SEPT 8 — Namewee came up with “Negarakuku” while I was still commenting frivolously for the now defunct theCicak. I can honestly say that I found his video charming, except for when he compared the azan to a cock crowing at dawn.

I was fine with the whole inviting cops to “drink coffee”, or even the fact that it was the national anthem being used. However, as much as I despise the religious people in this nation who insist on getting every single Muslim soul into heaven via protests and alcohol raids, religion’s the one thing that is a sensitive issue to many Malaysians.

Even then, however, I found calls for the suspension of his Malaysian citizenship a rather heavy-handed move.

It seems now that Wee Meng Chee is once again facing off with the government and, perhaps soon enough, the entire Malay population. I’ll rephrase that. Perhaps more the entire Malay population who takes him seriously.

We must recall that it was a Malay MP who insisted that an acapella rendition of “Negaraku” by Zainal Abidin was an insult as well.

Now that he’s claiming to be our prime minister’s true invocation of 1 Malaysia, I just find that claim equally ridiculous because nobody exactly understands what 1 Malaysia is.

 However, for those supporting Namewee this time, I honestly believe that those who can’t see his wrong are already taken in by the cult of personality.

Another disgraced royal comes to mind as well.

Raja Petra or RPK recently announced that BBC’s “Hardtalk” had taken out his slot after being “persuaded” by the Malaysian government. Now, considering that the BBC has never been afraid to piss off the Malaysian government by putting other dissenting voices on air, such as Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, this is hard to believe.

In fact, BBC has never even been afraid to shame the Malaysian people. This was obvious when our former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar made an appearance on the show.

So was the BBC afraid, as RPK’s drones continue to state, or was it just the fact that RPK would be talking about something irrelevant and without credible sources?

As if that would be anything new.

Personally I’m guessing Malaysia Today’s readership took a drop. Thus, the cult of personality needed something to draw more attention for the self-exiled attention seeker.

Another interesting cult member of this kind would be Datuk Ibrahim Ali. He is taking his sadomasochistic love for the “rights of the Malays” to an almost militant level.

A number of effigies have been burnt in the name of Malay rights and privileges. Plus, who can forget the insistence that we don’t “talk s***” when any talk about discrimination against non-Malays is mentioned, particularly on Al-Jazeera.

However, there is one person that has led the cult of personality more successfully than any here in Malaysia, and that is former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. This same man who has now labelled meritocracy a racist agenda.

There are, of course, more personalities with a cult following. I think PAS’ Tok Guru Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat is proving to perhaps be the most influential by the sales of his portraits.

Malaysians, we need to hold true to our principles, whatever they may be. There has thus far been no showing of loyalty by any party towards their principles.

Umno, which has been for the good of the Malays, has faltered in public opinion, thus leading to the popularity of Perkasa.

MCA and Gerakan have both become so unreliable in stepping up to Umno’s antics that DAP garners support.

Also, when was the last time you heard PKR shout about cronyism?

Is PAS still insisting on an Islamic state?

MIC, PPP, HRP and Makkal Sakthi have all become so disreputable that they would probably do better to join up and stop embarrassing themselves.

While there may not be entire truths in politics, it is the duty of both the media and the people themselves to note the failures in people and political agendas towards maintaining an honest government.

However, it seems that after 50 odd years under the same administration, some of us are willing to abandon our ideals and principles to ensure a drastic change, for better or, most probably, worst.

* The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist.