Worst is over for BN, says Ibrahim

KUALA LUMPUR: Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali has hailed BN’s twin victories in Kerdau and Merlimau as a clear sign that Barisan Nasional’s (BN) “2008 nightmare” is over at last.

He said in a statement that he had already foretold the majority increase in both by-elections as Malay voters were beginning to return and unite under Umno.

BN won with a 2,724 majority in Kerdau and 3,643 in Merlimau.

“The Muslims have seen PAS and DAP’s antics,” he said. “They are tired of (Pakatan Rakyat leader) Anwar Ibrahim’s political theatrics and the confusing stands of the Kelantan Menteri Besar (Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat).”

“These two wins also prove that Anwar and Pakatan’s dream of capturing Putrajaya is nothing more than a hallunication.”

“The question now is, how far can BN go in wresting back the four Pakatan states (Selangor, Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, and Kedah), defend Perak and retain its two-third majority?”

Ibrahim, who is also Pasir Mas MP, said that this was his personal observation as an independent and neutral party.

“This is reality,” he said. “And all the attempts by certain parties to tarnish Perkasa’s image via leaflets just to win votes for the opposition obviously didn’t work.”

This was a swipe at PAS which earlier this week accused Perkasa of being behind racist leaflets being circulated in a residential area in Merlimau.