I refer to the Malaysiakini report Defections – Why Pakatan should wait .

I disagree with Ong Kian Ming's opinion that Pakatan Rakyat should wait and not rush to form the new federal government. In my opinion, Pakatan Rakyat should force this issue on Malaysia, for the good of people who don't know better, rather than wait another five years during which anything could happen.

The way I see it, this is one of those issues that you need to take control and 'force' it on to the parties concerned. It's like when parents force their children to do something though the children do not understand why but is actually beneficial to them in the long run. Parents know best.

Although Malaysians generally should take pride over the level of maturity they showed during the recent polls, I really have doubts if the vote swing, especially among the rural voters, could be maintained in the next election, which is 4-5 years away.

A lot of things could happen in four years - the BN propaganda machine spearheaded by the mainstream media (MSM) could ‘kill’ PR in these four years and the federal cash squeeze on the PR-controlled states would be in full throttle. This would certainly impact rural voters, and come next election, could we be sure that PR could beat BN or even maintain the number of states won?

BN is old news, and needs to be changed for the good of the country. It is the only way forward for Malaysia, the way I see it. But a large section of the country, especially the rural voters, might not see it this way. When these people are cash-squeezed to the tight end, with the full-blown propaganda in MSM (which most of them rely upon), would they know better come the next election in four long years time?

For me, PR needs to act now when they have the opportunity and force this issue onto the people. Although there might be some noises, eventually the people will realise that it was done for the good of the country and for the sake of people who didn't know better.

And another thing. It was claimed (with substantial evidence) that the PR actually won the GE, when taking into consideration the gerrymandering, postal and phantom votes, etc. So by right, we should already have a new government. Protest votes or not, it's the final result that counts, and result says that we should have a new government. So why wait?

Why do we have to take a step back and say that we should wait? And let the BN machinery ‘destroy’ the rakyat over four years so that the votes swing towards BN in the next election? Why let all those rural people suffer for four years? Take control now and then expose all the rigging done in the recent election if you feel the need to justify your action.

For me, Malaysians are still the 'children'. PR, as the 'parents', must force this on the people for their own good. If PR claims to be putting the rakyat' s interest above all else, then this is the right thing to do. In four years time, they might not have the same opportunity. And then who will be the losers? The rakyat who will forever be backward under BN’s administration.

Think about it.