行动党全国副主席古拉昨日出席了该党位于狮尾服务中心的大团拜，并受邀向出席该盛会的群众发表演说。古拉在其演词中恭贺埃及人民起义成功，推翻了独裁统治了埃及30年的穆巴勒克总统，充分展示了人民的力量是何其无坚不摧的。古拉在文告中引述我国首相纳吉在较早前所发出的警告，“由于我国和埃及的国情不同，任何企图以示威逼使政府下台的意图是决不会得逞的，因为国阵政府不会允许一如埃及般的事件在马来西亚发生”。古拉表示无法理解为什么纳吉需要发出此等言论，因为我国的反对党在过去数十年来都是奉行着民主的制度，以一人一票的方式进行政治斗争，古拉说纳吉未免过于“举人忧天”了。
纳吉更说由国阵政府所提倡的“以人民为先”的概念，就是区分马来西亚及埃及的最大因素。古拉虽然对纳吉的言论不敢苛同，却同意我国和埃及之间并不全然相同，但是两国的人民都拥有一个相同的理念，那就是求变的心态以求能够拥有一个更美好的明天。古拉说就是因为人民这种求变的心理，才引发了上届全国大选的政治大海啸，使到国阵政府痛失长期以来被视为囊中之物的国会2/3多数议席。
古拉说在2008年大选之前，任何企图推翻国阵政府的论调都会被视为一个政治笑话，但是经过2008年毁灭性的大海啸后，我国的政治趋势已经完全改观。古拉强调说来届的全国大选将是我国的政治分水岭，对马来西亚的将来起着决定性的效应。
古拉呼吁民联三党为了在来届大选一举推翻国阵而入主布城，必须马上成立一个综合的委员会，认真和诚意的深入讨论民联三党有关议席分配的问题。古拉说在策略性和提升胜算的大前提之下，三党甚至可以考虑议席对调的可行性。
古拉
行动党全国副主席
Speech by M Kula Segaran , DAP National Vice Chairman and MP for Ipoh Barat at the Chinese New Year, Canning service center in Ipoh on Sunday, February 13, 2011
The fall of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak shows the might of people power in overthrowing a dictator. It was indeed a great and courageous victory for the Egyptians who had fought against all odds.
Earlier last week, Prime Minister Najib had warned against any attempt to usurp political power in Malaysia, using demonstrations like those in Egypt, “Don't think that what is happening there must also happen in Malaysia. We will not allow it to happen here,” he was reported to have said in the Star.
I wonder why Najib wanted to issue such an unnecessary warning. Opposition parties have been fighting through the ballot boxes for decades and we will aim to achieve our target of bringing about a better society for all though the electoral process.
Yesterday, he commented on the Egypt issue again. He was reported to say that one cannot equate what is happening in Egypt with Malaysia because things are very different in the two countries. According to media report, the premier also later said that it is the BN's 'People First' policies that will ultimately be the main difference between Malaysia and former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year regime.
It is true that the conditions in Egypt and Malaysia are not totally similar. However, there is one similarity. People do want change for the better.
In Malaysia, the desire of the voters for change has resulted in the BN suffering its most unprecedented and unexpected electoral debacle, losing its traditional parliamentary majority in the Dewan Rakyat as well the governmental power to rule in five states, Malaysians’ power lies in their votes. In a democracy, change will be brought about through the ballot boxes and Pakatan Rakyat is determined to call on the people to vote for change in the next general election. The Egyptians’ victory against the dictator has also shown the power of social networking media and internet tools in organizing and mobilizing people.
In preparing for the coming general election, PR must maximize the effective use of these tools to effectively spread our message of change to the voters. It has been speculated for some time that a snap poll will be held in March or April this year. The Prime Minister’s meeting with Umno divisions is certainly another reason why it is likely that a snap poll will soon take place.
The coming general election is undoubtedly going to be the most important election in the nation’s history. Unlike all previous elections where the talk and possibility of the Opposition toppling the BN government would be regarded as a political joke, the political landscape since the 2008 general election has changed.
In the coming general election, BN will have to face with the real possibility of being toppled from power. Hence, we can expect the coming electoral battle to be the dirtiest in the nation’s history as BN will do all it can to cling to power.
Pakatan Rakyat must therefore be better prepared. I therefore propose that the PR leadership Council to immediately set up a Seat Negotiation Committee to begin the process of seat negotiations among our component parties, including if need be and for strategic reasons, the swapping of seats.
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