Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin's comment about PKR no longer holding the majority in Pakatan Rakyat, following the defection of several of its members of Parliament, and how it is unusual for Anwar Ibrahim (DSAI) to stay on as opposition leader is somewhat akin to missing the point.

The political convention on majority votes as expounded by Khairy Jamaluddin is immaterial as he neglected to distinguish between a majority and a popular vote. The former needs no elucidation as it is self-explanatory.

The latter, on the other hand, denotes the acceptance by or prevalence amongst the masses of society.

In other words, it is not so much on the number of votes that one has attained but more concerned about popular opinion by the electorate - a concept that Umno has failed miserably at grasping, in light of the Perak constitutional crisis.

Furthermore, it is often bewildering to hear of Umno's intention to eradicate money politics within the party but see someone guilty of the same to be able to contest and win a party position.

On the issue of respecting and upholding political conventions, perhaps Khairy Jamaluddin should set a good example today by quitting his position as Umno Youth chief for his once involvement in money politics by the Umno’s disciplinary committee?

It is noteworthy that Khairy Jamaluddin should learn to keep up with the times. On March 2, DAP leader Lim Kit Siang expressed his unequivocal support for Anwar to remain as opposition leader.

Likewise, Anwar mentioned that he has no problems with Lim taking over as opposition ;eader. There is no issue of real contention here, contrary to what Khairy Jamaluddin purports.