Terengganu crisis - the party must do the right thing

i find it disturbing that some of my party members find the Terengganu issue as only a storm in a tea cup (betul ker nih?). for me this is a crisis like no other that we have faced before as a party and i am pleading to the party MT to handle this matter with care. as a start, the terengganu party members and leaders should be told to hold their peace and not speak to the media.

i will not disclose my preference for the MB of trg post. Nor will i disclose my views on monarchy's role in malaysia.

but politically, i do know that there is only 2 options available at the end of the tunnel. we must be decisive to make the right choice.

Option A : the party relents and make way for the new MB as per the choice of the palace.

this may put the party on a backseat in consequence to the statements which has been made all this while.it may also send the wrong message that the monarchy's prerogative has gone beyond what was assumed before. and may i stress the word assume, because like any other constitutional monarchy on this planet, the role of the monarchy can never be undermined by mere normal practice or convention.

what will then happen is that we may still have a BN MB.it is not that bad after all. yes the party did not get the mb of their choice, but we still have a BN MB. i am sure that if we concede, the party will get some credit for respecting the monarchy. nevertheless, due to the hullabaloo of the past few days, some amends must be made with the palace, what more that the sultan is also the king aka Agong.

Option B : the party proceeds and calls the Adun's to have a vote of no confidence. The ADUN's resign and the palace calls for a by election.

this may not be the option that would help the party. i fear that if we have a by election, the party might lose the state to the opposition. pitching a pro government v "opposition-manipulating-this-monarchy-scenario", i think we as malays should know better who the malays in terengganu will be voting for. why would we want to replace a BN MB albeit chosen by the palace, with a non BN mb?

i hope we will not go to this option. we may lose another state if we take this option.


in conclusion, i plead to the MT to take into consideration all this before making a decision. there are many people who are still hopeful that the party will get back on track, and to do so we need to settle this terengganu issue asap. we must do the right thing for the party, because the party is more important than any one person.

i am sure we need no reminder that by next week, saudara DSAI will be back on political picture in malaysia and that is another challenge which we as a party must be ready for hundred and ten percent. how can we be ready to challenge him in a by election, which he will certainly be running in soon enough, if we have other diversion?

to be strong, the party must remain focused, decisive and forward thinking.