Hailed as a hero by many, it has been revealed Fahmi Zainol acted alone for his own political reasons.
FMT
PETALING JAYA: University Malaya students made history Monday when they banded together against university authorities in their insistence to host opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim at their campus grounds to hear his talk “40 Years: From University of Malaya to Jail”.
However a dark shadow has been cast over this show of solidarity now that it has been revealed that student leader and MPPUM (Student Representative Council of Universiti Malaya) president Fahmi Zainol acted independently without the agreement of any of the 43 other council members.
Speaking exclusively to FMT, MPPUM chairman of Residential Colleges and Off Campus, Mohd Faridzuan Karim said, “This talk was never discussed with us. We were completely ignored, like we didn’t matter one bit.
“Fahmi used his power as YDP (president) to make a unilateral decision to go ahead with a programme that was not agreed to by the rest of us.”
Expressing his indignation at seeing posters bearing MPPUM’s name plastered all over campus, Mohd Faridzuan said, “Why and how and what is his (Fahmi) rationale for using MPPUM’s name in the posters that was placed all over the university?”
Clearly stating his personal stand, Mohd Faridzuan said, “I do not support this programme (the talk by Anwar).”
Mohd Faridzuan also said MPPUM was against Fahmi insisting on hosting Anwar on campus grounds for the simple reason that the Student’s Affairs Department (HEP) of the university had not endorsed it.
Explaining that no working paper regarding the programme was submitted by Fahmi to HEP as was the standard operating procedure, Mohd Faridzuan added, “We should, as undergraduates, follow procedures.”
He also revealed that most of the students who attended were not even made up of UM students, but those from outside.
Mohd Faridzuan said, “In fact, the students from outside UM outnumbered those from inside. The crowd was only made up of a handful of UM students.”
He also commented on the aggression shown Monday night when the rowdy crowd forced opened the gates and marched inside campus grounds.
“I honestly did not think they would force open the gates that were locked by security personnel.
“I was worried for everyone’s safety but am thankful no one was hurt despite the chaos all around.
For me… personally, as a student and leader of the undergraduates, they (students) should not have gone ahead with the programme or forced open the gates,” Mohd Faridzuan said.
Expressing his disappointment at Fahmi for dragging MPPUM into the controversial talk, Mohd Ridzuan said, “We have since sent out a memorandum to the university and lodged a report with the Lembah Pantai police stating that Fahmi acted of his own volition and that in his capacity as president of the MPPUM, he brought in alumnus Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.”
Mohd Faridzuan also said MPPUM was totally against the talk because they were well aware that university authorities did not condone any event of a political nature to be held on campus grounds.
Sounding uncomfortable about the timing of the talk, Mohd Ridzuan asked, “Why did he (Fahmi) bring Anwar in? What was the reason especially when tomorrow and the next day (Tuesday and Wednesday) Anwar might be sentenced to serve a jail term?
Suggesting that undergraduates were being exploited by both Fahmi and Anwar, Mohd Faridzuan questioned, “Are undergraduates being used… dragged into street politics that we have known all this while is prohibited in our campus?
“This is what I want Fahmi to answer.”
PETALING JAYA: University Malaya students made history Monday when they banded together against university authorities in their insistence to host opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim at their campus grounds to hear his talk “40 Years: From University of Malaya to Jail”.
However a dark shadow has been cast over this show of solidarity now that it has been revealed that student leader and MPPUM (Student Representative Council of Universiti Malaya) president Fahmi Zainol acted independently without the agreement of any of the 43 other council members.
Speaking exclusively to FMT, MPPUM chairman of Residential Colleges and Off Campus, Mohd Faridzuan Karim said, “This talk was never discussed with us. We were completely ignored, like we didn’t matter one bit.
“Fahmi used his power as YDP (president) to make a unilateral decision to go ahead with a programme that was not agreed to by the rest of us.”
Expressing his indignation at seeing posters bearing MPPUM’s name plastered all over campus, Mohd Faridzuan said, “Why and how and what is his (Fahmi) rationale for using MPPUM’s name in the posters that was placed all over the university?”
Clearly stating his personal stand, Mohd Faridzuan said, “I do not support this programme (the talk by Anwar).”
Mohd Faridzuan also said MPPUM was against Fahmi insisting on hosting Anwar on campus grounds for the simple reason that the Student’s Affairs Department (HEP) of the university had not endorsed it.
Explaining that no working paper regarding the programme was submitted by Fahmi to HEP as was the standard operating procedure, Mohd Faridzuan added, “We should, as undergraduates, follow procedures.”
He also revealed that most of the students who attended were not even made up of UM students, but those from outside.
Mohd Faridzuan said, “In fact, the students from outside UM outnumbered those from inside. The crowd was only made up of a handful of UM students.”
He also commented on the aggression shown Monday night when the rowdy crowd forced opened the gates and marched inside campus grounds.
“I honestly did not think they would force open the gates that were locked by security personnel.
“I was worried for everyone’s safety but am thankful no one was hurt despite the chaos all around.
For me… personally, as a student and leader of the undergraduates, they (students) should not have gone ahead with the programme or forced open the gates,” Mohd Faridzuan said.
Expressing his disappointment at Fahmi for dragging MPPUM into the controversial talk, Mohd Ridzuan said, “We have since sent out a memorandum to the university and lodged a report with the Lembah Pantai police stating that Fahmi acted of his own volition and that in his capacity as president of the MPPUM, he brought in alumnus Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.”
Mohd Faridzuan also said MPPUM was totally against the talk because they were well aware that university authorities did not condone any event of a political nature to be held on campus grounds.
Sounding uncomfortable about the timing of the talk, Mohd Ridzuan asked, “Why did he (Fahmi) bring Anwar in? What was the reason especially when tomorrow and the next day (Tuesday and Wednesday) Anwar might be sentenced to serve a jail term?
Suggesting that undergraduates were being exploited by both Fahmi and Anwar, Mohd Faridzuan questioned, “Are undergraduates being used… dragged into street politics that we have known all this while is prohibited in our campus?
“This is what I want Fahmi to answer.”
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