the Malaysian Insider perception or deception?
PKR secretary-general Datuk Sallehuddin Hashim has denied speculation that he was resigning from his post following a fallout with the party’s leadership.
In a short text message response, Sallehuddin said “Not true” when asked by The Malaysian Insider to confirm rumours he was leaving the party.
However, party insiders have confirmed Sallehuddin has been unhappy with the PKR leaders, notably with decisions which undermined his leadership.
August 11, 2009
“Over the years, some leaders have left us but the party is still intact.”
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| Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Pas candidate Abdul Wahid Endut (in the middle) shaking the hand of a supporter in Kuala Terengganu’s Chinatown this afternoon. — Photo by Choo Choy May | ||||
Despite problems, PKR says common hatred for BN will hold party togetherKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7- PKR secretary-general Datuk Salehuddin Hashim today brushed aside recent squabbles in the party, and said a common hatred for the Barisan Nasional (BN) and race politics, are the bond that is holding the party together.Despite problems, PKR says common hatred for BN will hold party together  By Neville SpykermanKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7- PKR secretary-general Datuk Salehuddin Hashim today brushed aside recent squabbles in the party, and said a common hatred for the Barisan Nasional (BN) and race politics, are the bond that is holding the party together. He told The Malaysian Insider that the party’s 500,000 strong membership was steadily increasing and contrary to press reports, he denied PKR was plagued with problems. Salehuddin said that there is tremendous interest in the party especially in Sabah and Sarawak, which has been identified as its new beach head. “I tell you what qualifies as a plague; money politics in Umno and the subversion of public opinion by the government in power, using tactics not available to others.” Salehuddin described recent controversies involving party leaders in Selangor and Perak as differences of opinions which were not a breach of discipline until it is expressed in bad faith. “Then it will be dealt with in accordance to our constitution.” Salehuddin said there was no problem with local elections to appoint village heads, by PKR’s national vice-president and Gopeng MP Dr Lee Boon Chye and Simpang Pulai state assemblyman Chang Ming Kai, in Perak recently. He said the move was just an expression of preference in a political process. Salehuddin said S.Manikavasagam may sound like a dissenting voice, but he said the Kapar MP has yet to raise the matter in a proper forum, in the party. “Until he does, the only people wildly interested would be those who do not know how to reinvent their own organisation and therefore look forward to other parties cracking up.” Salehuddin said the multi-racial party’s membership roughly reflect the racial demographics of Malaysia. He rejected the description that PKR was a party of dissidents, with disgruntled politicians from other parties, and members with different ideologies. “Dynamism and vibrancy is sometimes wrongly equated with that description.” Sri Setia Assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad described PKR as a “Rainbow Coalition’ comprising various groups including common Malaysians, striving for change. Nik Nazmi, who is also the political secretary to the Selangor Menteri Besar, said the party born in 1998 during the Reformasi movement, has evolved into the biggest opposition party in Parliament. He said a broad spectrum of opinions are represented in the party and there are bound to be conflicts. However he said the party had survived many challenges during its 10 year existence and differences of opinions between leaders are nothing new. “Over the years, some leaders have left us but the party is still intact.” PKR Information chief and Batu MP Tian Chua said recent press reports about friction in the party were blown out of proportion by the main stream media and manufactured as a diversion to the upcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election. He said Manikavasagam’s dissatisfaction with the relocation of the Klang bus terminal, was ‘made’ into an Indian issue by the media, when the move would have affected all races. He said differences of opinions within the party were healthy and part of the democratic process. | ||||
Sallehuddin has clashed with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim about some party appointments, which he feels have been made not based on merit but on how close the person is to Anwar.
In PKR, the secretary-general is appointed to administer the party and Anwar should let him do his job, said a party insider.
Sallehuddin was also initially tasked with laying the groundwork for PKR in Sarawak, one of two east Malaysian states which make up 25 per cent of parliamentary seat in parliament and a traditionally a safe seat bank for Barisan National (BN).
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) needs to win big in both these states during the next general if they hope to pry loose BN’s grip on federal power.
According to party sources, Sallehuddin was making headway in Sarawak until Anwar decided to assume the leaderships in both state earlier this year.
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Already burdened with running the party, his upcoming second sodomy trial and his busy overseas schedule, Anwar subsequently appointed peninsula-based vice presidents, Mustafa Kamil Ayub and Azmin Ali to lead Sarawak and Sabah respectively, a move opposed by Salehuddin.
In recent weeks, warlords in both states have openly revolted over the unpopular move and PKR has been forced to backtrack.
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Tonight was the second time in recent months that Sallehuddin has had to deny speculation he was resigning from the party, which has been going through a rough patch of late.
Last week, former de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim took a six-month leave of absence from the PKR’s political bureau meetings.
Officially, Zaid told the press he wanted to devote his time to formulating a common platform for PR but, like Sallehuddin, the former prominent lawyer had his own issues with Anwar’s way of doing things.
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September 24, 2009
Can we imagine our ex prime minister having an affair with chinese woman who bore hin a child? No.
Can we stand any jest on the GAMING KING flying habits changing his religion to get big project in SABAH ? No.
Can we praise the founder of a neighbouring country? No.
Can we talk about REFORMASI? No.
Can we impart sex education to schoolchildren? No.
If you try any of the above, the state, its agencies, political parties or plain hooligans will turn their annoyance/indignation/fists on you. If at all, you can bring out an antiseptic documentary or apologize or water down and bowdlerise your message so much that it no longer matters what you say. Which is how generations of us have had the reproductive system “covered” in a one-hour biology class and managed to keep our curiosity intact.
Now, there are holy cows and there’s the herd.
I’m sure nobody needs an explanation about holy cows, all you have to do is follow a certain B.N OWN MEDIA. But the herd, that’s us. We must always be told what’s good, what’s not, what’s ok. Nobody must ever give us the opportunity to think differently, irreverently about or in fact, be indifferent to certain laid down notions of patriotism, nationalism, culture, tradition etc. More importantly, nobody should be “seen” to be doing so. And of course, we the herd must stick to the highest common factor of acceptable opinion on these subjects.
I am no particular fan of SAUDARA ANWAR IBRAHIM but when he was expelled, he made a point. Here was a party talking of control of thought and expression and going over the top to crush creative dissent. The holiest of the holy cows are the historical ones. Therefore, no matter author or film-maker, he or she must stick to what is acceptable. None of our leaders has a chink anywhere and none of our given history lessons should be challenged. If you belong to the party, perhaps, you must think flaring knickers are the height of tradition and self-respect, unsightly baring of legs and all.
The critical feature of a constitutional democracy to me is the test of Constitutionality itself. Does the government allow its own legitimacy to be questioned? Does it permit executive decisions to be challenged? Written Constitutions normally provide the standard by which the legitimacy of government action is judged. In the United States the practice of judicial review of congressional legislation ensures that the power of government to legislate is kept under check. Bipartisan debate and votes of conscience are not only encouraged but also expected of Congressmen and Representatives. More recently the Basic law of Germany and Italy provided explicitly for judicial review of parliamentary legislation. We have the opposite situation here. The jurisdiction of the High Court can be, and has been, ousted when it comes to challenges of executive decisions even if such decisions impact on fundamental liberties and other rights under the Constitution. For instance, where government compulsorily acquires land for a public purpose, the Courts are prevented from questioning the bona fides of the acquisition. Where discretion is exercised by the Minister of Home Affairs under the Internal Security Act, the Court is barred from examining the exercise of the discretion except so far as to ensure that the procedural requirements have been followed. Such detention without trial would be considered repugnant in any system predicated on the Rule of Law.
Nation building is not a simple process. It is not achieved through tinkering with political ideologies or injudicious use of the coercive powers of state. These do not promote the lasting peace and stability that we crave for. We have failed miserably in dealing with complex issues of society by resorting to a political culture of promoting fear and division amongst the people. The Ketuanan Melayu model has failed. It has resulted in waste of crucial resources, energy and time and has distracted from the real issues confronting the country
Mukhriz Mahathir In saying as he did recently that there is no need for law and judicial reforms as it will not benefit the Malays, he typifies what is perceived as the kind of UMNO leader who appeals to the right-wing of Malay polity. That he may be right is sad as it leads to the ossification of values that will only work against the interests of the party and the nation. This type of thinking may pave the way to a suggestion in the future that we may as well do away with general elections altogether as they may not be good for the Malays for if the justice that a revitalized Rule of Law would allow for is not to the benefit of the Malays, what is? More inefficiency, more corruption and a more authoritarian style of government perhaps. We are a deeply divided nation, adrift for our having abandoned democratic traditions and the Rule of Law in favour of a political ideology that serves no one save those who rule.How else can we describe the state of affairs in Malaysia? In a country where the Rule of Law is respected and permitted to flourish, just laws are applied even-handedly and fairly. I can point to numerous instances where that has not been our experience. Let me point a few out to you. A gathering of one group constitutes an illegal assembly but not that of another. A speech or publication is seditious or constitutes a serious threat to the security of the nation such as to warrant detention without trail under the ISA if published by one person but not another. This cannot be right even if it were to be the benefit of the majority, which is not the case. My belief in constitutional democracy and the Rules of Law is founded on an acceptance of their functional qualities and the prospect of sustainable and inclusive development that they offer. It is of no concern to me whether Fukuyama was right when he declared that in view of the success of liberal democracies all over the world and the collapse of communism, The critical feature of a constitutional democracy to me is the test of Constitutionality itself. Does the government allow its own legitimacy to be questioned? Does it permit executive decisions to be challenged? Written Constitutions normally provide the standard by which the legitimacy of government action is judged. In the United States the practice of judicial review of congressional legislation ensures that the power of government to legislate is kept under check. Bipartisan debate and votes of conscience are not only encouraged but also expected of Congressmen and Representatives. More recently the Basic law of Germany and Italy provided explicitly for judicial review of parliamentary legislation. We have the opposite situation here. The jurisdiction of the High Court can be, and has been, ousted when it comes to challenges of executive decisions even if such decisions impact on fundamental liberties and other rights under the Constitution. For instance, where government compulsorily acquires land for a public purpose, the Courts are prevented from questioning the bona fides of the acquisition. Where discretion is exercised by the Minister of Home Affairs under the Internal Security Act, the Court is barred from examining the exercise of the discretion except so far as to ensure that the procedural requirements have been followed. Such detention without trial would be considered repugnant in any system predicated on the Rule of Law.mankind had achieved the pinnacle of success and history was dead.
What was Anwar’s biggest contribution to what we are today? I sat and ponder over this question the whole day today. I wanted to write about it and yet I cannot because there were so many thoughts that came and went inside me. All I could do today was about two half page – notes on times go by – Cakap cakap about AP and then I revisited the “Bentong car park” issue because one of our friends sent me something new about that car park. It is now 11.42pm and I have been thinking since 7.15am this morning .fifteen minutes ago it hit me! I believe that what Anwar did to me and to many of us can be conceptualised in two words:True…. the reformasi movement he created is the political enlightment of the rakyat of what is wrong with this country, its leaders and its system. Thank you Tun, for locking Anwar up so the rest of the world and Malaysia can see through who the real crook is. related article Thank you Najib, for handing over the government to PR soon with you nauseating stupid 1MALAYSIAN concept. Yes we are ONE MALAYSIA, against you and UMNO.related article ‘POLITICAL AWAKENING” Don’t you even dare to forget VK Lingam who sold the judges by the truckloads! That alone is a single most humilating event in history of Malaysia! Judges fixing!Before Anwar was dismissed by Mahatir I was a Bumiputra intent on pursuing my “rights” as a Bumiputra. The right to have a share in the perceived richness brought into the consciousness of the Malays as a result of the New Economic Policies. All that was in my mind was where the next ringgit was going to be found. Tenders, project proposals, pink slips, AP’s, IPO, licenses, Privatisation opportunities…life was a whirl of meetings and discussions in five star hotels and lunches in restaurants whose name you find hard to pronounce – Troika was one of those that I can still remember – in Jalan Raja Chulan. The evenings were again another whirl of coffee houses and meetings until the early mornings. Then 2nd September 1998 he was dismissed as DPM. The next day he was expelled from UMNO. September 20th he was arrested and September 29th he was brought to court to be charged. Five cases for sodomy and five for corruption. My first conscious understanding that this was really happening was seeing him with a black eye. Common sense tells me that no policeman would dare lay a hand on someone who was the DPM just a few months ago….surely Anwar must have injured himself….but looking at him I could see that he was accepting of the fact that he was no longer DPM and I felt that he was coming to terms within himself as to where he would have to go from there. There was a grim acceptance in his face that the battle for his life and his future had begun.The Anuar Ibrahim Saga continues. Gani Patail Witness what happened to former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim by Police Chief.why Gani Patail as high ranking officier in AG office was not CHARGE for not reporting the crime this is the blunt misuse of power by the B.N’S NAJIB GOVERNMENT LIKE HIS SMS click to readmore “This is a big insult to the court,” Augustine said of the request. “It gives the impression that the court may not be dispensing justice.”An Apology from rosmaa, the director of sodomy2 Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim how the hell they can provide you when so called charges are false In hindsight and knowing what we know now, I do not know how this Augustine Paul could have prostituted himself to do the biddings of Mahathir! He is the scum of the earth!By Steadyaku47 August 12, 2009
Saudara Anwar Ibrahim mengingatkan kita semua:we in PKR CAN GO ALONE, BUT WE ARE VERY PRAGMATIC,we dont create problem we are building a formidable team PAKATAN MUST GET RID OF RACIAL &RELIGIOSE BIGOTS
Now, let us hope it is not to late to save our country. related articleWE NEED ANWAR NOW THEY TO PUT IN SO WE TELL Najib, Muhyiddin dan Hishamuddin FUCK OFF YOUR TIME OUT
Malaysians who feared Opposition Leader Thank you Pak Lah, for sleeping on the job to allow us greater freedom. And also thank you for showing us that no matter who is on the helm of UMNO, it matters not, as the party is rotten.
Dr Chandra Muzaffar the most educated idiot of this century says Saishitfull not given VVIP TREATMENT
ANWAR STARTED STREET DEMO CULTURE,you kerala snake perpetuate Lingamgate Megaproject$ to $iphon off commi$$ion$ Kill all critics Sodomee
read this for fullstory click belowMonash University Malaysia political scientist James Chin says that by democratising the party, PKR has set an example for other parties to follow and will strengthen it ahead of the next general elections.“This amendment will mean that PKR is now the most democratic party in Malaysia today,
When his trail started do you remember what Judge Augustine Paul said when a request was made by Anwar’s lawyers for observer status to be given to the Malaysian Bar Council, several rights group and the U.N. Rapporteur Param Cumaraswamy?
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