The man who swaggered into the illusory corridors of 'heavenly' power doing the bidding of the tyrant, only to be hurled into the delusory prison gates of hell, now finds himself back in the world of ground reality.

His release from unjust imprisonment not only sent tremors throughout the land but more importantly, shot shivers down the spines of the powers that are in Umno.

That Umno so swiftly slammed the door shut on this man is indicative of their paranoid fear. Yet, it has unwittingly bestowed the biggest blessing personally to this man and collectively to Keadilan, PAS, DAP and all multicultural Malaysians desirous of a truly reformed Malaysia.

Is it not strange that he did not even seek readmission, yet Umno was double quick to deny him entry!

Two things become evident. Firstly, Abdullah was pressured and cornered to prove that there was no deal struck with the released man. Secondly, there is a real threat from within Umno to pull the carpet from under Abdullah's feet.

Umno's decision at least saves this man the hassle of having to undergo the indignity and humiliation it meted out to another erstwhile Umno leader, who left on a matter of principle only to return although he is a true blood prince.

The prince learnt the hard way that Umno is too smug for any reform and that the primary motivation of its leaders is to perpetuate and entrench their lust for power, influence and position.

That there was not one principled God-fearing man among the cabinet in the previous autocratic regime to stand up against the indignity and injustice inflicted on the then heir apparent is enough testimony to Umno's and BN's perverted convictions, motivations and ambitions.

Is it not ironic that the spin-doctors of the Umno-led BN mainstream media call for reconciliation and to move forward but Umno itself - by its speedy decision to deny this man re-entry - is anti-conciliatory.

Is it not also ironic that when the whole of Umno and BN should ask forgiveness from this man and his family, they stand in a defiant denial mode that they have done no grave injustice.

Is not forgiveness and reconciliation central to the Islamic faith? In essence, the cat is out of the bag. It is enlightening to note that the substance of Abdullah's and Umno's Islam Hadhari has neither respect nor belief in reconciliation or forgiveness.

As long as Umno insists that this man is 'irrelevant', the flip side of the coin is that he is still the most relevant man on the Malaysian political landscape.

Who dares deny that the whole nation and the world look up with optimistic hope onto the charisma and personality of this man to elevate Malaysia to the ranks of truly decent civil societies based on justice and rule of law?

Yet more than anyone else, this man knows that, in humility, he must first ask forgiveness from all Malaysians for all the foolish bravado he committed during his tenure under the servitude of the then autocrat.

Unlike anti-conciliatory and anti-forgiving Umno, and together with the fact that he has gone through hell and fire, one is inclined to believe that this man has both the sincerity and humility to do what is right.

Having served his unjust humiliation, he is like a burnt and cleansed man to truly know his mission in service of the nation. That self-realisation alone on the part of this man makes Umno's decision to deny him re-entry as utterly irrelevant.

The real fear of Umno is that this man is in essence today both a surefire icon and institution, serving as a beacon of hope for a truly reformed Malaysia - free of money politics, corrupt politicians and the dismantling of unjust perverse laws.

Even PAS and DAP leaders would be the first to admit that this man is both the symbol and image to empower and establish a new and meaningful chapter among the opposition to effectively graduate Malaysia into the league of matured two-party systems.

Yet the road forward cannot be negotiated or chartered based on yesterday's dismal and failed methods. If sincerity is the better valour of the pursuit of a truly reformed Malaysia, then it is imperative that the new unified Malaysian march is inclusive and not exclusive.

In seeking to orchestrate the rhythm of this new march, it is best we put aside contentious opinions and insist that we stick to facts. Experience has proven to PAS, DAP and Keadilan that any form of make believe cooperation brings about only feeble and meagre results.

Invariably the best substance of cooperation would be in the forging, merging and welding of a new dynamic political form that is easily identifiable and readily acceptable by all multicultural Malaysians, irrespective of faith or race.

Parochial and exclusive politics on our political landscape is the domain of the entire lot of the race-based Barisan Nasional and that of the religion-based PAS in the opposition.

If facts speak for themselves, apart from Keadilan and DAP, there are no multicultural parties in Malaysia. There is no merit for PAS to be in a denial mode that their struggle is not exclusive and divisive like the BN's. Is not being in denial mode the forte and hallmark of Umno and BN?

Preposterous as it may sound, in humility and sincerity one hazards to propose that just as PRM merged with Keadilan, perhaps the time is right and ripe for Keadilan to merge with PAS with the explicit objective of transforming PAS into the much-awaited multicultural party of Malaysia, which is inclusive of multicultural Malaysians of all faiths and not exclusive to just one faith.

Again in sincere humility, one proposes that PAS shed its present exclusive name of Parti Islam SeMalaysia and invoke the inclusive name of Parti Adil SeMalaysia.

If there is anything outrageous in substituting Adil for Islam, then there is merit if we reflect on three very pertinent questions.

Firstly, is not justice the guiding fundamental principle of Islam? Secondly, who can deny that it is in the substance and not in the label where the true values of a faith reside and shine for all? In the final analysis, is not the substance of faith more important than the mere label of faith?

In this respect, it is proposed that the new PAS should feature in horizontal fashion the light blue of Keadilan and green of PAS to denote sky, sea and land of Malaysia in the background, with either the present white moon of PAS or two white crescents of Keadilan to represent the coming of age of a truly reformed Malaysia in the foreground.

Since the institutional icon in the spotlight would not be able to hold office until April 2008 unless he gets a royal pardon, it would be best for Hadi Awang to be the president and Wan Azizah Ismail the deputy president of the new multicultural Parti Adil SeMalaysia with Anwar Ibrahim as advisor and prime minister designate.

It is envisaged that the new multicultural PAS would have no problem in striking a meaningful and dynamic working relationship with DAP for a truly reformed Malaysia to manifest into a reality.

A golden opportunity to transform a nation does not come everyday. In the final analysis, the Merciful Almighty works through man and woman.

Surely, the onus is for us to do our part. Then InsyaAllah, He will do His part in our quest to realise a truly reformed Malaysia.