I could not believe Nik Aziz would publicly call UMNO members (or for that matter anyone at all) orang utan – and this after having advised his party members not to be insulting to their adversaries. Perhaps he was exempted from his own advice.
His utterance was just so reminiscent of the quarrelsome words of wet-nosed five-year olds in my kampung during my childhood days only that we insulted one another using the more familiar word “kera”. I wonder if Nik Aziz’s “inadvertence” (although he arrogantly claims his action was deliberate and his words aptly chosen) was innocently prompted by such nostalgic recall of his childhood days, which can increase with age!
Despite my lack of respect for his administrative ability in running Kelantan, I sincerely believed that he was reasonably wise, decent, respectable, and devoutly religious. Yet he certainly could not have been any of those if he could resort to such blatant crudeness. Clearly his actions, including his totally unrepentant, unhesitating, and patronising claim of righteousness after such crude and derogatory utterances, were just too much out of character from that of a person of wisdom, decency, respect, or religion.
But then I really should not be too surprised. After all he was the same person who said “Tuhan mencarut”, that “it’s ok to befriend Satan”, and a few more such “gems” that I cannot offhand exactly recall. So much for the examples this “man of religion” sets and the religious edicts he stands by.
No matter what he might have thought or intended, or how hard he tried to justify the arrogant blunder, his actions were just pathetic, and inexcusable. He should have realised, before saying what he did, that of the four million plus UMNO members there must be many who were far better than him, in whatever respect – which would sadly make him by his own analogy very much an inferior orang utan!
It’s amazing what politics, especially at election time, can do. To quote Obama, “We’re up against the idea that it’s acceptable to say anything and do anything to win an election. But we know that this is exactly what's wrong with our politics. This is why people don't believe what their leaders say anymore.”
It sounds like they are not too different – only that they don’t openly call one another “monkeys” even when they have one in the White House so compellingly deserving of the comparison.
5 comments:
very sad that our political leaders should behave like children. i hope this is not going to happen at every election.
hye ayah din! glad to know that you actually have your own blog :)
too bad i am going to miss the election fever this time around. in my honest opinion the political scene is run by politicians trying to garner public support by bringing others down instead of proving their worth and what they are capable of. have a feeling it will continue to be that way. haih when will it ever change?
anyway regards to everyone else at home. hope all is well :)
You actually thought that this man who announced that only ugly women should be employed by the State government as better looking ones generally get rich husbands to support them, was wise?? This same man who also suggested that policemen delivering the khutbah should hold M16s as the prophet held a sword. Hmmmmm..
Hi Dira - its so nice to hear from you. I hope all is good at your end and that you'll keep sharing with us your thoughts from time to time.
Sofi - I actually did wonder if you'd pick on that. I half suspected you wouldn't let me get away with beeing the slightest bit dishonest about that even if just to be generous and less brutal... but you are absolutely right! I should have just called him what he is all the way.
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