Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Bull In The China Shop

Karpal Singh, MP for Bukit Gelugor, is currently at the centre of another controversy involving the royalty.

Over the past week, the renowned lawyer had 20 police reports lodged against him after he said the Perak sultan had acted unconstitutionally in the transfer of a religious department official and criticised the Regent of Kelantan's message at a forum last month.

KS is the victim of his own misfortune. It is well known amongst DAP stalwarts, whether deceased, young, new and old that despite his long years in the party Karpal, has never beeen a politician in the true sense of the word. The man is so straight forward that he does not have the guile, agility and finesse associated with LIm Kit Siang.

They are as chalk as to cheese.

LKS has politics flowing in his veins.

KS only sees the red flag and charges unthinkingly.

KS, undoubtedly a legal eagle has been over the years been taken up by his legal prowess that he has failed to read the political mood of the Malays. Whether constitutionally or not, the position of the Sultans has always been on a special plain. It is only KS who has not seen it yet.

It is quite clear that Karpal is out of sync with the new and young generation of DAP leaders who are quite prepared to let loose some sacred cows like Songkok wearing and Perak MB's post for the sake of real politik and making a go at making the PR government more workable to Malaysians in general.

In conventional Malaysian way of thinking, it is time for KS to call it quits and gracefully retire from active politics. He has done his duty to country, party and family. What nore does he want?

Please leave the scene and allow Gobind and Jagdeep to blossom. If not, untold damage may be caused to Malaysian politics by your bull in the china shop traits.