Sex
is one topic that can override all other issues, even corruption.
Therefore, Barisan Nasional has chosen to attack Pakatan Rakyat leaders
using this issue.
Anwar Ibrahim and Azmin Ali (both from PKR) had to deal with these
issues and now DAP’s Lim Guan Eng is having to fend off these sex
scandal attacks.
BN’s pre-occupation with sex shows that BN is fixated with it. With
this sort of mind, can they run the nation efficiently and in a clean
manner? It is thus not a surprise that the Malaysian political scene
must be the most sexed-up political scene in the whole, wide world.
Be that as it may, while BN has sex, Pakatan Rakyat is sexy.
Following this columnist’s previous article on the Pakatan Rakyat
“shadow cabinet” on June 23, here is the list of Pakatan’s 10 sexiest
politicians and the reason why they are on the list:
1. Anwar Ibrahim (PKR MP, Permatang Pauh)
2. Rafizi Ramli (PKR strategist)
3. Baru Bian (PKR state assemblyman, Ba Ke’la’lan in Sarawak)
4. Fuziah Salleh (PKR MP, Kuantan)
5. N Surendran (PKR Vice-President)
6. Dzulkefly Ahmad (PAS MP, Kuala Selangor)
7. Nizar Jamaluddin (PAS MP, Bukit Gantang)
8. Tony Pua (DAP MP, Petaling Jaya Utara)
9. M Manogaran (DAP MP, Teluk Intan)
10. Dr Michael Jeyakumar (Parti Sosialis Malaysia MP, Sg Siput)
The common factor prevalent in all the above politicians is
intelligence, guts and having a particular speciality in their cause.
Being intelligent is sexy. Intelligence is the new sexy.
As none of them had experienced helming the nation at the top level,
save for Anwar as deputy prime minister and finance minister, we can
only judge them by their words and their deeds.
Top on the list is Anwar Ibrahim himself. He gets to be in the list
for saying that petrol price will be reduced the very next day if he
becomes prime minister. Now this is sexy indeed and this columnist is
expecting the price of RON95 to be reduced from the current RM1.90 to
RM1.40 if indeed he becomes the prime minister. This is a reasonable
demand considering the fact that one of Malaysia’s natural resources is
petroleum.
During his tenure as finance minister, the EPF (Employees Provident
Fund) and banks’ fixed deposit rates were quite good. Now the banks’
ordinary fixed deposit rates are chicken feed. For those who have little
money, the bank is just a safe-box.
The rest
No 2 on the list is Rafizi Ramli, he of the Feedlot fame. He gets into the list by virtue of his sexy exposé on the cattle-condo caper and the Ampang-LRT saga.
No 3 is Baru Bian who has fought for the Native Customary Rights
issue for a long time. He is the Lone Ranger of Sarawak who has been
doing his work quietly for the good of his people.
Next at No 4 is Fuziah Salleh, best known for her fight against Lynas
although she has now taken a backseat to let the non-governmental
organisations head the struggle.
No 5 is N Surendran, the PKR vice-president who is actively fighting
for citizenship for Indians still having permanent resident status. He
has recently received an acid threat.
Next at No 6 is Dzulkefly Ahmad. This Islamic Democrat is an erudite
intellectual and represents the new face of PAS today. He has written
lengthy pieces on economic issues which resemble some academic treatise.
He is the only MP in Parliament whom BN MPs dare not scold “Duduklah,
bodoh” (Sit down, stupid) when he stands up to speak. Most probably
they fail to understand what he is saying as they are way below his
intellectual level.
At No 7 is Nizar Jamaluddin, the former Perak Menteri Besar. He put
up a gutsy fight to prevent the downfall of Perak and to this day is
still popular with Perakians. During his short tenure, the Pakatan state
government gave many land titles to those who have been waiting for it
for donkey’s years. He is one of those responsible for creating the most
united Paktan team among all the states in Malaysia.
No 8 goes to Tony Pua. He is the economics wizard in Pakatan. He
easily put MCA’s Labis MP, Chua Tee Yong, in place in regard to the
Talam Corporation issue wherein the junior Chua only succeeded in
exposing his own oversight in the principles of accounting due to his
inability to understand the principle of “round-tripping”.
Next at No 9 is M Manogaran, the DAP MP for Teluk Intan, who is
always at the forefront in regard to Indian issues and will be
contesting a KL seat in the coming 13th general election.
To round off the list at No 10 is Dr Michael Jeyakumar of PSM for his
courage and those of his party members and volunteers in organising the
Bersih 2.0 roadshow last year. They were detained under the Emergency
Ordinance and became known as the EO6. Subsequently, they were freed
after much hue and cry from civil society.
Stupid is not sexy
Perhaps this list will again generate much debate – too many from one
party, uneven racial balance, etc. But this is just a small sample to
highlight a little of the Pakatan politicians’ expertise.
There is no reason to get all worked up over it unlike a local
television station which had a forum whereby the Pakatan “shadow
cabinet” was severely criticised by pro-BN panellists.
This columnist finds the forum laughable because BN’s insecurity is
showing to the extent that they even feel threatened by “shadows”.
However, pertaining to the list above, this columnist is sure that
there is no one in the BN camp who can match up to those named in the
list.
While BN is obsessed with sex 24/7, their ideas are not sexy at all. Ditto for their strategy which is nothing but fluff.
The system is all screwed up and therefore we need a clean and
intelligent government to chart the course of this nation. Moreover,
stupid is not sexy.
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