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COMMENT | Here they go again.
It seems that Pakatan Harapan leaders cannot talk to one another anymore, but have to send messages to each other via the media.
I am referring to DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng’s recent remarks that Shafie Apdal and Anwar Ibrahim remained his favourites to be the next prime minister.
In response, Anwar did not pick up the phone to question Lim on his statement but told the press instead that “I will garner enough support to be the prime minister candidate for Pakatan Harapan”.
My reply to Lim is that “I can”, the PKR president said.
It is unfortunate that in the final lap of the Sabah election campaign, Lim has to bring up the prime ministerial candidate issue.
As a veteran, Lim would surely have known that it was a sensitive one which could ruffle the feathers of the Anwaristas.
True enough, Lim earned a public rebuke from Sabah PKR Youth information chief Razeef Rakimin, who described Lim’s support for Shafie was an “act of betrayal” of Harapan.
“For me, if he (Lim) no longer has the spirit of standing in solidarity with Harapan, just dissolve Harapan,” Razeef said in a statement.
We can guess that for a relatively junior PKR man to open fire at the DAP top gun, Razeef (above) must have the sanction of the party leadership.
This is what I mean by those in Harapan not being able to talk to one another. They have to use the media for their tit-for-tat and expect to win support for their side.
Are they that politically immature? The more allies within a coalition bicker and quarrel, the less public respect and confidence there is. Do Harapan people still learn nothing from the Sheraton putsch last February?
My disappointment is this. Why are DAP and PKR bickering at a time when the two parties, as allies in Warisan Plus, should be projecting a united front? Are they taking the tough electoral battle ahead for granted?
Why bring this up during a state election?
I’m trying to understand why Lim brought up the matter again during a state election that has nothing to do with the prime minister’s post.
Did he mean well to bolster support for Shafie by indicating that he (Shafie) is even fit to be prime minister? Hence, he should continue to lead Sabah.
Seen in that light, perhaps PKR should just have let it go till the Sabah polls is over. After that, they can even send Lim a wristband with the word “Betrayer” tagged on it. We don’t care what you do after the election.
Maybe Lim deserves it, too, for being careless about his public pronouncements. The DAP secretary-general must be cautioned about his carelessness with words that had taken place at regular intervals.
Lim’s boisterous style, smacking of arrogance when speaking at rallies, has not gone down well with many, even within the DAP.
In case you do not know, Mr Sec-Gen, now you do. So, please watch your mouth and learn to sober up. That will do you good.
Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar seemed to be the only sensible voice when she urged DAP to focus on the Sabah election instead of racing to break the spirit of friendship.
I am somewhat disappointed with Anwar, too.
As a man supposedly with prime ministerial credentials, Anwar should have stood above such petty statements and let the matter rest there and then.
That he did not has perhaps proven true the public perception that he is a man with a huge ego who just cannot wait to be prime minister. (Dr Mahathir Mohamad was possibly right when he described Anwar as “impatient”.)
In future, I hope Anwar and Lim would be magnanimous with each other and adopt the spirit of give-and-take. As top leaders in their respective parties, what they do or say are not trivial matters but taken seriously.
When tension is heightened within Harapan, public confidence in the coalition will eventually wane.
As for Shafie, I hope he would forget about becoming prime minister for now. Go and win the elections and be a dedicated and forthright chief minister for the sake of Sabah and your fellow Sabahans.
The attempted coup in July against his government must have taught Shafie some hard lessons - even a government with an overwhelming two-thirds majority can fall anytime.
Come Saturday, I wish a dignified, united force led by Shafie, Anwar and Lim will secure a victory for the people in the Land Below the Wind.
I’m sure the majority of Malaysians will gladly join me in wishing Sabahans a safe and sound polling day on Sept 26.
May the force be with Sabah and Sabahans.
FRANCIS PAUL SIAH is the author of 'Hijack in Malaysia: The Fall of Pakatan Harapan' which was recently launched. The book retails at RM42. Email sirsiah@gmail.com to order.
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