The PEMUDA Delegates have spoken and selected KJ to helm the UMNO wing. The implications of which not only speaks of PEMUDA's immaturity but may also herald the end of UMNO.
(Khairy is said to be anti-Malay culture and is not seen as a leader who will inspire Malays to become nationalists Malays. In the opposition grouping, Khairy is seen as a hurdle to their own Malaysian Nationalistic agenda. That makes Khairy the person to watch and the young leader that may become the deciding factor in the future of the Umno) by Ali Cordoba http://wfol.tv/index.php
The delegates have spoken and the results of the three UMNO wings are out. There were no surprises in the result for the Puteri and Wanita chiefs. As expected, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil won the Wanita Chief while Rosnah Abdul Rashid won the Puteri Chief.However, the big surprise for most was the choice of the Pemuda Chief. Many did not expect Khairy Jamaluddin (KJ) to win the post, especially after being found guilty barely a week ago by the UMNO Disciplinary Board for money politics.Rumours have been running like wild fire since the results were announced that four figure persuasions were being offered in abundance even within the last hours before voting began.
However, this too could be a case of sour grapes as hundreds of MACC undercover personnel have been said to be stationed in and around PWTC throughout the duration of the UMNO assembly.However, if it is true, then the stand that UMNO made yesterday that whoever is caught indulging in money politics will be stripped off their elected post, even if found guilty after the convention, will be tested to its full seriousness.Why KJ’s win is such a controversy?On the surface it looks like Pemuda UMNO is finally following and not resisting the winds of change that is sweeping the nation. The trend of picking young, upward and mobile leaders is finally catching on in UMNO.
However, the circumstances surrounding KJ in the past year and especially recently makes him the least qualified candidate to be the face of change in UMNO, what more the catalyst.His conviction by the UMNO Disciplinary Board has big implications now that he is elected.
The messages that come with a guilty member being chosen to helm an UMNO wing is that firstly Pemuda UMNO is not serious about eradicating money politics.
What other message can the public have but this. If they are serious in stamping out money politics once and for all, what better way to start than to elect a leader that has not been found guilty of that very crime.
“It’s elementary,” as Holmes would tell Watson. However, Pemuda went contrary to that and elected KJ.Secondly, Pemuda UMNO is ‘kurang ajar’. Pemuda UMNO just showed their ‘kurang ajar’ or disrespect to the UMNO Diciplinary Board. This is a very senior and important board.
If their decisions are not followed, what is the point in establishing it in the first place? The Board has clearly made a decision and a clear one at that. Pemuda’s message is that the board’s decision is not only unimportant but flat wrong!
They basically disagree with the board’s decision. This can only mean that from now on, Pemuda will consider the Board’s decisions as redundant and irrelevant.Thirdly, Pemuda UMNO is immature in reading the ground swell of reality. Corruption is the single biggest public concern now. Pemuda UMNO just spat that concern into the wind.
As long as KJ is their chief, it will come to haunt them in many years to come.How can he be the poster boy in the fight against corruption especially by the opposition? What defense can Pemuda UMNO give when confronted by the fact that they are helmed by someone found guilty by his own party of corruption?Pemuda had an obvious choice in Mukhriz Mahathir. Among the three candidates, he is the only one that is perceived to be clean of money politics.
However in choosing KJ, it is just pure rebellion in the part of Pemuda. Are we to expect an anarchist Pemuda? It does look like it with the direction they have chosen to travel in right now.These are the three main messages that Pemuda has given by electing a guilty man to helm it.Such a reckless and irresponsible choice has blown any chance UMNO has in attracting the youth because even Pemuda is not serious in choosing a clean young leader.And the saddest thing that came out of this is that the future leaders of UMNO, which will come from the ranks of today’s Pemuda, condones corruption!
That is exactly how the public will read from this stubborn and immature choice.Remember, the fastest way for a tree to die is if it’s roots start to rot, and where lies UMNO’s roots but in Pemuda.
However, this too could be a case of sour grapes as hundreds of MACC undercover personnel have been said to be stationed in and around PWTC throughout the duration of the UMNO assembly.However, if it is true, then the stand that UMNO made yesterday that whoever is caught indulging in money politics will be stripped off their elected post, even if found guilty after the convention, will be tested to its full seriousness.Why KJ’s win is such a controversy?On the surface it looks like Pemuda UMNO is finally following and not resisting the winds of change that is sweeping the nation. The trend of picking young, upward and mobile leaders is finally catching on in UMNO.
However, the circumstances surrounding KJ in the past year and especially recently makes him the least qualified candidate to be the face of change in UMNO, what more the catalyst.His conviction by the UMNO Disciplinary Board has big implications now that he is elected.
The messages that come with a guilty member being chosen to helm an UMNO wing is that firstly Pemuda UMNO is not serious about eradicating money politics.
What other message can the public have but this. If they are serious in stamping out money politics once and for all, what better way to start than to elect a leader that has not been found guilty of that very crime.
“It’s elementary,” as Holmes would tell Watson. However, Pemuda went contrary to that and elected KJ.Secondly, Pemuda UMNO is ‘kurang ajar’. Pemuda UMNO just showed their ‘kurang ajar’ or disrespect to the UMNO Diciplinary Board. This is a very senior and important board.
If their decisions are not followed, what is the point in establishing it in the first place? The Board has clearly made a decision and a clear one at that. Pemuda’s message is that the board’s decision is not only unimportant but flat wrong!
They basically disagree with the board’s decision. This can only mean that from now on, Pemuda will consider the Board’s decisions as redundant and irrelevant.Thirdly, Pemuda UMNO is immature in reading the ground swell of reality. Corruption is the single biggest public concern now. Pemuda UMNO just spat that concern into the wind.
As long as KJ is their chief, it will come to haunt them in many years to come.How can he be the poster boy in the fight against corruption especially by the opposition? What defense can Pemuda UMNO give when confronted by the fact that they are helmed by someone found guilty by his own party of corruption?Pemuda had an obvious choice in Mukhriz Mahathir. Among the three candidates, he is the only one that is perceived to be clean of money politics.
However in choosing KJ, it is just pure rebellion in the part of Pemuda. Are we to expect an anarchist Pemuda? It does look like it with the direction they have chosen to travel in right now.These are the three main messages that Pemuda has given by electing a guilty man to helm it.Such a reckless and irresponsible choice has blown any chance UMNO has in attracting the youth because even Pemuda is not serious in choosing a clean young leader.And the saddest thing that came out of this is that the future leaders of UMNO, which will come from the ranks of today’s Pemuda, condones corruption!
That is exactly how the public will read from this stubborn and immature choice.Remember, the fastest way for a tree to die is if it’s roots start to rot, and where lies UMNO’s roots but in Pemuda.
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