It is painful to see the party that fought for Malaya’s independence and established the sovereignty of the Malay Rulers, the Malay language and Islam being relentlessly pursued for its present incompetence.
Not only is Umno and its leadership being slandered, what is even sad is that the Malays themselves are repulsed by the perceived wrongdoings and mismanagement within the party and in its dealings with the greater Malaysian society. The Malay unity once represented by Umno is crumbling and will soon become obsolete.
The younger generation Malays, equipped with knowledge about democracy, justice, legal and constitutional procedures and a more equitable approach to affirmative action, are questioning every move, every action taken by the party which their fathers and grandfathers pledged allegiance to for the good of the Malays.
Even the old world loyalists are beginning to doubt Umno’s ability to survive the next elections. It’s easy to be critical and condemn the party. The real challenge for the Malays - if they are worth their own salt and the ‘ketuanan’ they valiantly defend – is to remain steadfast. Instead of deserting the Malay cause which Umno has fought so hard to establish, they must consolidate it with new insights.
I challenged some bright young Malays to suggest a few things that Umno must do immediately to show it is serious in eradicating the corruption and abuses within the party hierarchy and in its business undertakings. Chief among these is money politics and the wheeling and dealing in business. Three steps suggested; the quota system in the party elections be abolished, tenders and contracts be awarded in an open cyclical system where the races will get equal opportunity to prove their efficiency and efficacy, the big fish who are corrupted be caught and exposed.
Umno credibility is hard to re-establish but I believe it is not impossible if the Malays are serious about their honor and dignity.
KHAIRUL IDZWAN IDRIS
Timbalan Pengerusi
Biro Ekonomi Dan Pembangunan Usahawan
Pergerakan Pemuda Umno Bahagian Setiawangsa
Wilayah Persekutuan
Not only is Umno and its leadership being slandered, what is even sad is that the Malays themselves are repulsed by the perceived wrongdoings and mismanagement within the party and in its dealings with the greater Malaysian society. The Malay unity once represented by Umno is crumbling and will soon become obsolete.
The younger generation Malays, equipped with knowledge about democracy, justice, legal and constitutional procedures and a more equitable approach to affirmative action, are questioning every move, every action taken by the party which their fathers and grandfathers pledged allegiance to for the good of the Malays.
Even the old world loyalists are beginning to doubt Umno’s ability to survive the next elections. It’s easy to be critical and condemn the party. The real challenge for the Malays - if they are worth their own salt and the ‘ketuanan’ they valiantly defend – is to remain steadfast. Instead of deserting the Malay cause which Umno has fought so hard to establish, they must consolidate it with new insights.
I challenged some bright young Malays to suggest a few things that Umno must do immediately to show it is serious in eradicating the corruption and abuses within the party hierarchy and in its business undertakings. Chief among these is money politics and the wheeling and dealing in business. Three steps suggested; the quota system in the party elections be abolished, tenders and contracts be awarded in an open cyclical system where the races will get equal opportunity to prove their efficiency and efficacy, the big fish who are corrupted be caught and exposed.
Umno credibility is hard to re-establish but I believe it is not impossible if the Malays are serious about their honor and dignity.
KHAIRUL IDZWAN IDRIS
Timbalan Pengerusi
Biro Ekonomi Dan Pembangunan Usahawan
Pergerakan Pemuda Umno Bahagian Setiawangsa
Wilayah Persekutuan
2 comments:
UMNO perlu maju kehadapan dan menyahut cabaran dinamism dunia hari ini dan bukan mengadakan sekatan yang sebenarnya akan menjadi 'counter productive' parti nasionalis Melayu itu. Rata-rata ahli UMNO diakar umbi mendambakan ‘pendemokrasian’ dalam UMNO dan UMNO perlu menjadi parti akar umbi dan bukan hanya mementingkan Kepimpinan.
Slogan kempen “Berani Berubah” dipilih untuk membangkitkan semangat ahli UMNO, terutama Pemuda UMNO bagi membuat perubahan yang begitu didambakan rakyat Malaysia, khususnya orang Melayu dan ahli UMNO sendiri peringkat akar umbi.
Perubahan amat penting bagi mengekalkan relevan dan seterusnya sokongan rakyat kepada parti nasionalis yang selama ini banyak meraih kejayaan bagi Agama, Bangsa dan Tanahair.
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