Makkal Sakti or people power in Tamil, popularised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) as a rallying cry for the disenfranchised portions of the Indian community, it later was borrowed liberally as an opposition slogan.Now, BN looks set on borrowing a bit of makkal sakti magic by means of the newly formed Malaysian Makkal Sakti Party (MMSP), led by former Hindraf coordinator RS Thanenthiran.Come Oct 10, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will be launching the new party, helmed by his former arch-critic.
This is the first time a BN chairperson is launching a party, let alone a party outside the BN, but Thanenthiran insisted that MMSP was independent from the BN. Najib was endorsing MMSP because Umno was losing its patience with the MIC's ability to win back support from the Indian community.
Political observer and author R Mutharasu opined that Najib was trying to show his commitment to address the woes of the Indian community by engaging groups outside the BN.
"But does he have the same determination to admit these groups into the BN?
Ibrahim Suffian (right), director of independent pollster Merdeka Centre, said,"Perhaps the PM patience with MIC is at an end. They (BN) have to develop their own solution, partly by endorsing the new party. Ibrahim believed that Najib does not plan to use the MMSP as a replacement for MIC because the latter has long roots in the coalition."Casting MIC aside will cause serious internal dynamics within the coalition. But (ties with MMSP) will be a strong signal for MIC to shape up," said Ibrahim.
source:malaysiakini
Najib Razak is only dividing the Indians since BN/UMNO cannot get the Indian votes anyway. He is doing this just to deny PR the Indian support. Also he is indirectly telling Samy Vellu that his time is up and he has to go.
But,how stupid can a PM be, taking time off just to launch a political party so that the slogan "makkal sakti" is no more a battle cry slogan against the minority oppressed Malaysian Indians......
cheers.
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