Newspaper headlines today on Muhyiddin and his seven day mission.
I think we’re looking at a considerable difference between the Pakatan and BN model here .
Umno has taken it upon itself to ’sort out’ the internal problems of another party. What they think gives them the right is anyone’s guess.
I guess the ’sovereignty’ of MCA and the democratic wishes of its members as demonstrated in its last EGM can be disregarded at will by ‘Big Brother’ Umno.
But I guess that’s always been BN’s way: Umno says jump, the rest say how high.
Pakatan seems to follow a different route. I happened to be at a Pakatan press conference today, where this Agenda Daily journalist kept pestering DSAI for a comment ’selaku Ketua Pembangkang’ as to the affair involving Tok Guru Nik Aziz and his son in law in Kelantan.
DSAI gracefully deferred to Tuan Guru Hadi on the matter, and only commented on the manner in which the media hungrily goes after Pakatan ’scandals’ while ignoring the billions that BN is piratising away.
Throughout this issue, there was no question of one Pakatan party telling another how to run their business. Rather, a policy of mutual respect holds sway.
Not having some leviathan big boss can make life difficult sometimes, no doubt. It certainly isn’t easy getting consensus without some Mahatiresque dictator bringing down his heavy hand on everyone.
But that’s the essence of democracy – struggling to find common ground. It makes life hell for Pakatan sometimes, but I think they at least respect the spirit of consensus building and equality amongst partners.
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