Penang UMNO seems to be in the limelight lately in calling for the change in state BN leadership from gerakan to UMNO.
The build-up to this call arose when the UMNO decided to lift the ban of their Penang UMNO Bukit Bendera Warlord, "racist loud-mouth" and suddenly, the call to Gerakan arises. It is evident that the Penang UMNO are boosted by the suspension and becoming aggressive as he remains unrepentant from the suspension calling for apologies from Gerakan.
The "demonstrasi jalanan" or demonstrasi in front of Komtar against the Pakatan Rakyat state Government are all set for a re-emergence. It would be interesting to watch where these "UMNO Penang mamaks" would be heading to now that their "kepala" is able to re-ignite the "ketuanan Melayu" call again.
It do seem that the suspension decision was more of a stop-gap measure to cool down the situation when the lifting of the suspension reflects the true sentiments of UMNO towards the rakyat and yet they call for "Rakyat Diutamakan".
Gerakan on the other hand under Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon had been a loyal politician in abiding UMNO instructions though he had once dared to take Gerakan out but never materialised while some of his followers had switch over to Pakatan Rakyat parties.
2 different calls or statements from Najib reflects the his indecisiveness and insincerity towards the BN coalition on the Penang BN leadership change. First was for a consensus while a second calling for a stop to the open debate.
So where does Gerakan really stand now? It would be interesting to analyse and easy to come to a conslusion that very soon, MCA and Gerakan would be under the control of UMNO. With MCA seeking UMNO involvement to resolve their internal struggles, it would be easy for UMNO to manage from deep within MCA with more politicians in the same mould as KTK.
It won't be a situation of "I Jump You Jump" but more of "You Jump I Watch" for the other coalition parties in BN.
MIC better watch out for the UMNO takeover.
So does a BN national coalition really exist here? Or when decisions are solely from UMNO? Coalition parties will remain as "order takers" instead of collectively and actively participating in decision making of the Government policies.
If this happens, can national unity be achieved?
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