cakap cakap..."Ugly Truths" about Tun Razak? I think not!

This morning I came across a posting in theantdaily by Christopher Fernandez "Unmasking Tun Abdul Razak and the ugly truths about him"  which concluded, among other things, that "Razak was a Malay chauvinist and he was a racist who only had eyes for his own race" 

This the writer concluded because at the age of fourteen in 1975, he saw Tun Abdul Razak handed India, the winners of the World Cup Hockey championship, their trophy in a "gruff manner and walked away with a disgusted huff." Then, the writer tells us, Tun Razak  went to the runners-up camp, Pakistan to give them their award and "shook hands with each and every player and official and exchanged pleasantries with them"....because they were all Muslims!

With regret I must dispute his recollections of that particular event.

That match was played at the Merdeka Stadium, as Fernandez said, on the 15th of March 1975. Through the wonders of the Internet...you can go to YouTube Link and see the whole match played in its entirety with Rahim Razali distinctive voice doing the commentary.  

At the end of the match you can see Tun Razak being escorted by the late Raja Azlan to the dais where the winning Indian team were joyfully celebrating their win to present the Championship trophy to them. 

From 1:20:59 of the YouTube clip of the match you can see the start of the presentation ceremony. You can see Tun Razak coming down the stairs from the VIP box escorted by the then Raja Azlan. As he walks towards the dais you see Tun Razak smiling and waving to the people to his left and right and at times acknowledging the crowd....relaxed and enjoying the occasion.  

He first handed the  trophy (insured for RM$200,000) to the Captain of India, Ajit Pal Singh (who started playing hockey at the age of seven!) and then went on to hand each Indian player their batik wrapped medals making eye contact with the players as he did so surrounded by a melee of officials, security personals the press and an assortment of others all pressing towards Tun Razak and the winning team...making it impossible at times for Tun to move as he was surrounded by the boisterous crowd around him.

And then Tun went on to present the runner up medals to each Pakistani Player...but this time he did shake hands with every player...but only because he had the space and the time to do so. 

The crowd around the winning Indian team was overwhelming. There was no such crowd around the Pakistani team....and no, I did not see Tun Razak exchanged pleasantries with the members of the Pakistani team as alleged by Fernandez....Like he did with the Indian players he also made eye contact with each Pakistani players and their officials, handed them their medals and moved on to the next player. 

Go click the YouTube link I have given above and see for yourself what I have just told you.

No I am not saying that Fernandez is not telling us the whole truth...he told it as he saw it then....40  years ago. But he was, as he said, a fourteen year old teenager then. And I am sure that he must be sitting in the stands far away from where Tun Razak was seated and far away from the award giving ceremony. 

I have seen Tun Razak when he is upset and gruff and nothing in the YouTube clip of the award giving ceremony tells me that Tun Razak was so inclined on the day when he was presenting the Championship Award to India. 

I was twenty eight years old then. 

Yes even then I had some awareness that as a Malay I could depend on Tun Razak to look after the interest of my race because of what he had done post May 13th 1969 but I knew that he was a fair man with no pretension for personal glory and was only preoccupied with his responsibility as leader of the Malays  and of all Malaysians...and of course with his knowledge of his own coming death which he ignored because his work as prime minister was then not yet finished.

And the NEP was needed then or the Malays would never have got to the position we are in now.....at least able to start our attempts to stand at par with other Malaysian. Do not tar Tun Razak's legacy by the abuse of the NEP by Malay leaders who came after him.

Fair is fair....let not the sins of the son cloud the work of his father. Tun Razak had his personal failings but let it not be said by anybody that he took his responsibility as leader of all Malaysians lightly.

And let not the hazy recollections of a 14 year old boy from a Hockey Match played over 40 years ago be the reason to unmask "ugly truths" about the dead. 

Enough said!  

Razak was a Malay chauvinist and he was a racist who only had eyes for his own race. - See more at: http://www.theantdaily.com/Main/Unmasking-Tun-Abdul-Razak-and-the-ugly-truths-about-him#sthash.joulUmwO.dpuf

Only in Pakistan!

THE JUDICIARY : PAKISTAN vs MALAYSIA. YOU DECIDE!

With thanks to brotherAZAM 64A


Asia Pacific News 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top court on Monday found Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in contempt for not complying with orders related to re-opening corruption cases and summoned him to appear in person this week.

The move escalates the pressure on Pakistan's weakened civilian government, which faces separate court procedures that could unseat its leadership and force early elections at a time of soaring tensions with the powerful army.

"The Supreme Court has issued a contempt of court notice to the prime minister for not complying with its orders," Judge Nasir-ul-Mulk told the court which met to debate how to proceed on graft charges against the president.

"He has been directed to appear personally on January 19," the judge added.

The Supreme Court wants the government to write to Swiss authorities demanding that they re-open old corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, which the government has so far refused to do so.

Asif Ali Zardari and the government led by his Pakistan People's Party (PPP) say he has immunity from prosecution as long as he remains in office.

The president is also under pressure from an investigation into who was behind efforts to solicit American help to prevent a coup apparently feared in the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death and to clip the power of the army.

Asif Ali Zardari's close aide, Husain Haqqani, was forced to resign as ambassador to Washington over a secret memo written last May and the Supreme Court ordered an inquiry on December 30 following a demand from the country's chief spymaster.

- AFP/ck




comment by : azam 64A


Prime Minister, President, semuanya kena patuh kpd undang-undang dan mahkamah.

Pakistan, India, Malaysia inherited a system from the British. We can learn something by taking a look at what happened to them post independent. The system was and is considered to be good, about the ideal for this age. It came about through a lot of trial and error at a cost that was not small in terms of human lives, sufferings. It also saw great minds contributing to the needs of humanity. There was also
the influence of revealed religions.

The system was a govt that was to be elected by the people, one person one vote. The economy was to be a free enterprise or capitalist (something advocated by Islam, the excesses to be controlled). The judiciary is to be independent, not controlled by the executive or
legislature . Islam puts a strong emphasis on the rule of law, with everybody equal before it.

Malaysia prospered 10, 20, 30 years post independent but not India or Pakistan. Malaysia was fortunate that during these years it did not tamper with the system. India under Jawaharlal Nehru chose socialism state control enterprises. This killed off individual initiative.State enterprises always equal inefficieny everywhere and in all ages.

In the last 20+ years India allowed more of free enterprise. This resulted in the economic gains since, althoug India is still a poor country with over a billion people. A middle class of millions much more than the whole population of Malaysia is present now. The top entrepreneuers have become world class billionaires. They may work to enrich themselves but at the same time others also gain through employment and other spin off effects.

Pakistan was mostly post independence under military rule a kind of dictatorship. It had never seen an economic growth take off. Only in the last few years was an elected govt in place. Can we see an economic take off in Pakistan in the near future? We have to wait,what form of govt that will be ruling will be the big deciding factor.

One important and major feature that India and Pakistan differs from Malaysia is that both retained judicial independence. As we can see from the above article the court can order the prime minister or the president to come and answer to it. Contrast this to Malaysia. We can see how far we have diverged from a common system. Malaysia claims that because of one case, that too involving an a..e hole, its judiciary is independent. Our govt is suppose to be a govt of the people, the people are not satisfied with the many unsettled cases involving the highest of people and policies. These cases should go before a really independent court and the trial fair and transparent. 

The world is laughing at us, our lives, our fate revolve around an a..e hole.

What is the importance of one person one vote? A person can be wise or an idiot, but collectively the people tends to know what is best for them and make the right choice. That the govt will have to face the people in an election is also impt. This serves to control those in power, put a balance to their excesses and reminds them that they are serving the people. India always have had elections, the idea of one
person one vote ie deeply entrenched. Not so in Pakistan. This is the main reason why India is on the road to economic prosperity. That India was failing for about 40 yrs post independence was because of socialism, not because of democracy. The effects of democracy may be slow but what other method will the people have to change a govt that
had failed them. See Syria, no elections, it is going to be a very painful process to change the govt.

Malaysia after 30 years of being the model for the world, began tinkering with the system that had served us well. The effects can be readily seen, our economic growth is slowing down, the future bleak.

Our budget deficit is increasing very fast. We may be like Greece soon and the PIGS nations of Europe. People are unhappy and question the voting process - vote buying, rigging, merry gandering. One person one vote will lose its meaning, if we the people don't do anything.

azam 64A