ll burn our children’s future in perpetuity,” he said.

“This is not about me, nor our friendship; this is about the future of Malaysia.”

Muda was previously aligned with the unity government but withdrew its support in September last year, ostensibly over its disagreement with the government’s handling of the LCS fiasco.

Meanwhile, Syed Saddiq is appealing his conviction for corruption, having been found guilty of misappropriating more than RM1 million in Armada funds when he ran Bersatu’s youth wing three years ago.

Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election on May 11

Early voting fixed for May 7.

Updated 1 hour ago · Published on 04 Apr 2024 12:34PM

Kuala Kubu Baharu will vote for a new representative on May 11 following the death of its assemblyman in March. – The Vibes file pic, April 4, 2024.

THE Election Commission today set May 11 for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.

EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh said nomination of candidates for the state seat will take place on April 27.

Early voting is fixed for May 7.

The by-election for the state seat in Selangor is held following the death of its three-term assemblyman, DAP’s Lee Kee Hiong.

Lee died on March 21 after a battle with cancer. 

In the state elections last year, Lee held on to the seat for the third term with a 4,119-vote majority ahead of Perikatan Nasional/Gerakan’s Henry Teoh. – January 2, 2024.