I have always admired TDM as a master politician without equal. His most serious fault, I think, is his bulldog-like tenacity to get what he wants regardless of what he has to do to get it. But then again, most people would think this is a good point. I guess it is a matter of judgment and ethics.
I was quite confused lately why TDM chose to bring up the issue of NEM at this point when there is absolutely no attention and no controversy surrounding it at this time. What TDM says normally has to be dissected with a powerful microscope.
However, after much thought and looking at recent events, the most likely scenario is as described below. I could be wrong. With TDM, one is never quite sure.
After the cancellation of the “Bangkit Melayu” event in KT, TDM’s message of going after extremist non-Malays did not sit very well with some very insecure non-Malays especially since the label of “extremist” is not exactly defined and just about anybody can fall into it. So the blame game began.
Perkasa blamed the MCA, but Perkasa is not exactly well-liked by the Chinese, so Perkasa condemning MCA is actually a way to help MCA regain some standing among the Chinese since Perkasa and MCA are roughly on the same side.
Similarly, TDM is not exactly a Chinese favourite after the “Bangkit Melayu” event, so condemning the NEM seems to be trying to help NTR’s project regain some standing among the Chinese. At one and the same time, it also seems to be scolding NTR as far as the Malay community is concerned. TDM has never been exactly gracious to his successors as UMNO President. I guess it would be silly to think that anyone is better than him. The question mark is – why at this time?
Given the by-elections in Sibu where the majority of the electorate is Chinese, helping NTR regain some standing among the Chinese (especially since Hulu Selangor proved the Chinese are pretty unhappy with the BN) would be the more relevant motive since TDM and NTR are also roughly on the same side.
On the other hand we cannot discount the fact that Sarawak Chinese are different from Malayan Chinese. Sibu folks might not want to have anything to do with West Malaysians and may prefer to concern themselves only with Sarawak cares and worries.
With this in mind, Sibu folks may be more concerned that the Federal government under UMNO as well as the Sarawak government under Taib may not be governing to the best interests of Sarawakians especially since 2 of Sarawak’s oil parcels worth billions has been given away by the Federal government without any consultation with the people of Sarawak to Brunei and timber resources of Sarawak are plundered mercilessly by their own state government without proportional benefit to ordinary citizens of Sarawak.
So with this in mind, it is quite difficult to fathom what goes on in TDM’s mind. What do you guys think?
By batsman
I was quite confused lately why TDM chose to bring up the issue of NEM at this point when there is absolutely no attention and no controversy surrounding it at this time. What TDM says normally has to be dissected with a powerful microscope.
However, after much thought and looking at recent events, the most likely scenario is as described below. I could be wrong. With TDM, one is never quite sure.
After the cancellation of the “Bangkit Melayu” event in KT, TDM’s message of going after extremist non-Malays did not sit very well with some very insecure non-Malays especially since the label of “extremist” is not exactly defined and just about anybody can fall into it. So the blame game began.
Perkasa blamed the MCA, but Perkasa is not exactly well-liked by the Chinese, so Perkasa condemning MCA is actually a way to help MCA regain some standing among the Chinese since Perkasa and MCA are roughly on the same side.
Similarly, TDM is not exactly a Chinese favourite after the “Bangkit Melayu” event, so condemning the NEM seems to be trying to help NTR’s project regain some standing among the Chinese. At one and the same time, it also seems to be scolding NTR as far as the Malay community is concerned. TDM has never been exactly gracious to his successors as UMNO President. I guess it would be silly to think that anyone is better than him. The question mark is – why at this time?
Given the by-elections in Sibu where the majority of the electorate is Chinese, helping NTR regain some standing among the Chinese (especially since Hulu Selangor proved the Chinese are pretty unhappy with the BN) would be the more relevant motive since TDM and NTR are also roughly on the same side.
On the other hand we cannot discount the fact that Sarawak Chinese are different from Malayan Chinese. Sibu folks might not want to have anything to do with West Malaysians and may prefer to concern themselves only with Sarawak cares and worries.
With this in mind, Sibu folks may be more concerned that the Federal government under UMNO as well as the Sarawak government under Taib may not be governing to the best interests of Sarawakians especially since 2 of Sarawak’s oil parcels worth billions has been given away by the Federal government without any consultation with the people of Sarawak to Brunei and timber resources of Sarawak are plundered mercilessly by their own state government without proportional benefit to ordinary citizens of Sarawak.
So with this in mind, it is quite difficult to fathom what goes on in TDM’s mind. What do you guys think?
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