THE DRUNKARD SKELETON IN THE CLOSET

By - Hesmel Faznee Faisal

Salam, to fellow bloggers and readers of this self pitiful blog.

Everyone make mistakes. Even some of the readers of this self indulging blog have done at least once a horrible mistake or commit terrible sins in the past. No one in this world can proudly say they have not done anything wrong, let alone are at liberty to call themselves a saint!

We have choices, either to remorse or repeating it, again and again!

Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, the PKR candidate who is contesting in the Hulu Selangor by-election, has said here that he regretted with the mistakes he had done in the past and would want to bury the skeleton in his closet deep inside the Hulu Selangor soil, so to speak!

I believed everyone has a right to say they have regretted and would want to put those sins in the past.

The main issue here is not about exposing Zaid’s drinking habits or the amount of wealth he owned but about the spirit of true competition and integrity one has, in order to gain major support from voters. We all know PKR is taking a risk by putting a candidate to contest in a place where he had hardly or perhaps never stepped his feet on!

But in the end, it is up to voters to decide whether Zaid, Kamalananthan from Barisan National or the other two Independent candidates will be the most suitable person to carry their voices in the august house.

This is also an acid test for Barisan Nasional to decide whether the party is still relevant for the rakyat or not. I really hoped “Macha” Kamalananthan from Barisan Nasional, wins this election with a bigger majority, compared to the 2008 general election where Datuk Palanivel lost the seat on a wafer thin majority to the late Dr Zainal Abidin Ahmad from PKR.

BN has started the campaign on a wrong foot when they highlighted Zaid’s misdeed. There is no doubt that there are Muslim MP’s from both the Government or Opposition in the Parliament are drinkers or have dreadful drinking habit.

By exposing Zaid’s misdemeanor, BN has allowed a floodgate of negative stories by the Opposition who are skillful in manipulating sensational stories. They will definitely be using it to counter back BN’s exposure!

All and all, may the best man wins!

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