DEAR Nooryana Najwa: You and UMNO seemed to think that your father (Datuk Seri Najib Razak) deserved to be pardoned and released from prison so that he could return home and spend his time playing with his grandchildren.
All of you people are still harbouring the thought that Bossku had been dealt unjustly during the whole course of his graft trial and subsequent conviction and imprisonment.
UMNO of which your father was once its president is not giving up the fight for justice for its beloved leader though we don’t know what kind of justice you people are fighting for.
You, too, have joined the chorus of UMNO members at their recent general assembly who want the palace to forgive him and let him move into the comfort of a family life.
You reportedly said that if your dad is freed but still wants to remain in politics, he could play the role of a mere supporter. Who are you trying to fool?
No, Nooryana, we suspect that’s your cover story to hide the real intention and that is to see your dad jump into the political arena again and lead his so-called rejuvenated party into the coming 16th General Election (GE16).
In fact, your daddy himself will be itching to return to the forefront of the battle to get himself re-elected as the UMNO president and here are your ardent hope and dream to see him become the Prime Minister once more.
How you wish to see him in the driver’s seat again and going after all his enemies in an act of vengeance to vindicate himself. Perhaps, you see yourself as your father’s closest adviser on how to steer the country back into accepting him into the fold of national leadership.
After all, if Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim can do it – getting a royal pardon and subsequently clinching the highest post in the country – why can’t your father do the same thing?
Return to helm UMNO
Of course, as the new Puteri UMNO information chief, you will enter the fray yourself to campaign vigorously for his cause and you will probably spin a tall tale about your father’s innocence.
Perhaps, you might even entertain the idea that UMNO has nothing to be ashamed for what Bossku had perpetrated.
Didn’t UMNO members take to the streets long ago to call for the release of the PKR president when he was imprisoned? And they didn’t exhibit any sense of shame at all?
Likewise, you probably wish UMNO will take to the streets again to demand the release of your father.
For sure, if your daddy is released, UMNO members will make a beeline to your home to pay homage to their leader and inevitably urge him to return and take charge of the party.
And when an UMNO general assembly or a special meeting is convened, your dad will probably be carried on the shoulders of his adulating supporters into the hall to the thunderous roar of “Hidup Najib!” “Hidup UMNO!”
But, Nooryana, all this is just wishful thinking. You are putting all your trust in UMNO to see Najib through what you perceive is his trial and tribulation. It is not the voice of UMNO that matters here.
What matters most are the voices of the millions of ordinary Malaysians who had followed the financial scandal that your father was involved in that disgraced the nation at home and abroad.
Put plainly, your papa “stole” billions of ringgit and had abused his power in doing so – all of which he was justly punished.
If you are not ashamed of his crime, we, the people are filled with utter shame on your behalf. Madam, all your attempts to gloss over your father’s misdeeds will be in vain because Malaysians will never buy your story. It has no public value at all.
Perhaps, you should tell the grandchildren why your papa went on a “long holiday”. Even if they are kept in the dark, they will one day know the truth about this disgraceful chapter in the history of the country.
Nooryana, in your family circle and UMNO court, Najib is seen as free from all guilt but in the court of law, your father got his comeuppance. He rightly deserves to stay in prison and not at home.
Phlip Rodrigues is a retired journalist.
The views expressed are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.
- Focus Malaysia.
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