Beware of instant Malaysian voters

Foreigners who look like Myanmaris or Nepalese are allegedly issued with blue identity cards but with an expiry date, claims PKR leader Chua Jui Meng.

COMMENT

By Chua Jui Meng

Politicians and their parties are elected to serve their citizens. However, in Malaysia, elected Barisan Nasional politicians do not serve the rakyat, only their own political wellbeing and personal interest.

They intimidate and abuse the government machinery to not only serve their interest but also to cheat to remain in power.

In the next general election, the two instruments of government that will feature prominently are the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Election Commission (EC).

In line with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s “win at all cost” battle cry, the NRD was reported to have issued some two million identity cards to foreigners to enable them to vote for BN.

Foreigners who look like Myanmaris or Nepalese are allegedly issued with blue identity cards but with an expiry date.

With such blue identity cards, these “phantom voters” can then cast their ballots for BN.

They are instant but temporary citizens of Malaysia.

BN cares not about the long-term social problems posed by the foreigners on the locals. After all, what is “Win at all cost”?

Look at the foreign-generated social woes in Sabah, look at Chow Kit and now Petaling Street Chinatown. This is how BN treats its rakyat. We are pariahs to BN.

BN politicians are just traitors of the people, to say the least. Treason is what BN-Umno is guilty of.

Malaysians can and will also have their last real chance in this century to change all that in the coming general election.

Show them who’s the boss in Malaysia. Make the correct decision in GE13 for the future of the rakyat and country.

Chua Jui Meng is PKR vice-president and Johor state chief. He is also a former MCA vice-president and an ex-Cabinet member.