your say 'Anwar, convince yourself all you want that it is your good-natured, fatherly tolerance that allows Zulkifli to prevail. Many do not see it that way. They see your ineffectiveness as leader.'

Karma: Only a mad man would do what Zulkifli Noordin has done to his Pakatan Rakyat comrade, Khalid Samad. Is Zulkifli expecting the police to arrest Khalid? The police would jump into the excitement.

When a police report has been made, it will only worsen the 'Allah' issue by creating havoc in this peace-loving nation. It will sow hatred to the extent that a sedition charge may later be necessary to resolve the issue.

Even worse for Pakatan, the hatred here would weaken its relations with the rakyat.

Izaedahwati Mohd Isa: This going to be tough. He is Anwar Ibrahim's lead counsel. But common sense must prevail. Anwar, you can't have it both ways . This man is arrogant, a religious bigot and a bully.

In the name of common decency, the Bar Council did not lodge a police report against him for barging in on the 'conversion' forum . How does he justify his behaviour? In the old war era, they had sleeper agents. This one is a waking nightmare to both foes and friends.

Jbss: Anwar, take immediate action to sack this guy without further delay. Find someone else to represent you in the Syariah Court. This guy has proven without a doubt to be racist Umno material and a burden and liability to Pakatan.

Middle Malaysia: Zaid Ibrahim, your call has been long overdue. Anwar, sack Zulkifli now if you want Pakatan to head towards Putrajaya. We are waiting.

Wira: Good call, Zaid. Middle Malaysia is with you on this. This one-man demolition squad (Zulkifli) is destroying Pakatan.

Saddness: Anwar, you don't need even to think more about this. Sack him as he is not a team player. He is an extremist and a mole for Umno. He is crazy and cannot be trusted. Get him out immediately or he will bring Pakatan down .

KSN: Zulkifli should have been sacked as PKR member a long time ago. His sacking would strongly convey the message that those who do not accept PKR and Pakatan agenda should leave now. Umno is the right party for Zulkifli and the likes of him. They are not good for Malaysia.

Ethic Malaysian: I don't think even Umno would be too keen on having this fellow, especially after the big blowup in their faces from their miscalculation over the Allah issue. Umno is not stupid, nor is it a religious party. It's a party of political opportunists. They're also pragmatic and would want to recover from the damage suffered from the Allah issue.

RR: This guy should have been sacked from PKR long ago for all his outbursts of racist and religious fanaticism which does not jell with the democratic principles of equality and meritocracy of PKR and Pakatan that these parties have adopted.

He refuses to abide by the sensitivities of other races and religions. He is a misfit in the multi-racial and multi-religious society that Malaysia is.

Perak Boleh: With friends like Zulkifli in Pakatan Rakyat, who needs enemies from Umno?

Anwar pulls up Zulkifli, demands explanation

Anwartakutsamazul: Anwar, Zulkifli has basically told you to go fly a kite after your so-called 'stern' email to him. What a joke. If you can't even handle one person like Zulkifli, how are you going to rule the country?

You can't sack him, so you allow him to carry on his ways? You "personally handled the issue"? You "took a fatherly role"? Anwar, your chameleon skin is making a comeback.

CK: Please don't be ‘fatherly' to this person. Many people in Pakatan don't like him already. If you still protect him, you are taking a big, big risk of losing some strong supporters like me. Now people like to see more and more justice and not the other way round. I hope you as our future-to-be PM can see the overall picture.

Stephen Tang: Let a mad cow run around in PKR and, soon enough, people will shy away from PKR. You can be sure that come the next general election, Zulkifli will not get the votes of the non-Muslims because he is a racist.

Kgan: Firm action is needed to pull out this thorn and restore confidence in Pakatan. No more mild warnings. Pakatan supporters demand that Zulkifli Noordin be sacked. If Anwar doesn't act decisively, expect Middle Malaysia to drift away.

This is the defining moment for Pakatan. Do you want a stab at Putrajaya or remain as the opposition?

Bapak Toyol: Without any shadow of doubt, Zulkifli should be sacked from the party. He has gone overboard - not once - but many times.

CKS: This time around, let us all see if Anwar and (PKR vice-president) Azmin Ali sweep the problem under the carpet. With 'tolerant' friends like them, no wonder Zulkifli is so arrogant.

Anwar, convince yourself all you want that it is your good-natured, fatherly tolerance that allows Zulkifli to prevail. Many do not see it that way. They see your ineffectiveness as leader.

Keturunan Malaysia: Please do the right thing. The right thing is to stand firm and to walk your talk. We thought we were doing the right thing in supporting you. We suddenly finding ourselves needing you to convince us we are indeed doing the right thing.

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