Remembering PAS veteran and Harakah columnist Subky Latif
Subky Latif and Harakah were inseparable.
Years of writing through his column Min Aina Ila Aina (from where to where), Subky positioned himself differently than other Pas leaders.
It's not too much to say that the PAS veteran, who was also the co-founder of the party's newspaper, was the best thinker that the party ever had.
Subky Latif and Harakah were inseparable.
Years of writing through his column Min Aina Ila Aina (from where to where), Subky positioned himself differently than other Pas leaders.
It's not too much to say that the PAS veteran, who was also the co-founder of the party's newspaper, was the best thinker that the party ever had.
Subky who died at the age of 79 due to illness this morning (June 23), had indirectly conveyed to the readers, among others, that an Islamic movement must be accompanied with an idea and more than just shouting "Allahu Akhbar" (Allah is Great) on the surface.
During his last days, Subky had penned his thoughts and advice about the current political landscape.
Among his advice include:
Cooperation for the sake of obtaining majority is fragile
Subky opined that political parties that cooperate just for the sake of obtaining a majority to form the government is fragile.
Commenting on the then Mukhriz Mahathir-led Kedah state government which was on the verge of collapse, Subky said the government was formed on a weak foundation.
"Kedah should have been Bersatu's stronghold [...] because anti-Umno parties (in the state) were not united, Pakatan Harapan and Bersatu only had a wafer-thin majority to form a government.
"This kind of government is fragile," he said.
He also saw the same problem in Johor, Melaka, and Perak.
Nobody can predict the future of a politician
On the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Subky said nobody can predict the future of a politician.
He used a quote from the ancient Greek poet Solon who said that nobody can predict the future to illustrate his point, adding that "we don't know what is written in the book (Luh Mahfuz)."
Subky also wrote about the fate of PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.
"Mahathir was thrown from the prime minister's office, but the person who replaced him is not Anwar who has been working day and night to kick him out.
"Mahathir was, instead, replaced with Muhyiddin Yassin.
"The bird in Anwar's grasp slipped, leaving behind droppings on his hand," he said.
