COMMENT | What I foresaw a few months ago of Umno backstabbing PAS is happening right in front of our eyes, but I did not expect it to be that soon.

Therefore, when someone like Nasharudin Mat Isa is now coming out to say that PAS-Umno cooperation is becoming more feasible and would be beneficial to Malaysia, I think my response is: “Indeed, it is!"

But, honestly, this is just laughable, coming from the former PAS deputy president.

What I see happening now in the public arena appears to be more like déjà vu. I thought it had already happened, but now, it’s unfolding slowly. Yet, some people are so blinded by this strategy that is being used to weaken one of Umno’s biggest threats.

Unless they change the strategy at the top, we would be seeing more of this party-hopping (and not just 50 this round in the Tendong state constituency), as we approach the next general election.

We have seen enough of such party-hopping close to the general election that your guess is as good as mine that these members would leave their party in big numbers to join the rival party just to create a publicity stunt, like the recent “big” announcement by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak over the crossing-over by former menteri besar of Selangor, Muhammad Muhammad Taib...