Sucking up to Umno? Ms Listen a "SHARK" that eats her victim, then offers forgiveness?

In what critics say is another shocking display of boorish manners and complete disconnect as to how the wider Malaysian public viewed her "listen, listen, listen" tirade, Suara Wanita 1Malaysia president Sharifah Zohra Jabeen has graciously condescended to 'forgive' university undergraduate KS Bawani.

Indeed, Zohra's clumsy move is bound to unleash a fresh avalanche of criticism, and this time the scolding can be expected to be even more intense.

"Kakak Listen11x came out fighting, maafkan Bawani. Kakak ni memg ada masalah, mcm masalah jerung. Dia makan org, dia lak maafkn org ,"PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli said on his Twitter.

[Ms Listen (11 time) came out fighting, forgiving Bawani. This lady obviously has a problem like a shark has a problem. She eats someone and then wants to forgive her victim.]

Dragon Queen

Zohra, a motivational speaker, who went into hiding when the video of her altercation with Bawani went viral, finally broke her silence over the weekend. She appealed to Malaysians to "listen... listen... listen..." to her side of the story.

"First and foremost, I forgive the young girl (Bawani) in the video for whatever she had said and done before, during and after the forum," said Sharifah Zohra in a statement posted on a Facebook account under the name 'Ratu Naga' (Dragon Queen).

However after extending her forgiveness, Zohra launched into a new tirade that can best be described as political in nature.

Eye on the political pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?

Despite having previously denied that SW1M was linked to Prime Minister Najib Razak's government, it was clear Zohra was trying to score brownie points for his Umno party at the expense of the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

"I am bewildered to note that some irresponsible individuals had taken advantage and merchandise (sic) this phenomenal YouTube sensation. This issue was creatively spin (sic) to gather emotional support for an opposition party," said Sharifah Zohra, in the ungrammatical English that has since become her trademark.

She went on to describe the video as being "politically altered" and "sensational" but did not offer evidence as to what and how the alteration was made.

Cunning - but who?

Meanwhile, according to the Sundaily, Zohra has been receiving SMS threats. Since the video first made its debut on YouTube, the safety of her family and young children had been compromised, she said.

Sharifah Zohra also claimed her detractors had failed to see that the incident was merely a "communication issue" between her and Bawani, as they had viewed only the 24-minute video, instead of a recording of the entire forum.

"Sadly, the cunning people only highlighted part four of the video," she said, stressing that there was no act of condemning the students, nor any attempt at restricting freedom of speech at the forum.

Typical Umno-BN bullying & brainwashing

The video has since spawned parodies (scroll below), drawing criticism even from BN quarters such as deputy Education minister Saifuddin Abdullah who chided her for not "arguing wisely".

In sharp contrast, the rather skinny Bawani showed a more humble disposition. The UUM undergraduate had on Friday said that she does not expect an apology from Sharifah, stating that the older woman was "not my enemy".

"The system must respond to our demands. Sharifah is not in power to answer the question on free education," said Bawani, describing the forum as reflective of the brainwashing culture prevalent at most local universities.

Malaysia Chronicle