I suppose most think it is too late, and perhaps it is.
And yet, at the time of writing, there does not seem to be an official, confidence inspiring statement about a swearing-in ceremony tomorrow.
Thus, I have composed the following, borrowing the opening and ending language from a similar Pakatan letter. It is not my best piece of writing, but time runs short.
And if it amounts to naught, like my last letter to royalty, then so be it. But with so much at stake I shall refuse not to try whatever is within my feeble ability, and continue to live in hope that we may be spared the disaster of a Najib premiership.
Mengadap Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud al-Muktafi Billah Shah
Yang bersemayam di atas takhta Kerajaan Malaysia dengan beberapa amat kebesaran dan kemuliaannya.
Assalamualaikum dan Salam Sejahtera,
Ampun Tuanku,
Dengan hormat dan takzimnya patik merafa’kan sembah dan berdoa kehadrat Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala, mudah-mudahan Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong sentiasa berada dalam keadaan selamat dan kesejahteraan.
Ampun Tuanku,
We beg Tuanku to take the following matters into consideration as Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak seeks to become Prime Minister.
In the weeks leading to his ascension to power, the government has demonstrated ever increasing repressive measures to silence all voices of legal, patriotic dissent.
The police have used tear gas and water cannons to attack peaceful citizens whose only crime was to gather and listen to alternative political views.
Newspapers have been shut down, and threats against online media have been made repeatedly. A fear exists that this clampdown will only worsen should Dato’ Seri Najib become Prime Minister.
Ampun Tuanku,
As Dato’ Seri Najib prepares to assume power, we see more and more proof of corruption in the ranks of the government he plans to lead.
His party has allowed the Chief Minister of Malacca to continue ruling the state even after being found guilty of money politics. This worrying trend suggests a return to the days where high officials can spent millions of ringgit belonging to the people on Disneyland trips.
Even as the rakyat struggles with an ever worsening economic crisis, Dato’ Seri Najib himself has yet to explain why excessive amounts of money was spent on arms purchases involving multi-million commissions to those closely associated with himself. His hand has also been seen in the federal government’s move to buy back Selangor’s privatised water concessions at vastly overpriced values, and plan to increase water tariffs to increase private profits at the expense of the rakyat.
A fear exists that this trend of corruption will only worsen should Dato’ Seri Najib become Prime Minister.
Ampun Tuanku,
The already tarnished integrity of the judiciary has been worsening in these weeks leading to Dato’ Seri Najib’s planned ascension. To date, even such glaring cases of corruption such as the VK Lingam scandal have yet to be properly prosecuted.
In the recent Perak constitutional crisis, involving alleged threats and inducements which Dato’ Seri Najib himself is perceived to have played a pivotal role, judges have now been replaced with parachute candidates who have already begun ruling in favour of Dato’ Seri Najib’s political allies.
Similar tampering with the judiciary and switching of judicial personnel was also observed in the Altantuya Shaarriibuu murder case, which the whole world now perceives Dato’ Seri Najib to be involved in. His refusal to account for how his personal bodyguards participated in a murder for which they had no plausible motive continues to be a glowering blemish on his personal integrity as Prime Minister aspirant.
Ampun Tuanku,
The public fails to believe that Dato’ Seri Najib is the man to lead a nation dealing with economic crises, corruption scandals at every level, and severe abuses of power by law enforcement agencies and personnel.
Malaysia needs a leader with a cleaner record of integrity, a leader free from the taint of any ill perception, to lead a united Malaysia in these dark times.
We pray Tuanku will choose such another individual to lead us until such a time as Dato’ Seri Najib may clear his name and demonstrate a more confidence inspiring aptitude. A nation surrounded by despair looks to Tuanku in hope.
Ampun Tuanku,
Patik akhiri warkah yang tidak sepertinya ini dengan sekalung penghargaan ke atas keprihatinan dan pertimbangan Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Mudah-mudahan Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala melanjutkan usia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong dan seluruh kerabat Tuanku dan semoga sentiasa berada di dalam kesejahteraan dan kebahagiaan yang berkekalan.
Amin Ya Rabbal ‘Alamin
Ampun Tuanku
Patik dengan segala hormat takzimnya,
Nathaniel Tan
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