And the losers are..

1. The picture of two contrasting man capture many headlines yesterday. My favourite picture is shown below where it shows the contrasting reaction from two opposing leaders. Maybe it is not the actual picture taken immediately after the court decision but certainly it demonstrate the feelings appropriately.
   

   
   

2. While there are plenty of commentaries about the decision which I don’t want to dwell much into it as the reaction from the two camps are expected. Najib and the AG reactions are well scripted and executed. In my mind, there are 2 clear losers in this battle and it is not Nizar or Pakatan.
   

    

3. The first loser would be the people of Perak. They have decided in the last GE who is to govern them and yesterday, the government that they chose was taken away from them the courts. Some may say that the 5 judges has acted in a fair manner but I guess for the people who understand the law, they can appreciate that the judges has not acted in a fair manner. No amount of legal argument can justify the decision made by the famous five.
   

    

4. The people of Perak have lost their democracy. The country legislative body supposed to be a self regulating body but in the case of Perak, that is no longer the case. The self regulation of the Perak State Assembly has lost its independence. Nizar is quite right when he says the country is at the brink of absolute monarchy. The Sultan at his whims and fancies has elect and remove an MB when the law is quite clear that it cannot do so. The Sultan has not followed procedures. Because of this the democracy tree has felled in Perak. It is floating belly up in the centre of the Perak River.
   

    

5. The second biggest loser would be the Perak Royalty and the system of Monarchy in Malaysia. In Perak, I foresee that people will begin to question the role and the need to have a Sultan. While the government don’t want to admit and it is not publicised in the MSM, it is certainly the talk in coffee shops. I hope I am not being labelled as criticising the Sultan but I believe that it is important for the Perak Royalty and the government to know the Rakyat pulse and do the right thing. Otherwise, we may lose the Royalty in the next 50 years.
   

    

6. I suggest, the government do a serious rethinking on how to handle this matter. Oppressing the views is not the way to do it. I don’t think in the current times, the government has enough hands to close people mouth. Today in the hotel in Jakarta, I read the local Jakarta Post and many other international publications. Nothing good is being mentioned about Malaysia. Businessman will run away from Malaysia because they are suspicious on the courts impartiality. I call upon the government, please do a serious re-thinking.