by Lim Siow Kuan
Anwar has allegedly set a new deadline of December 8 for crossovers. September 16 and October 13 have come and gone, and now we're waiting for another deadline?
Anwar must be aware of the repercussions of failure to honor his promise to form the government on September 16 given the high hopes he has stirred up in the Peninsula. Even if he did not have the necessary numbers to do so, he would surely have produced a few names to appease his supporters. Till now, he still had not revealed a single defecting BN MP.
Prior to September 16, the Anwaristas had been going around on the ground claiming that Anwar’s previous trusted lieutenant Muhyiddin Yassin will lead an exodus of BN MPs to Pakatan Rakyat. Muhyiddin is now the front-runner for the Deputy Presidency of UMNO.
Anwar could easily call on the Agong to present his list of MPs to him. That will solve the political impasse once and for all. That has not happened either.
Though his credibility has been severely dented, Anwar’s entourage of diehard fans are still willing to wait for him to fulfil an impossible dream.
The anti-establishment sentiment amongst the grassroots especially the Chinese and Indian community is so strong that they will support any leader who promises them to remove the BN from power. Anwar is the only source of hope to them, even if it is just a false hope.
Those who are familiar with Anwar will know that he is not much better than Najib. The only difference between the two men is that Anwar polishes his keris secretly behind our backs while Najib is foolish enough to brandish it wide in the open when he infamously threaten to “wash his keris with Chinese blood” as UMNO Youth Chief in 1988. The Chinese will never forget and forgive him.
What has Anwar done since the March elections other than to destabillize the country with his empty threats to change the government ? Even when he finally remembered he is the opposition leader, all he does is to call for a fresh budget on October 13.
I am truly amazed at the tolerance of my fellow Malaysians to put up with Anwar’s nonsense for so long.
