COMMENT | To which Umno-Baru "struggle" was the party's secretary-general, Annuar Musa, referring when he urged its members to berjihad (fight hard) and donate towards the Umno-Struggle Fund (Umno-Tabung Perjuangan)?

While the average Malaysian was struggling to make a living and struggling to pay his taxes, Umno-Baru leaders merely helped themselves to taxpayers' money and the donations collected by charities.

As far as many Malaysians are concerned, Umno-Baru leaders struggle to tell the truth, and they struggle to keep their hands off the taxpayers' money.

Their politicians struggle to be sincere, they struggle to observe law and order, and they struggle to respect people of other faiths and cultures. Most of all, many of them struggle to be law-abiding citizens. Their MPs struggle to be civil in Parliament and struggle not to be sexist...