The Malaysian Insider

Use your brain to fight the war. Leaving PKR is not an option for you at all.

Today, there are more Indian MPs and State Assemblymen than those days under BN. Isn't this a progress itself ? The policies created by UMNO/BN can't be reversed over night. It is a long haul.

Facing problem is part and parcel of being a politician.
you should be aware of all this when you took on this assignment.
you have 4 more years to go and can you really take the heat ?

It took UMNO led BN for almost 50 years to perfect their acts along the way.So the Rakyat is not expected magical transformation of PR politicans by overnight but expect some form of decency among its PR politicians. I am sure the Klang Bus Terminal issue can solved with all the concerned parties sit down and talk... I said ..Talk openly with issues and solutions. It is no use of criticising when no corrective solutions are not proposed.Furthermore ,PR politicians who sit on CAT committee must be transparent and commited to their party promises made during March 8th GE.

That is a good and credible stand by MP Mani. For once he is talking sense. MP Mani should realize that changes will come incrementally. It is very slow and very gradual. Rome was never built in a day. The marginalization of the indians and also of poor chinese and malays has been perpetuated by the pirates from Umno for 51 years. Only the Umno pirates are super rich. The PR gov't cannot be seen to be just looking after the indians but must also look after the poor chinese, malays and other races.

This money/wang sagam has been condemned by hundreds of comments in the blog "...for trying to be a hero to the the Indians..." is unrepentant. This will be his first and final term as MP. The voters of Kapar will never accept this racist again,ever. PKR might forgive him, the voters of Kapar will never! He "lost" Rm60,000 but wanted Rm6 million in return - what, a 100 times capital appreciation, demanding a post in GLC.

His favorite tag lines "serving the people" and "frustrated this change has been slow" are just hollow when he neglects 85% of the voters who are not Indians. He only fights for one race. We are Malaysians and we must right for all Malaysians, irrespective of color, race, religion and beliefs.

Mani/wang sagam, you are a racist and your only interest is how to regain your investment by multiple of times. You are sickening. Get lost!

Mani should think before talking.Bekos some of the things he says can hurt people.That does not help.You are a malaysian MP .Not a particular race MP.In any event why does Mani want to become Samyvelu ?

There is a Chinese saying, if you want to eat salted fish you must be able to take thirst!! Definitely as MP you will meet a lot of residents with tonnes of requests and complaints. This is inherent in that political position. But you have to be sincere to tell them the truth and reasons why you are not able to entertain or accede to them. Certainly a lot of decisions were made or cause by the previous Government which the Pakatan government finds it difficult to cancel or change because of legal implication. Don't try to be a champion and make promises which you are not able to fulfill. You have to be a team player inorder to succeed!!

He ought to know that in life not everyone can accommodate to his wants. It has to be give and take. At times giving more than taking and vice versa. He also ought to know that Rome is not built overnight & that unity is strength. So his recent actions only weaken his side and opens the door to the political adversaries.

Mani must ensure that his head remains in between your shoulders. Should be like UMNO scumbags whoi mainly hv their in between their legs.

No matter what, the indians cannot be worse under Pakatan and that is for sure. Like all malysians, the indians will be given a fair chance to compete, so long as politicians do not hijack the govt's agenda of empowering the peoiple.

You should be grateful to PKR for selecting you as a candidate for Kapar with Malay majority. Why can't you talk & think like a Malaysian and serve all without provoking racial sentiments. We are looking for qualified Malaysians not MIC (Malay, Indian & Chinese) sentiments. Wake up you goon and talk & think with maturity, please.

Problems stemming from five decades of marginalisation are not going to be resolved in a couple of months. Grow up.

There are more important battles ahead than the bus terminal issue.

Echoing what sinnerconman said (not his remark though), "..he neglects 85% of the voters who are not Indians (who voted him it). He only fights for one race." Why just crying foul over Indian's dilemma? Didn't you (Wani) understand that PKR's cause is to fight for equality for all, regardless of race or faith? If you narrowed you fight to only for Indian's cause or the so called Hindraf's cause, and you are seamingly asking for special treatment or privileges for Indians (isn't that what your sworn enemies are doing already?) , then by all mean fight/contest only under that color of flag and not sneak under a multiracial flag and then make a big fuss about one single race only!

ALL PR MPs please stop playing the race card. We were fed up of it with BN. That's why you did well in the 2008 elections. BN would have fared worse if not for the fact that AAB was still their leader. Many believed in him and still do. He will not be there after March and you have a golden opportunity to become the government. Every breath you take and every move you make will be watched by the voters. You have to be at the best of behaviour. We want you to be next government. We want it tomorrow but if we have to wait we will. But we are watching you every day and you have to be Malaysian first and Malaysian second or third or fourth...............

No need for him to join BN. Just stay put with PKR. Eventually PKR will be just like UMNO / BN. Politicl parties and politicians are all the same. All are DOUBLE TONGUES !!

Stand up and fight right causes, MP Mani! A man of some standing will fight for the people, however unpopular the cause ( or causes). Finally it boils down to principles. If a person ( a politician, I mean ) feels that something is not right, then he should air his grievances, without any fear that he will be sacked (in the case of his Party) or detained (in the case of the infamous ISA).
But, he must also be prepared to sit down and talk with his opponents; and listen to their views. If they are reasonable and sensible, accept them. Differences will always occur ina Party, and even among siblings or parenst and children ina family. But, a man must have a cool head.

Look at Barack Obama, the incoming President. In the heat of Primary and later Presidential elections, he kept his cool. And even now, even though he won against his Democratic rivals, he picked Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. After the election, he took the good points in Hillary Clinton and picked her.

Again, he picked Joe Biden, to be his running mate, a man known to be controversial. Obama, when he chose him, said that he did not want YES-men ; he wanted a man who was strong and be able to give his views and prove him wrong; and of course, with strong points to win him over!
Now, look at MCA, for example. Though Dr. Chua Choi Lek, won the Deputy Preasident's post, he seemed to have no place in the Cabinet. Why is the MCA President so afraid of him? Of course, Dr. Chua had his sex video scandal exposed. But, did he not bravely tell the world that he was the "actor" ? A lesser would deny everything inspite of strong evidence that he was the one; and would try to hang on to the Health Ministry post. But, no; he resigned all posts. Rare is he! He is one in a million, I dare say.

Is Mr. Ong Tee Keat afraid that Dr. Chua would bring embarrassment to him and his Party of talking out loud and talk out of hand? Was this the main reason why the voters voted against MCA? This failure to say what is right and just; what is justified. Then, MCA did not represent the interest of the people but the interests of themselves!

Remember the memo sent to the Prime Minister and later withdrawn? Was it not a great let-down, a great humiliation ?

Now, back to the Kapar MP. It is the same principle which Obama fought and will fight for. It is the same principle of Dr. Chua. It is the same principle of Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. It is the same principle of Raja Petra Kamaruddin. Justice for all; and fairness for all.

But, if he is strongly against the principles of PR, then he should resign as MP and re-contest and see whether the voters are still with him or against him. The same goes to any MP or State Assembly person. Sad and regrettably to say, so many State Assembly persons in PBS jumped ship and did not resign their seats and re-contest their seats! It is a greater shame on BN leaders for accepting them as comrades ( like the tale of " Ali Baba and the forty thieves " ). Stealing MPs and State Assembly people by devious means is wrong in principle, no matter where the "theft " comes from--BN or PR.

If politicians want to hop, hop by all means, but with the proviso: RESIGN and re-c0ntest the seats!
Some UMNO fellows want to "steal" seats by telling them to hop!

Of course, Anwar Ibrahim is wrong in waiting for hoppers from Sabah and Sarawak. If they want to hop, let them RESIGN first and re-contest the seats! Then hop by all means and witha clear conscience that you did not cheat the voters who voted you in based on the Party!

S.H. Huang

Hey Macha

Resign lah .... no balls, always cry baby. Do your best as MP, Kaparians need help, not buggers like you who always complain.

Remember, you have to earn repect to be a leader; but it looks like u lost it even before you got it.

So buzz off, and disappear. Let some else take over.

Dey, Mike you have hugely upset the Malay and Chinese voters who voted you into office. Next General election PKR will have to find a safe place for youlah otherwise you will be with PKR alright but just as an ordinary rakyat.

So finally you have come to your senses, you twerp! You are a supreme council member and therefore have the best platform to air your grouses but instead you chose to go to the press and shoot your mouth off. Aren't you the MP for all in your constituency or are you elected by the people solely to speak for our Indian brothers only? From your unsavoury attitude and your pasar malam style of politics, you have pressed the button for self destruction!

Mani - you are a man now, stop quitting and stat to do your job. Quitting will not help you to solve problems and the problems are still the if you don't solve it. Joining another another party will not solve it either, it will only create anger from those who voted for you.
Look at every problems as an opportunities and a stepping stone to success. It make you wiser, better wisdom and strengthen you. I am sure that your problems will be settle with your mentri besa, it will only take some time. PR is only a few months old, so new give them time and chance to prove themselves where the formal were there for 50years.
As a human we always faced a lot of problems, but every problem came an go. Be strong and help the people who voted for you (malay, chinese and indian and others) and show compassion to your constituency. We only hope that all your people will be united and be successful. What we want are honest good governance, transparency, no corruption, no race related issue ext... to make malaysia a successfully and rich country. If everybody do well, it is a win-win situation.

to the government controlled press..must you announce to the media every little thing you do? if you need to report anything, please use PR's own channels (Pakatan News..etc..Harakah..). otherwise, just do your work and stop seeking attention. and stop thinking like an indian...start thinking like a malaysian and helping all malaysians !!

All leaders, be they from BN or PR, mustbe prepared to listen to opposing views! No leader has a monopoly of ideas; and the rest are numskulls ( no brains ). All have ideas. Leaders must gather all ideas, facts, figures, and consider them all. Do not brush them aside because they are not your ideas. In fact, as leaders , you must listen more and talk less.Unfortunately, human beings will always behave as human beings and have human weaknesses: they are egoistic and always want their views to be heard; and not only heard but also accepted by others! That is too much!

They push forward their views and expect others to accept in totto, no matter whether they are crazy and impractical.

So, what should any leader do? Weigh all points of view and ponder over them. If a particular idea is very strong, then accept it It does not matter whether the idea comes from you! As long as the idea is good and is for the common good, just take it. If the idea is not good, then reject it!

Obama, in choosing a running mate, once said that he wanted a man who could give strong ideas and views; and that was why he chose Joe Biden. Prove him wrong; and he would gladly change course and adopt your idea! A strong leader will accept challenges from strong opponents! A weak leader will only pick YES-men ; and thereby, become blinded by false loyalty; and he will be a failure in fulfilling his pledges. Look at the present PM here. He took in most people in the Cabinet who could say "yes, sir " . Finally he would be fooled by these very sycophants whose real aim is to serve themselves, not the people!

So, watch out, voters! Check out those politicians and see where their hearts really lie.


S.H. Huang

Bravo, it is people of such mettle that we need more, unafraid of speaking out within their party and not succumbing to the sweet talks of those voted out of from the administration of the State. There will always been differences and change can be painfully slow. Yet to give up is not an option, but to fight the good fight. I believe he will do more good under PKR than BN as the latter has shown that they serve themselves better than the community. PKR may have their faults and foibles but I'd rather bet on a new horse than one proven to be useless.

more like he will die by it than to live with it.

My dear Mike, Its heartening to learn that you are very concerned with issues at hand. However, explain to us like we are 6 year olds...You resigned as the state deputy chief of PKR, but you won't resign from PKR. Now, how do you think that you can serve better by just being an ordinary member? I mean come on! I thought that all PR leaders are supposed to be more intelligent, more matured, more....etc, i.e better than those old-out-dated leaders of BN. You dont say anything during the meetings, instead you speak to the press and talk all kind of nonsense. Y? Is it because the Press don't talk back? So please Mike...either you grow up or just go...I for one wont be sad to see you go. We don't need quitters like you!!!!!!