I wish here to strongly urge all right-thinking Malaysians to cast their votes for the opposition during the forthcoming general elections as the Barisan government has overstayed its welcome. I get the impression that the Barisan caretaker government is now running scared and is employing dirty tactics to stifle the opposition parties.

The mainstream media and the radio and tv stations have been used to great effect by the caretaker administration to further its cause and it is clear that even the police are trying their best to clamp down on opposition rallies.

There is no doubt in my mind that this will be the dirtiest election in Malaysian history as the Barisan government knows only too well that they have lost the support of all right-thinking Malaysians.

So many major scandals have surfaced during the reign of this despotic government and all the culprits have got off scot-free. The most apparent of these scandals was the Lingam tape scandal and I believe that it is a foregone conclusion what the royal commission set-up to deal with it will decide - they will say there is not enough evidence.

At the same time, the Altantuya murder case has gone on for far too long now and for some strange reason, the case has been postponed again. I bet that at the end of the trial, no one will be any the wiser as to who murdered the unfortunate victim.

I also read with great interest the Malaysiakini report Letter: Penang 'bribed' Motorola to stay Something tells me that the good persons who exposed the letter may be charged under the Official Secrets Act. If they are voted into office, they will then be disqualified and thus lose their seats in parliament. Let's hope that I am wrong on this matter.

As a blind individual, I wish to express my disenchantment with the Barisan government for its discriminatory practices and for their apartheid rule. Find out how I was discriminated against here .

Please remember, my dear Malaysian friends, to use your votes wisely by casting them for the opposition so that we can send a strong message to the corrupt Barisan government officials that enough is enough and that we will no longer stand for their dictatorial rule.

In my opinion, the component parties within the Barisan Nasional have no powers whatsoever as it is only Umno that call the shots. Do not, therefore, fall prey to the pleas of Barisan candidates for your votes as change is what we greatly need and desire. Finally, it is my hope that all right- thinking Malaysians will share my sentiments.