One would expect politicians to age gracefully and to be increasingly wiser. The reverse applies for Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Lim Kit Siang.
As a trained medical doctor, Dr Mahathir should know that diseases need cures and patients cannot be ranting about their ailments all the time. Neither can they persistently insist on a particular cure when their doctor has already given the diagnosis and prescribed the best treatment.
To insist that they can only be cured if their doctor resigns is not only insane but reflects a spoilt brat mentality.
That is exactly what Dr Mahathir is doing in the country in a most disgraceful manner. Instead of displaying elegance, patience and self-restraint, he has upped the ante in his relentless attacks on the PM and proclaiming that PM Najib Abdul Razak has to be removed to save Umno.
Political organisations have their internal check systems and constitution to correct problems. Never has any organisation been commanded by one person to carry out an expulsion for one person’s agenda.
Instead of recommending a solution to the problems in the country, Dr Mahathir is dishing out other ways to exacerbate and to aggravate existing problems solely, wholly and only for his own agenda - a classic display of unabashed selfishness to the complete disregard of the effects of problems he created when he was prime minister. What right then does he have to temperamental tantrums in his senior years?
As for Lim Kit Sing, as a leader of DAP - a party which has contrarian views to the status quo, it is clear he is ready to make amends with the status quo.
His shameful declaration of his willingness to work with his arch nemesis, former prime minister Dr Mahathir to form his proposed ‘Save Malaysia’ coalition’ is a clear display of his desire to join Barisan Nasional, especially since he cannot see eye to eye with PAS on hudud and cannot work with PKR either.
So please do not stand on ceremony. Just approach PM Najib and reveal your intent to be part of BN instead of masking your intention behind heroic declarations of ‘Save Malaysia’.
The sooner both stop their ongoing onslaught on the government, the easier it is to save Malaysia. Their silence is the best antidote for the increasing intensity of the voice of dissent against the government.
We do not have a perfect country or a perfect government. The situation is worsened by the likes of Dr Mahathir, Lim Kit Siang and their ilk who take pleasure in amplifying problems and poisoning the minds of Malaysians until we do not seem to have any pride or dignity left as Malaysians - everything seems to be bleak, hopeless, useless - all because of two evil old men.
Enough is enough!