Will politicians listen to Agong's good advice?

Malaysiakini

02-06-2025

YOURSAY | 'PKR, known for infighting, also spreading 'virus' (of division).'
Agong warns against too many parties, factions
Mario T: This is good advice from our Agong, but will the politicians put service to the rakyat above money or power? I am afraid not.
The avaricious craving for money by whatever means will continue to plague the nation like an incurable disease.
Once you have let loose a bull, it is going to be almost impossible to catch it and place it under reins.
Corruption in every stratum of society has reached a point of no return.
What is presently being investigated by the MACC or police and prosecuted is just a small visible tip of an iceberg.
Traveloka Winning: This is a timely reminder for PKR because PKR is always the source of infighting.
Not only is it known for infighting, but it also spreads the 'virus' (of division) to virtually everyone.
This 'virus' has resulted in our winning PAS splitting, leading to the formation of Amanah, then Umno splitting further into Bersatu, and Bersatu splitting into Muda and Pejuang.
Worse still, PKR continues to generate infighting among the various factions in the party.
I am not even talking about factions within the party that everyone knows about. I'm talking about how Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also PKR president, poached Senator Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz to join PKR.
This is humiliating for Deputy Prime Minister and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, creating tension in the (dis)unity government.
To rehabilitate the political landscape, PKR and specifically Anwar's dynasty (his wife, former deputy prime minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and daughter Nurul Izzah) must be forever barred from participating in elections.
Only then can our country hope to have unity.
Mazhilamani: The most divided community appears to be just one. The way it keeps creating new parties, it is only a matter of time before each state will have its own party or parties broken down to Jati Malays, Javanese, Acehnese, Sundanese, Banjarese, Minangkabau, Bugis, among others.
Eventually, the majority Malay group will attempt to lead the country with the minority brought under their mercy.
Malayans of different races started as equals, but after 68 years, see how divided we have become and with some communities treated as minorities.
It is now the responsibility of the Registrar of Societies to ensure that the registration and approval of race-based parties are immediately rejected, including applications from the Chinese and Indian communities.
Please take the advice of the Agong, his concern may become a reality.
IndigoTrout2522: In a democracy, people are free to vote for any candidates or political parties. If politicians or parties lose the trust and confidence of the voters and therefore their votes, they won't survive politically.
Evidence has shown that once powerful or popular politicians, as well as political parties, have become irrelevant when voters lose confidence in them, regardless of whether they are old or new parties. The voters will decide, come the 16th general election.
WhitePony9855: Daulat Tuanku, thank you for the timely reminder, but knowing our politicians, they won't listen.
The 3Rs (race, religion and royalty) are the main divisive subjects played up by most politicians.
Some of them seemed to be insulated against our laws. They play up the 3R, yet the authorities won't act against them.
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