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| Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:29 PM PDT I am shocked at how pro-Umno blogs and news portals launch character assassination on Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. I am equally appalled with their uncompromising attitude when they pelted him with unscrupulous remarks and accusation, with the intention to unseat him as the vice-president. Why must we subscribe to such an approach? Its an individual rights to choose and support another candidate for the position but it is so unfair to batter him, calling him names and labeling him as unfit to become a tier-1 leader. This is a party election, Umno affairs!  In politics, especially, they are good at making bad disposition towards the leaders whom they once chose and supported, piffling about something they themselves are not sure of, being petulant and gullible. This year's party election which will see more than 146,000 delegates casting their votes, produced colorful curtain-raising - some are good while not few are bad. Defense Minister Hishammuddin falls into the second category. If you don't want Hisham anymore, there is no need to place him under your foot. You once praised and adored him, remember? If you are supporting others, its fine but why must you badmouth Hisham and others? Ooopssss! Sorry, I am forgetting what Malays are! No wonder they are good at making cracks to the party! I know Hisham, and he knows me. The problems with those who labeled him as 'Menteri Amaran Dalam Negeri', "Menteri Pondan' and 'Menteri Lembik' when he was Home Minister, are their inability to understand how he works and their weak apprehension on certain KDN policies during his era. I made similar mistakes once. I distant myself from him when he was appointed to the Cabinet as Youth and Sports Minister and as Education Minister. We were close when he was Rafidah Aziz's parliamentary-secretary. I chose to stay away because of some reasons, partly for the stories I heard about him (which I found to be fabricated lies later on) and the gap that widened between us when he was made a minister. I assumed he has forgotten an old friend. However, his word 'its been too long, bro' when he hugged me during Kerdau by-election about four years ago, proved how wrong I was, my negative perception about him failed to stand. No, I didn't work for him but I was with him on many occasions, at my own accord. He would SMS me to join him in Sembrong, the Parliament, Kota Bharu, Besut or anywhere he went, and his officers were comfortable with my presence. The reasons I did that was to see how he works and to proof that I was all wrong about him. Many friends thought I got 'this and that' project from him then but I never begged him for one! What I got was a good impression of him - a downright leader, a hard-working minister and a true Malay. Sadly, the attacks on him begun in 2011. Bersih rally, the arson attacks on churches, mosques and 'surau', the challenges over interfaith crisis and the calls for amendments to the Federal Constitution, ISA and EO came as the 'unfortunates' for him. Barisan Nasional was preparing for the 13th general election which was anticipated to be held between July and December 2012, and it was during that period that such delicate issues exploded in his face as the Home Minister. Most Malaysians, especially Hisham's critics are not aware with this two commanding facts: 1. The Prime Minister is the de facto Home Minister. Although a home minister is appointed, he must refer anything that matters national security to the Prime Minister. Hisham did just that, and any decision or action by the Home Ministry must be sanctioned by the PM. 2. Bersih - the rallies did not actually come under the supervisory of Home Minister. It comes under the National Security Council (Majlis Keselamatan Negara). Who was the minister in-charge of NSC then? The decision to repeal the Internal Security Act (ISA) and Emergency Ordinance (EO) was not his either. The Prime Minister and Cabinet decided on it but Hisham took all the blame alone, just like when he absorbed the blame for Bersih. He didn't even complained when he had to take the blame for others! Hisham liked talking 'future of the Malays' with me. His greatest concern was 'kita akan berhutang dengan generasi akan datang jika Umno gagal meningkatkan taraf hidup Melayu dan memastikan rakyat berbilang kaumnya bersatu padu dan bebas daripada sebarang pertikaian...' Perhaps Hisham's only weakness is in appointing wrong people as his advisers and officers. He didn't realise how few of them were taking him for a free ride, taking advantage of such positions to fulfill their personal needs. And for that reason, I chose to stay away from him again last year. Nothing against him but much against his few officers. Hisham is a good leader, actually but just like the Prime Minister and other Cabinet members, some officers around their waist are responsible for painting their bosses with bad image. I hope some SUSKs, SUS, press-sec and Pol-Sec will change their attitude after this. This son of former prime minister Tun Hussein Onn is actually humble and easy-going. Many say his entry into politics had a lot to do with his late father but he himself possesses that character and quality to emerge as one. "I will serve the nation and the people for as long as they need me... I am not crazy for power. If you think others are better than me, do choose them. I am okay...," he once told me. And those who have this perception - that Hisham is well-protected by his cousin brother Najib Tun Razak - should bear in mind that in administering the nation, the Prime Minister does not give that a special criterion. I hope Hisham's critics have at least understood him and the situation he faced as a Home Minister. Those who labeled him 'Menteri Amaran' or 'Menteri Lembik' should be ashamed of themselves for blindly accusing him as being an impotent minister. With the party elections closing in, some members and leaders are already taking the protagonist role, trying to become the pundit who got incisive prophesy about who should win or lose. However, many candidates get no probity. They are open to prejudice remarks and became the victims of slander and backbitting. Their credibility was mangled and their equal chances of winning are put at a very rickety situation. This must be put to a halt immediately. No need to bash up our first wife if we want to marry another one, right?  |
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