27 November 2010

Tell the Truth Even if it Hurts - Do Not Become Cowards By Condoning Injustice - S. Kottapan

To All PKR Leaders and Party Comrades,

We the ordinary members of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) are assembled here today to express our sadness and disappointment towards PKR’s leadership that have continuously defended misconducts by the Central Elections Committee (CEC) and the Party Secretariat in handling the recently concluded PKR elections. Complaints and reports that have been made by party members were entirely ignored by the leadership, thus exposing the real attitude of these leaders; the feelings of ordinary members do not have to be cared or repected, that every member has the ability to think rationally and determine for themselves what is right, and what is wrong.

Our sadness and disappointment are compounded when members criticised, complained and expressed dissatisfaction over the party elections which have failed to be conducted in a fair and clean manner, and yet this discontent was brushed aside by the party as something of a nuisance to Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and YB Azmin Ali. To seek justice, fight for the truth, oppose abuses and propose improvements are considered acts of disloyalty and treachery. All members are expected to display undivided loyalty towards the beloved Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and YB Azmin Ali come what may, and not be a bother to Anwar Ibrahim and Azmin Ali.

Is it because we are just ordinary members that we do not deserve to be treated well by leaders who now have positions, wealth and power? Our advice to PKR leaders: respect our dignity as members. Without support from us ordinary members, you would be a nobody in PKR.

By acknowledging the legitimacy of the recent elections and protecting the cases of misconduct that have occured, the PKR leadership have succeeded in proving their cowardice and hypocrisy in striving for truth and justice as they have so often chanted. We would like to ask our PKR leaders: if you are unable to provide justice to your own members, would you be able to provide justice for all Malaysians?

REFORMASI! REFORMASI! REFORMASI!



S. KOTTAPAN