Meena Lakshana, fz.com

Pakatan Rakyat's popular vote win in GE13 is limited to four states and Kuala Lumpur, according to an analysis by Sinar Harian.

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(NST) -  Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has been asked to justify the reappointment of PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Selangor economic adviser.

Kuang assemblyman Abdul Shukur Idrus said in the past five years Anwar had brought no apparent investment into Selangor.

Instead, the Selangor government had sold many of the state subsidiaries' assets, he claimed.

"Land owned by PKPS (Selangor Agriculture Development Corporation) was sold, a golf course in Templer and PKNS (Selangor State Development Corporation) land were sold to developers.

"What did the economic adviser do to improve Selangor's economy? What we can see happening is blatant stripping of the state's assets," he said.

Yesterday, Khalid tweeted that Anwar was expected to "continue playing an important role in the state administration" because of his experience.

Meanwhile, Permatang assemblyman Sulaiman Abdul Razak said Anwar should keep his word and retire from politics after Pakatan failed to take Putrajaya.

He said Anwar should not accept any position, including that of Selangor economic adviser.

Sulaiman said the position would enable Anwar to use state facilities to further his political interests.

DBKL has been ineffective in improving the administration of KL, says DAP's Lau Weng San.

Alyaa Azhar, FMT

Kampung Tunku DAP state assemblyman Lau Weng San today urged the federal government to return the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur to Selangor.

“The federal government should return the administration of Kuala Lumpur to the Selangor state government after alienating Kuala Lumpur to the federal government 39 years ago.

“In 1974, the then Barisan Nasional government decided to alienate Kuala Lumpur as a whole to the federal government’s administration, which is politically motivated by ostensibly upgrading Kuala Lumpur as a ‘federal territory’,” said Lau.

Kuala Lumpur was then placed under the administration of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), which was led by Kuala Lumpur’s mayor.

Lau claimed that after 39 years under the direct administration of DBKL, “DBKL was ineffective in improving the administration of Kuala Lumpur to a point where DBKL was adopted by Permudah to ‘restore’ DBKL.”

He further asserted that it occurred because KL has been administered by way of centralisation of power in the hands of the Mayor and Federal Territories Minister.

“The citizens of Kuala Lumpur hadn’t any chance to voice their point of view when the decision was made to alienate Kuala Lumpur to the federal government,” claimed Lau, adding that the decision to alienate Kuala Lumpur to the federal government was done in a rush.

“Furthermore, the federal government has Putrajaya as central administration to replace Kuala Lumpur. And in 1974, the federal government only paid RM200 million as compensation to the Selangor government as ‘acquisition’ of Kuala Lumpur.

“Annually, the Selangor government only receives RM18.3 million from the federal government in compensating yield loss from alienating Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya as Federal Territories to the federal government,” said Lau.

He reiterated that therefore the federal government has to return Kuala Lumpur to Selangor since the federal government already has Putrajaya.

“Kuala Lumpur resembles the lifeblood of the Selangor state. It is not only that Kuala Lumpur is physically close to Selangor, but many of Selangor’s historical moments and events occurred in Kuala Lumpur.

“My objective of repeating this call is to remind the federal government that they should not be silent on this matter anymore.

“In fact, the federal government should acknowledge the role of the Selangor government in matters related to the development and management of Kuala Lumpur,” he said.

Political youth: MCA members (from left) Chew, Liaw, Desmond, Lim and Nicole holding up speech bubbles calling for party renewal. 

(The Star) - A group of six young MCA members has launched a new movement to overhaul the party, calling for direct elections to empower members to have a bigger say in the party's direction and leadership.

Chew Hoong Ling, who is one of the six founders, said there was a need to reform, rejuvenate and revamp the party after its disastrous outing in the May 5 general election.

She said among the reasons the party did badly in the polls was because it had lost public support as well as the lack of a voice among members to determine its direction.

“We feel power should be returned to the grassroots so that they can directly vote for new party leaders and be directly involved in the party's renewal process.

“The question is not who should quit or who controls MCA but who determines the leadership and direction of the party.

“This is important to redeem the pride of the members and party,” she told reporters here yesterday.

Among others, the movement aimed to reconnect with active party members, adopt a direct elections system and have a mechanism to determine who are to be appointed to government posts.

Chew, who stood and lost against DAP's Tony Pua for Petaling Jaya Utara parliamentary seat, said they would be compiling feedback on the party's future direction via their website at www.mcachange.my, adding that all were welcomed to give their views.

“We hope to submit the views to the leadership and for these to be adopted as a resolution so that the party can start its change from within,” she said.

Another founder Desmond Wong, 36, said they were going ahead with their plans although the movement was not sanctioned by the top leadership.

“We must be brave to start from zero, to rekindle our spirit.

“The new MCA generation needs to have a strong heart to make a change,” he said, adding that the “C” in MCA should also stand for Change.

Other founders of the movement are Nicole Wong, 33; Lim En Theng, 29; Joe Liaw, 36, and Winson Tan, 27.

(The Star) - The rift between Hindraf founders and brothers P. Uthayakumar and Waythamoorthy is set to widen with the elder brother, who lost in his bid to take the Kota Raja parliamentary and Sri Andalas state seats, blaming his sibling for the polls defeat.

Uthayakumar, who is Hindraf co-founder and Human Rights Party pro-tem secretary-general, also accused his brother of betraying the movement by joining hands with Barisan Nasional.

Waythamoorthy, newly appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, had reportedly signed a memorandum with Barisan on April 18 concerning Hindraf’s five-year blueprint to uplift the Indian community.

He had said he turned to the Barisan as he felt the opposition front had not delivered on its promises or endorsed the Hindraf blueprint.

He had previously expressed hope that the sour relationship with his brother would be mended after the elections. They have reportedly not spoken to each other for two years.

“We had a post-election meeting last Saturday and 26 of the 30 people who attended said Waythamoorthy was the reason why we lost,” said Uthayakumar when contacted.

“We may not have won but if it was not for Waythamoorthy, we will not have lost our deposits.”

Uthayakumar said he had been asked if he would be joining the Barisan like his brother.

“Joining Barisan has never been Hindraf’s struggle,” said Uthaya-kumar who also attributed his losses in GE13 to the “change factor” which was strong but did not include Hindraf.

Waythamoorthy said Uthaya-kumar had no right to criticise his appointment as he had left Hindraf to form HRP.

His appointment, he said, was another step towards Hindraf’s vision of uplifting the underprivileged in the community, adding that the movement was not a political party.

“It (Hindraf) is an organisation with the sole purpose of improving the lives of the poor. This appointment enables us to serve that purpose and that only,” he said, adding that it would also enable them to implement the blueprint.

Waythamoorthy’s appointment as deputy minister has created a wave of dissatisfaction among people from both sides of the political divide. However, he is unfazed by his critics and said they will be “eating their words”.

“They (the detractors) have been happily naysaying almost everything that we (Hindraf) have been engaging in, ever since we went into this partnership with Barisan,” he said.

(NST) - Former Indonesian president Jusuf Kalla has expressed disappointment with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, whom he said had rejected his defeat  and any form of reconciliation with his rivals in Barisan Nasional.

Jusuf's disappointment was conveyed yesterday by Indonesia's former law and human rights minister, Hamid Awaluddin, who was quoted by the online portal of an Indonesian national daily, Republika.

"Yes, of course Pak J.K. (Jusuf) is disappointed but (he) is in the midst of trying to bring things back to normal," Hamid was quoted as saying.

He explained that Anwar had promised Jusuf that the former would control his opposition coalition if he was defeated by his rival, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who chairs the BN coalition.

Republika said since the election was over, the Pakatan pact led by Anwar had been holding rallies in various locations nationwide, claiming electoral fraud.

Anwar and his supporters had cast doubt on the running of the election, something which Republika said needed to be substantiated through legal means.

"However, Anwar has yet to move towards that line (proving his claims)."

Hamid said Anwar had from the beginning given the perception that he was confident of victory in the polls, based on surveys conducted prior to it.

Anwar had cited these surveys during his campaign and this was reported widely by the people and media.

"This was among the reasons the opposition leader was confident of victory," said the daily.

It claimed that it was Anwar's confidence in claiming victory which led to him "approaching" Jusuf, who was a long-time friend of Anwar.

Republika said Jusuf, through Anwar, wanted to convey to Najib that there needed to be graciousness on the part of those defeated in the polls.

It said whoever won the Malaysian general election needed to reconcile with those who were defeated and that the "losers had to appreciate the winners".

At first Chua sneered at Lim Keat Siang’s announcement to contest in Gelang Patah and said that Lim was ‘dreaming’. It would later turn out that Lim’s ‘dream’ had come true. We all witnessed how energetic and enthusiastic Lim could be even he is already in his seventies. He fought with such zeal over the past month, he travelled north and south for thousands of miles and he kept his morale high to the last minute. It was not by luck that DAP emerged a winner, for Lim had been giving out ceramah not only in his constituency but all over Malaysia.

By Xing Yue Zhen邢月珍 @ nanyang.com

The election results are pretty much set. From 15 parliament seats and 36 state assembly seats in 2008 MCA saw their numbers dropped to 7 and 11 respectively in recent election. MCA have since closed down their service centers in many areas as if they are exercising their revenge: if you did not help me, I will not help you! 

A defeated candidate in Johor even said: go seek help from the candidate who won! Another politician also stated that MCA will only help those who voted for them and requested the others to ask help from DAP. MCA are not only being ridiculous acting this way but they are digging their own grave as well.

Politicians should set their hearts at serving the community selflessly. But for these MCA leaders, it is apparent that wining election and becoming government officer are more important. DAP had never been in power before 2008 and they had endured being ‘title-less’ for more than 50 years, hence just by mere comparison it is easy to see why MCA have failed to win the hearts of the people.

Voiceless and gutless in the face of discriminative policies

The people have already abandoned all hopes on MCA. They have been known to always kowtow to the autocratic UMNO and remain voiceless and gutless in the face of discriminative policies: as long as they keep their positions, all other issues can go to hell!

The recent turbulences that hit MCA are none other than the quarrel over the decision to not be a part of Cabinet and the plan to overthrow Chua Soi Lek. Though MCA had previously announced that should they lose in the election they would not want to be in the Cabinet, some leaders are still trying to overrule that decision. It seems that MCA are facing a dilemma in keeping a clean sheet as the Sultan of Johor has already instructed that Tee Siew Kiong of MCA should be named an EXCO member. It is very likely that winning candidates in other states will follow the same ‘strategy’.

The screams demanding Chua to immediately step down have been non-stop even though he already announced that he wouldn’t participate in the coming party election; even the long-retired past leaders also jumped in with their sharpened swords. From the leader of MCA Chua has become what the Chinese would call ‘a rat that running across a street – kill it!’ Sigh, where should MCA bury its ‘face’?

Dream came true for Lim Keat Siang

You can find among the screamers some committee members who used to support Chua in becoming their leader. They should have known that a tainted leader will always have his ball grabbed by the enemies and that they should be prepared to face the situation they are facing today. It can’t be that 3 years ago Chua was very competent but he suddenly turned ‘incapable’ after the GE, hence why didn’t they react when things started to go wrong but only started making noises after the results were out?

Chor Chee Heung whacked Chua for being too overconfident that he did not consult others when making decisions. If what Chor said is true, then why did they not stop Chua and force him down in the first place?

DAP fought a brilliant battle in the recent GE with a never-seen-before hit rate. If it weren’t for PKR and PAS losing composure during the last stage, they could have won the election and placed themselves in Putrajaya by now. 

At first Chua sneered at Lim Keat Siang’s announcement to contest in Gelang Patah and said Lim was ‘dreaming’, but it would later turn out that Lim’s ‘dream’ had come true. We all witnessed how energetic and enthusiastic Lim could be even he is already in his seventies. He fought with such zeal over the past month, he travelled north and south for thousands of miles and he kept his morale high to the last minute. It was not by luck that DAP emerged a winner, for Lim had been giving out ceramah not only in his constituency but all over Malaysia. No matter which opposition ceramah you attended in Johor you could always see Lim’s face and hear Lim’s voice. It is not an overstatement to say that Lim alone accounted for the 3-parliament-13-state wins in Johor.

Najib did not manage the country properly

Not every candidate has what it takes to leave his/her safe seat to contest in other area, especially if that area is the opposition’s stronghold. It takes a lot of courage to do so, hence politicians like Loke Siew Fook, Liew Chin Tong and Teo Nie Ching should also be applauded. We should also give compliments to all the nameless heroes who worked behind the backdrop tirelessly to put up such a brilliant strategy.

Lim has seen the insides of many jailrooms in his fight for democracy and justice. The fact that he still keeps his beliefs and acts in accordance to the ethic is very admirable. I however hope that DAP can do away their internal problems and recruit more members from all races. It is of upmost importance that they do not alter their beliefs even when they are desperate to gain powers; they should keep their fight for democracy and justice but not for self-interest.

Before the GE my young daughter asked me why we shouldn’t vote for Najib. It surprised me that I did not know how to simplify a complicated political matter as such into a clear, short answer without misleading her

I thought for 3 seconds, then I told her: Because Najib did not manage the country properly. I thought to myself that was a very good answer, in a mere sentence I summarized all the problems. This is indeed a very good answer, one which by itself is more than enough to answer all.

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(Bernama) - The government would not be issuing warnings anymore but would act tough against individuals whose extreme actions would only disrupt public order, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today.

Robert Phang says the anti-graft watchdog must now monitor the new minister’s performance.

Alyaa Azhar, FMT

Paul Low violated Transparency International’s code of ethics when he accepted his appointment as a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, former MACC advisor Robert Phang said today.

He said Low, who has yet to quit his post as Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) chief, caused shock among the organisation’s executives when he accepted his new job.

“His appointment is a violation and serious breach of the TI-M code of ethics,” he added. “I’m sure there’ll be outcries from TI-M members.”

Recently, Low explained that his job in the Prime Minister’s Department was to propose changes to government systems, procedures and processes to reduce opportunities for corruption.

He said he had no enforcement powers and was hoping to rely on the Prime Minister’s stature to enable him to fight corruption.

Referring to that statement, Phang said it was an admission by Low that he was a lame duck.

“So what can the rakyat expect from him?”

Phang claimed that TI-M members were already questioning Low’s integrity. He said the anti-graft watchdog would now have to monitor the new minister’s performance.

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Anizah Shukry, FMT

Malaysians must boycott the “pesta kegilaan” (festival of madness) by the opposition over claims of electoral fraud and accept that Barisan Nasional won the 13th general election.

Newly minted Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek said this when asked to comment on Home Minister Zahid Hamidi’s statement that Malaysians unhappy with the electoral system should emigrate.

“I have to see the context of Zahid’s statement, what was reported [before I can comment]… but I agree…that there are ‘madness festivals’ being run by sore losers,” said Ahmad Shabery at a press conference today.

“I feel this must be stopped. Most importantly, the rakyat must stop them, must boycott them and leave them because these festivals are about rejecting the decision made by the rakyat through our electorate system,” he added.

Ahmad Zahid wrote in a column published last Wednesday in Utusan Malaysia that the opposition was deliberately confusing “Chinese youths and politically blind followers” into protesting the election results.

This was in response to the series of mega rallies Pakatan Rakyat organised, claiming that electoral fraud and an incompetent Election Commission had robbed them of their victory.

But Ahmad Shabery today mocked the opposition and their supporters for “behaving like children” and “shrieking here and there” and suggested that their actions contravened the country’s democratic and constitutional system.

“We have to see what laws applies against these sore losers who act outside the limits of our democratic and constitutional system,” said Ahmad Shabery.

“Are they seen as going against our constistution and democratic system?” he asked.

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A prominent PKR member also says that the deputy president has set a bad precedent by washing party's dirty linen in public

B Nantha Kumar, FMT

A prominent PKR grassroots member today called on party deputy president Azmin Ali to apologise to Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismal for initiating baseless attacks against the party president.

“What Azmin did was really unhealthy for the party. And we, party members want him to apologise to Wan Azizah,” Dr V Neduchelian, a member from Kapar PKR division, told FMT.

He said by ‘attacking’ Wan Azizah in the mainstream media, Azmin had set a bad precedence which allows party members to use the media to criticise the party and its fellow leaders.

“All discussions involving party matters should be discussed behind closed doors . This is the advice given to us. But what surprises us, is that the same leader who propagates this uses the media to attack the president,” he added.

Recently, Azmin, who retained his Gombak parliamentary and Bukit Antrabangsa state seats, criticised the party leadership for nominating Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as the Selangor Menteri Besar without the consensus from Selangor PKR. Azmin is the Selangor PKR head.

Azmin said Wan Azizah had submitted a letter to the Selangor palace nominating Khalid Ibrahim before getting consensus from the state PKR leaders. He also accused the PKR president of nepotism.

“It is really weird that Azmin is talking about nepotism. In the last general election, he picked leaders aligned to him to contest seats. Those against him were not even given seats to contest. This is an open secret in PKR.

“Azmin is not fit to talk about nepotism or cronyism since he himself piggybacked on PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim’s popularity to reach where he is now,” he said.

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Meena Lakshana, fz.com

PKR's Dr Xavier Jayakumar and Elizabeth Wong have accepted the possibility that they may not been reappointed to the Selangor state executive council.

(FMT) - MIC will face a risk of being de-registered simply because G Palanivel’s position as the president is illegitimate.  

The MIC constitution does not give the party's Central Working Committee arbitrary powers to prolong the term of president as long as the president wishes.

Members of the powerful Central Working Committee (CWC) which is also MIC’s highest policy–making body must now without further delay call for an urgent meeting to discuss Article 51 of the party’s constitution and advice the members on the status of presidential election.

If this doesn’t happen quickly, MIC will face a risk of being de-registered simply because G Palanivel’s position as the president is illegitimate. This will and can prompt the Registrar of Society to conduct investigations.

The CWC needs to exercise its powers to make a final and conclusive decision. Elections for all party positions must be held at the soonest.

The CWC shall be responsible for and conduct of the presidential election. The CWC should have appointed an “Election Committee” to conduct the election not later than three months before the expiry of the term of the office of the president.

This is clearly stipulated under Article 58.3 of the party constitution.

Though I am not a constitutional law expert, isn’t it legally binding on the CWC to inform the party delegates on this legal technicality.

The CWC cannot deliberately allow Palanivel to stick to the party leadership. The CWC has breached the law by not doing so.

MIC is grappling with the question how to stay relevant during the time of changing political landscape, and now with this legal complications, the party is clearly heading towards disaster.

S Samy Vellu was re-elected party president on March 2009. Since then, four years have passed. Based on simple logics, Palanivel has no locus standi to run the party. He took over from Samy Vellu as an acting president in March 2010.

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(Bernama) - The identities of three opposition leaders, who were said to be behind the Lahad Datu armed incursion, will not be divulged to avoid prejudice when the case is brought to court, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said all documents and detailed information acquired by the police and the Defence Ministry on the trio, two of them from the peninsular and another from Sabah, would be submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for scrutiny.

Ahmad Zahid (picture) was responding to a call by SAPP president Datuk Yong Teck Lee to him to name the three opposition leaders allegedly involved in the incursion by a group of armed terrorists from southern Philippines in February.

At the height of ‘Ops Daulat’ to flush out the terrorists, Ahmad Zahid was quoted as saying that the identities of the trio would be disclosed after the 13th general election to avoid accusations that the issue would be used for political expediency.

Ahmad Zahid was visiting Bukit Aman along with his deputy, Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, and Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi.

(The Star) - Kampung Tunku DAP assemblyman Lau Weng San has lodged a police report over an alleged offensive and seditious posting in the Sayangi Selangor Facebook fan page.

The page uploaded an article regarding several strategies allegedly used by DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang to win the Gelang Patah parliamentary seat, said Lau, who lodged his report at the Sea Park police station here yesterday.

“The posting was uploaded on Friday,” said Lau.

He urged the police to investigate the posting which could cause racial tension in the country.

He also called on the police to in­­vestigate Selangor Barisan Nasional coordinator Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamed, who is allegedly behind the postings in the page.

Among the claims contained in the article was that Lim had garnered Malay support by donating to the surau and mosques in Gelang Patah, besides opening stores that sell items at prices much lower than those sold at the Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M).

The postings also claimed Lim had offered RM100 to Malay youngsters in Gelang Patah to join DAP and that he also appointed Malay youths to create trouble among Umno, PAS and PKR.

(The Star) - Organisers of a planned rally here said some 48 non-governmental organisations and civil society bodies are expected to take part in the gathering on Saturday.

Spokesman Badrul Hisham Shaharin said the gathering, at the city council field next to the Amcorp Mall, would raise claims of electoral frauds of the recent GE13.

He added that it would not pre-empt the efforts of some political parties challenging the polls results.

When asked if the police had been notified of the proposed Pesta Suara Rakyat gathering, he merely said “it was under control”.

“We are going to the streets not to overthrow the government or cause chaos but to demand that democratic rights be returned to the people,” Badrul Hisham, also known as blogger Chegubard, told a press conference here yesterday.

The defeated PKR candidate for the Sungai Acheh state seat in Penang said the gathering would call for the resignation of Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof and his team to pave the way for a new committee answerable to Parliament.

He said another demand was for fresh elections to be held in seats where fraud was allegedly evident and a third demand was for all parties to support the formation of a people’s tribunal to gather information of electoral irregularities.

On allegations the Opposition was leaning towards a “Malaysian Spring”, he said it was merely psychological war by the authorities against the people.

(The Star) - MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has accepted the apology by Astro AEC host Gan Jiang Han who posted a message that a blackout had allegedly occurred in Bentong that led to the Barisan Nasional winning the parliamentary seat in the May 5 polls.

Liow said the Astro AEC should also carry the apology as a news report in one of its shows.

“It must tell the truth and only then will the rumours stop spreading,” Liow said in a statement Monday.

Liow had expressed his unhappiness over Gan's posting on his Facebook fanpage.

Liow had said that it misled the people into believing there was indeed a blackout at the Bentong counting centre.

Liow hoped that Gan would cooperate with the police in its investigation to establish how the blackout rumour began in the first place.

“The rumour is not only a form of character assassination, it also damaged the credibility of the Barisan and created anger and dissatisfaction among the public,” he said.

On Monday, Sin Chew Daily reported that Gan had apologised to Liow.

Gan had said in a statement that he posted the message in his personal capacity and took responsibility over the controversy it had caused.

He added that he had deleted the message, clarified the incident and issued an apology on May 7.

Gan got Astro AEC into hot water when he posted on his Facebook that “when my child is born, I will ask him to write an essay with the title, The Blackout Night.

“The beginning of the essay would be on May 5, 2013, there was a stiff fight in the Bentong seat. Someone had said that he would cut his ears if it is lost, and then the counting process started, blackout...”

His message had been shared by 18,775 people and 73,576 people had clicked “like” within 15 hours after he posted it.

Several reporters as well as DAP assemblymen Chow Yu Hui (Bilut) and Lee Chin Chen (Ketari) clarified later that there was no blackout or any sudden “appearance” of a ballot box.

Liow retained his Bentong parliamentary seat in a close fight with DAP's Wong Tack.

Umno is also dominant in Kelantan, acquiring 49.8% of the total votes as opposed to PAS' 41.1%, says a survey conducted by a Malay daily.

Alyaa Azhar, FMT

Umno remains the most dominant political party in almost all states including Kelantan, with the exception of Selangor, Penang and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, according to Malay daily Sinar Harian’s post-13th general election (GE13) survey.

“Altogether, Umno managed to garner 3,416,310 votes and won 88 parliamentary seats out of the 120 it contested, with DAP coming in second due to winning 38 seats out of the 51 seats it contested.

“Although PKR and PAS had more popularity votes at 2,033,677 and 1,579,833 respectively, PKR only managed to win 30 seats out of the 99 seats it contested while PAS only managed to win 21 seats out of the 73 parliamentary seats,” said the Malay daily.

Also, Malay voters were the determiners for Umno’s win in GE13, thus giving Barisan Nasional (BN) the upper hand in winning the majority in Parliament and taking control of the federal government even though BN attained less seats as compared to the previous elections.

Azmi Hassan from the Geoinformation and Real Estate faculty of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) said that Umno was dominant in acquiring popularity votes compared to other parties due to the shifting of Malay voters’ support to the BN coalition.

“It is also to be noted how in Kelantan, Umno managed to acquire 49.8% of votes as opposed to PAS which acquired only 41.1% of the total votes.

“In Kedah, Umno took over the reins from PAS by acquiring 45.28% of the total votes. Perlis also remains Umno’s stronghold with the party winning all three parliamentary seats it contested with 55.55% from the total votes,” said Sinar Harian.

Umno continues to be dominant in Perak when it obtained 24.64% of the total votes ahead of the other parties.

Umno also dominated other parties in Pahang by winning 55.5% of votes and winning 10 parliamentary seats it contested in GE13.

Although PKR continues to dominate by managing to win nine out of the 11 seats it contested in Selangor with a total vote-count of 550,950, Umno’s influence, however, cannot be denied as the party managed to attain 335,406 votes as opposed to PAS’ 270,506 and DAP’s 253,302 respectively, according to the survey.

In Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Johor, Umno’s influence is still formidable, leading other parties with votes accounting to more than 40% at each state.

Sabah, on the other hand, continues to be Umno’s gem with the party dominating with 88.2% of votes.

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(ABN News) - Pakatan Rakyat has been criticised by supporters of Adam Adli for abandoning him in his hour of need. His supporters have expressed their anger in letters to news portals like Malaysiakini and The Malaysian Insider.

Theresa sent in a letter to Malaysiakini and she said: “To Pakatan, don’t just talk big, but now allow Adam to be thrown to the wolves, when Adam stuck his neck out for Pakatan’s so-called Blackout 505."

“Besides, PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has also already washed his hands off and distanced himself from this kid Adam. Not only am I disappointed with Pakatan, I feel sorry that Adam could end up paying a high price sitting out in jail for people who don’t take care of him and protect him."

“Hello Pakatan, where have all your volunteer lawyers gone? Why is Adam without legal representation?"

“I watched the video by Media Rakyat on Forum Mei 13 at the KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, and there were boatloads of PKR bigshots there talking, like Nurul Izzah, R Sivarasa, Tian Chua, besides Pak Samad, SAMM chief Chegubard, ABU people and Hisham Rais."

“My sympathy to Adam, his father and his whole family. My disgust to Pakatan politicians for their charade at the Forum Mei 13 that encouraged Adam and landed him in trouble.”

In a letter to The Malaysian Insider Pravin Pillai wrote: “And Pakatan Rakyat, remember how we roared for you in Kelana Jaya? Could we hear you roar for Adam Adli? Roar. Not squeak.”

Student activist Adam Adli was arrested on May 19 in Bangsar Utama where his office is.

He has been remanded for five days and is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948.

It is believed he is being investigated for a speech he made during a public forum at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) on May 13, during which he and several other activists urged the people to stage a massive street protest against electoral fraud and to topple the government.

"During a meeting here (Jakarta) in April, Anwar had asked me to convey a message to Najib that he should allow a peaceful transition of rule. It was Anwar himself who came to me to talk about commitment. Hence, he should also fulfil his commitment. Commitment is not only the responsibility of one party."

(The Kuala Lumpur Post) - Former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla has told Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to concede the fact that he had lost in the 13th General election and “move on” for the sake of Malaysia’s political and economic stability.

In a telephone interview with the New Straits Times yesterday, Jusuf said Anwar had, in a meeting in Jakarta prior to the May 5 polls, requested Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to allow a peaceful transition of power if Pakatan won.

“During a meeting here (Jakarta) in April, Anwar had asked me to convey a message to Najib that he should allow a peaceful transition of rule."

“It was Anwar himself who came to me to talk about commitment. Hence, he should also fulfil his commitment. Commitment is not only the responsibility of one party."

“The losing party must accept the reality. That is (Anwar’s) commitment. You must agree that you have lost and the loser should assist the winner (to steer the nation)."

“By right, everyone should fulfil their respective commitments. Anwar, Najib and I are beholden (to the commitment of) peaceful elections.”

Jusuf’s stance echoed the sentiments of Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob who had called on opposition supporters to respect the outcome of the election and distance themselves from uprisings to overthrow the government.

Anwar’s deputy Azmin Ali had also joined the fray, stressing the importance of fulfilling the party’s manifesto, instead of going to town to hold rallies at the expense of forsaking the people’s mandate in Pakatan-ruled states.

Their remarks came following Anwar’s campaign that included holding rallies in various locations nationwide to protest against what he alleged as electoral fraud that had “robbed” Pakatan of victory.

Jusuf, a long-time friend of Anwar, said the opposition leader should accept the election results, and reconcile with Najib for the good of the country.

It was reported yesterday that Jusuf had expressed his disappointment with Anwar over his reluctance to accept defeat and for rejecting any initiative to reconcile with his rivals in Barisan Nasional.

His disappointment was conveyed by Indonesia’s former law and human rights minister Hamid Awaluddin, who was quoted by Indonesian national daily, Republika.

The daily had quoted Hamid as saying that Anwar had promised Jusuf that he would control his opposition coalition if he was defeated by Najib, who is BN chairman.

The report said despite claiming electoral fraud, Anwar had yet to prove his claims through legal means.

Meanwhile, political analysts said Anwar’s statement that he would be arrested soon by police was typical of the opposition leader’s penchant for theatrics.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Assoc Prof Dr Samsul Adabi Mamat said it was unfair for Anwar to preempt police action to gain his supporters’ sympathy.

“All he is doing is creating unrest and unnecessary provocation in the current political climate.”

International affairs and political cluster head of the National Professors’ Council, Prof Datuk Dr Mohamed Mustafa Ishak, said Anwar’s latest ploy was “not something new”.