WHAT they said about Sg Limau, GST, the Herald and Hannah's whistle

Sungai Limau

The voters here represent not only Kedahans but all Malaysians, they have a big responsibility here to send the message that we reject BN policies which are not pro-rakyat.

- Mahfuz Omar, PAS vice president, urging Sg Limau voters to send a clear message to BN that they reject the federal government's policies

Leaders will change if the people change. The culture of abusing government machineries for BN campaign will be stopped if the people take the approach of opposing such abuses. It is hoped that Sungai Limau voters will give a clear signal by rejecting BN candidate to show their protest against corruption.

- Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, PAS information chief

The Sungai Limau by-election tomorrow will answer the question: Will Mahathir and Mahathirism suffer a third and probably final set-back in six months?

- Lim Kit Siang, DAP advisor, questioned whether Sungai Limau by-election will mark the end of Dr Mahathir Mohamad's political influence

I do not know why Kit Siang took it so personally. This is not about Tun M but BN.

- Muhyiddin Yassin, deputy prime minister

Whistle

Last Wednesday, I distributed whistles to women in USJ11 so that they would be able to raise the alarm in an emergency. The police themselves have also admitted that it is a good and effective move in deterring snatch thieves. Besides being an effective deterrent, it also helps the community to feel safe.

- Hannah Yeoh, Subang Jaya assemblyperson, saying that the distribution of the whistles was the opposition's way of showing they were not just all talk and no action

GST

But I knew that income levels of people had generally to be raised before the GST could be imposed so that people at the lower end of the scale would not be unduly punished.

- Anwar Ibrahim, opposition leader, reiterating that his position on the Goods and Services Tax (GST)

The Herald appeal

Lest it be forgotten, the Bar Council, which is the executive body of the Malaysian Bar, represents the entire Malaysian Bar, comprising of Muslim and non-Muslim members. In the circumstance, we wish to caution the Bar Council against taking any partisan stand in disregard of the sensitivities of the thousands of Muslim members of the Bar.

- Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar, Muslim Lawyers Association (PPMM) president, warning the Bar Council not to back Catholic newspaper The Herald’s appeal against the controversial Court of Appeal ruling on the use of the word ‘Allah’

Democracy

Now it’s PAS’s turn to vote for a new leadership. From the start, it is clear that democracy is more robust in PAS as compared to UMNO.

- A Kadir Jasin, former NST chief editor, claiming is more alive in Islamist party PAS than in UMNO as the top two of the latter were not elected by the grassroots

Compiled by Harakahdaily