Tomorrow, the people of Pematang Pauh will cast their votes. I hope that they will return Anwar to parliament. It is to their advantage to elect Anwar as he is touted to be the potential PM of Malaysia.
Why choose a mere low-ranking Umno as member of parliament (MP) for your constituency when you can have a potential PM as your representative?
Putting aside mere selfish interests, the election of Anwar will be a logical step to the changes that have taken place to the political landscape of Malaysia.
The Pakatan Rakyat coalition awaits the arrival of its leader to parliament to take charge. The rakyat awaits the arrival of its symbol of change and hope.
For too long we have been deceived by Umno. Actually this ruling Umno is not the Umno of our founding fathers. The original Umno was for and had the welfare of all Malaysians at heart. It was populated by men of integrity and vision.
The likes of Onn Jaafar, Tunku,Ismail and Hussein Onn etc. The present is actually the Umno Baru which is the creation of Dr Mahathir Mohamad. It was created for the sole purpose of protecting his political career and those of his cronies.
In the process of guarding his power and ascendency and destroying his political rivals and enemies, he thought nothing of manipulating our democratic institutions to further his interests.
Once, our judiciary was a proud institution. They were led by judges of integrity and honesty. Men of honour like Tun Sufian. Fearless and independent in their judgments. And their judgments were respected and accepted by all.
But now, if you lose a case in court, you wonder if it has merit or whether justice has been bought and sold.
What about our police? Where are the proud professionals dedicated to their job and keeping our streets safe so we can walk safely late at night and sleep soundly? They have deteriorated so badly that they even steal from their own stations. We really have a hard time differentiating who is the cop and who is the robber.
All of these things are the result of one man doing everything to preserve his political power. This Umno Baru changed to Umno again is nothing but an evil machine sapping our country's strength.
This Umno Baru did not deceive our Tunku and Hussein Onn. They would rather remain outside Umno (B) till their last breath. But certainly deceived the likes of Najib and Hisham. Shame on them.
But now there is hope. There is a remedy in the horizon. We cannot depend on Umno and the BN to change their evil ways. The culture of corruption and arrogance is too ingrained in them. Their interests are too vested to rock the boat.
But we can. And it is in our interests to do so. We can clean house and throw out Umno (B) and their props in BN which have been so toxic to our democratic instituitions. Anwar Ibrahim is our hope for a new beginning.
I therefore hope that the voters of Permatang Pauh will vote for Anwar. Help us to usher in the next prime minister of Malaysia. Help make history by choosing the first non-Umno PM.
Send Umno and BN to the garbage heap of history. Help Malaysia move to the next level instead of being stuck in this mess.
This Merdeka, do something that will make Malaysia proud of you. This Merdeka, make Malaysia proud. This Merdeka, make Malaysians proud again of their democratic institutions.
This Merdeka, let us usher in the next PM of Malaysia. People of Permatang Pauh, please vote for Anwar Ibrahim.
