Live from KeADILan Congress! pt 3 - Fierce debates on whether Anwar & party should challenge ROS & Government
Gripping, meaningful political discourse.
Bloggers who decided against covering missed out, I reckon. Of course you can follow live at Malaysiakini and Kelantan TV.
Basically, DS Anwar took to the stage to directly address this ROS disqualification business.
A long and pretty good speech later, he advocates that he not run for president, but lead the party in another capacity.
This caused a pandemonium.
DS Anwar’s speech was interrupted by delegates wanting to make their very passionate views known.
I was really impressed by the quality of most of the delegates (some 20 spoke) - they really made persuasive arguments both ways. My own opinion on whether DS Anwar should stand or not was swayed a number of times both ways.
I’ll do my best to summarise.
Some arguments for him running = subjecting oneself to injustice is to abet it, galvanising the party, standing in full defiance of clearly unjust laws and thrusting the party’s struggle into the daily news.
Some arguments against him running = party leadership is not limited to the presidency, the party before individuals, live to fight another day, concentrate on consolidating internal machinery and finding opportunity in crisis.
At the end of the day however, DS Anwar’s decision to withdraw stood, and DS Wan Azizah has retained her presidency uncontested.
Pictures and more to come. Some available here.
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“standing in full defiance of clearly unjust laws”
Well, it probably is unjust to prevent convicts from participating in the political process…but is this worth civil disobedience that will look like (remember, perception is everything in politics) syok sendiri sahaja?
“thrusting the party’s struggle into the daily news”
I’m not sure if the party would benefit from the spin most newspapers would take with this one…”Anwar Mencabar Kedaulatan Undang-Undang Demi Egonya”. :p
Joceline Tan in the Star calls it “Day of high drama at PKR congress”.
Somewhere at the bottom, “There was, said one journalist, lots of shock and awe and, if P. Ramlee were still alive, he would have loved to make a movie out of it.
It was superb political strategy and the outpouring of emotions confirmed his standing in the party.
On top of all this, the ROS played an unwitting supporting role to the political melodrama.
Anwar had accused the ROS and the powers behind it of silat and sandiwara in blocking him at the eleventh hour but he was apparently not above his own brand of silat and sandiwara. It was Anwar at his Machiavellian best.”
Its typical of Anwar Ibrahim. Dramatizing the situation and some idiots actually bought the lemons he sold.
lol. also typical of Joceline to write a typical mainstream slant on opposition parties. no surprises there. how typical! :)
Anwar not contesting? There was a contest?
Oookay.
Hey, Nat. Couldn’t find your e-mail. Wanted to ask you about allegations from a certain freemeal person that you and Li Tsin started a smear campaign against her.
Talked to her online and she said ‘No comment’. Like politician liddat.
Seems you’re busy with PKR’s thing, anyway.
I’m just being a busybody and gathering dirt. If you have the time, can you forward me your e-mail add or something?
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