Contest between Rafizi and Azmin will tear PKR apart

For reasons I don’t quite follow; if one fraction of PKR is for reform agenda, can we then impute that the other fraction is not for it?

I will be saddened by the contest between Rafizi Ramli and Azmin Ali if it materialises.

I thought PKR is part of new Malaysia. I thought everyone is motivated by the party’s overarching principles and policies.

Democracy allows contest when there are serious differences in principles or policies. But in the case of Azmin and Rafizi, is there really any?

It would appear to me their differences are more due to personal rivalry and personalities. Such a contest is likely to tear the party apart rather than promoting open competition and the spirit of democracy.

What had happened to all the unity, inclusiveness and reformation talks when the party was struggling to gain power?

I would very much prefer to see Anwar Ibrahim playing the role of keeping everybody in the loop.

I would prefer to see more equal distribution of power among the top leaders in the party by ensuring positions in the government are dished out more equitably.

Those with positions in the government must respect the party and leaders not holding government positions. This is the essence of party controlling the government, not vice versa.

It is important for those holding government positions to remember that their legitimacy and opportunity come from the party they represent.

It is also important to uphold and respect those who have contributed enormously to the party but given no position in government.

To me, there must be mutual respect and consultation between the two groups.

I am seeing this dichotomy not just within PKR but also in DAP. No one has asked how the veterans in the DAP felt when the young and recent ones were given all sorts of positions in state and federal governments. Not everyone is Lim Kit Siang and not everyone can follow his example.

Those given government positions will eventually dominate those without positions. How soon the fissure will start to show is for everyone to guess. - Mkini