YOURSAY | ‘No one has emerged yet to replace him as a potential PM and lead the opposition.’

To honour Anwar's sacrifice, PKR must let him go

Sans Blinkers: Anwar Ibrahim's chance of getting out of jail early ultimately hinges on Pakatan Harapan winning Putrajaya. Meanwhile, Pakatan Harapan needs a new leader who is inspirational and capable.

In PKR, the gentle Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is not leadership material and at best, she should be president of Pakatan Harapan to honour Anwar's sacrifice.

But a new leader, an executive chairman (the real decision-maker and potential PM-designate) should take over.

This person must have the real support of all the three parties in Pakatan Harapan and can command the support of voters. No point appointing someone who is controversial within the coalition or who in the public's perception, is suspect.

For example, someone like the current Selangor MB Azmin Ali is a strong political leader but his politics have been perceived negatively.

Surely within the ranks of PKR and Amanah, such a leader can be found (no mention of a DAP leader here for the present because Umno and PAS would use such a leader as a strategic target to frighten the conservative Malay voters).

Aktan: Author Hazlan Zakaria, this script looks like it is from the "other side with the donation". Certainly the rakyat will not let Anwar go just like that. Even if his body is weak, his soul is strong enough to take Malaysia into the next chapter.

Hazlan, you need not give up hope. Miracles do happen. Karma shall play its role. Hidup Anwar.

James TCLow: Heroes come. Heroes go. Our nation has a dearth of them, in fact, too few to show. Anwar certainly is no ordinary hero but Hazlan, you are right; we have to let him go.

The Analyser: Anwar sacrificed nothing as he drove around in his Mercedes talking for a living. He really had nothing to offer the people of Malaysia apart from his own ego-driven revenge.

His was a message of hate and greed for power and money, he allowed the people of Malaysia to imagine a whole lot of idealism that was never written down and he used the people of Malaysia by fooling them into thinking he has something to offer for their future.

As an ex-Umno man and a Muslim, he knew the consequences of his actions, yet he was prepared to gamble his survival on the prospect of power and wealth to come. He is no martyr and he certainly isn't Nobel Peace Prize material.

Whether PKR clings to his 'reputation' or moves on, they are doomed by their association with him and by their association with his lack of vision and foresight. Both are fixations they seem incapable of breaking.

888: Whether Anwar is interested only in himself or not, is not the most critical factor. Getting rid of the corrupt government is.

In Anwar, there is a glimpse of a chance of accomplishing this. Otherwise we are still groping around, with no light at the end of the tunnel.

Voice: Hazlan, you said DAP is all for one and not one for all. Can you please elaborate and give more specific examples on this? Give us examples where other parties have done better than DAP.

Otherwise you sound like one of those Umno writers. And everybody knows that DAP was unfairly branded as racist by their enemies such as Umno and Perkasa which themselves are truly racist in nature.

So, why do you think DAP is a worse hope than PKR? Are you trying to pit the DAP and Amanah supporters against PKR supporters?

Headhunter: I wouldn't put too much hope on PKR. Anwar's wife is a weak leader and Azmin is no Anwar either. All he cares about is his position as MB. Being a national leader is too big a shoe for him.

Too bad, effective and outspoken leaders like Zaid have already left the party. PKR is being manipulated by PAS, especially in Selangor. And they are going to regret it.

Southpaw: What a joke it is. The reason PKR is still standing despite Anwar's jailing is because of the political partnership it has with DAP and Amanah.

Its infighting, due to selfishness and unprincipled stands on many issues, are the main reasons why opposition is disarray right now.

Mikey!: Hazlan, you are too quick to abandon those who fought for you. Help him to be free first, then talk of retiring him. It's only fair.

Nehru: Hazlan, why do you say DAP is racist but not PKR, PAS, Umno, PBB, Upko, Amanah, MIC, MCA, PBS, etc?

Then you say dump Anwar. But why? There is no good and trustworthy person to replace Anwar at the moment – Azmin will sell out to PAS chief Abdul Hadi Awang. But in future it will be led by Nurul Izzah Anwar who is acceptable to many.

Hazlan, are you an agent of Umno or PAS to attack DAP as racial and fear its strength in having Chinese support and some Malay and Indians, etc?

Are you like other saboteurs asking it to shed its racial image when there is none? All parties are racial anyway.

Ketuanan Rakyat: I cannot agree that DAP is not a one-for-all party as mentioned by the writer. The problem is with PKR, not Anwar.

PKR must make a clear stand on cannot-be-trusted Hadi's PAS. If PKR is fully committed to Pakatan Harapan without PAS, Pakatan Harapan can become the truly multiracial coalition to take over from the rotting BN in the next GE.

Sontotsia: What Anwar has given to this country, no Malaysian currently alive has the balls to give.

He has staked his reputation, his family's comfort, his wealth and his health to fight for ungrateful, imbeciles who keep mocking him and trying to sound like Anwar experts.

The amount of lies being peddled by the Umno government over everything from 1MDB, SRC, Altantuya Shaariibuu, the state of the nation's economy (and the list goes on) only points to one simple truth.

Anwar was framed and defamed by Umno because he had the potential to be a true leader who could have changed the course of the nation for the better. This man is the only vestige of hope for a reformed Malaysia.

Dex: Did the people of South Africa give up on Nelson Mandela? No!

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