Apology by Ketua Pemuda UMNO Over Keris Issue?

An open apology by Ketua Pemuda UMNO over the keris issue is tantamount to slap in the face to all pemuda UMNO in particular and the Malays in general. It is better for him to step down and relinquish all his official position in the UMNO government and UMNO post; as if this Keris is the reason for the defeat of UMNO in the election. To apologize over the Keris issue, which is the symbol of Malay power is something which is logically acceptable. To the Malays the Keris issue has nothing to do with UMNO lost over the PRU-12. It is shameful to the Malays when the Ketua Pemuda UMNO have got to apologize. It seems now from the Prime Minister to Ketua Pemuda has got to apologize over an issue that is not relevant to the lost suffered in the general election.

Come on, leaders of UMNO. Have some backbone to defend Malays dignity. Just accept the fact that the main reason for UMNO's defeat is corruption among the leaders and its crony. Projects which officially cost RM4 million has been bloated to 300 to 400 percent by way of project 'wahyu' (direct nego. projects) awarded by the Treasury, so much so that state project is bigger than Headquarters project. Look at the logistic inventory of some of federal departments. Some of the items supplied by mere traders are becoming a white elephant because there are no manual and operating procedures, so the end users did not know how to operate the equipments supplied. The supplier with the collaboration of the department officials and the treasury who is supposed to monitor has been taken for a ride. Rakyat's money has been wasted for nothing.

It is with hopes that no more such apology will arise again. UMNO must think fast and quickly that it has to depend on itself as the backbone of power in the country. By this it has got to put its house in order. Support by other non-Malay parties is a bonus to strengthen its position. Otherwise UMNO must find ways to go alone. There are no two ways about it, Either UMNO shoulder its responsibility to be the dominant political party, or failing to do so will make it irrelevant and end as the dominant opposition party in the new government set up. This will be real if the leaders in UMNO still fail to face the reality and not brave enough to say a spade is a spade. No amount of new development projects that’s has been launched will pacify the satisfaction of the Malays.

God bless you, UMNO.