YOURSAY ‘Zaid, I think you will make a very good comedy scriptwriter.’

Embrace Anwar to oust Najib, Zaid tells Dr M

Jalmk: I believe Zaid Ibrahim’s suggestion can become a reality if the three politicians mentioned were to place the rakyat’s interests ahead of theirs. Anwar Ibrahim must not rejoin BN and should remain loyal to his Pakatan Rakyat colleagues and supporters.

If the plan to oust Najib succeeds, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah can be appointed as interim PM. At this point, he shall immediately initiate a bipartisan dialogue with Pakatan to discuss national reconciliation.

The idea of national reconciliation was first mooted by Anwar in 2013 and he said this: “The parameters (of the dialogue) are very clear - constitutional guarantees and giving confidence to the rakyat... based on these guarantees. (It will be) on issues of race, religion, economy, crime and endemic corruption.”

The next step is to initiate a nationwide remedial action that will bring our country back to its original healthy state. One of the most important remedial steps is to revamp the Election Commission to ensure a level-playing field for all the GE14 participants.

Whichever party that wins the GE14, be it Ku Li (BN) or Anwar (Pakatan), will form a legitimate government that has the rakyat’s blessings and support.

But of course, all these are easier to say than done because it is not easy for those in BN to let go of their egos and interests, especially Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Ferdtan: Didn’t they say, politics is the art of the possible? Who says that it is not possible?

One condition: Anwar must not rejoin Umno - to desert his party PKR and its allies, DAP and yes, even PAS (hopefully without the ulama faction) is an unpardonable crime. Otherwise he would be seen as an opportunist.

Unity government with BN? It may be too difficult as many self-interest BN leaders are high up riding the gravy train, and it would be almost impossible to dislodge them.

Moreover, Malaysians also do want to retain them as our leaders; they are too soiled for the good of a future Malaysia. Mahathir, your next move please.

Apa Ini?: I like it, Zaid. But it's the stuff dreams are made of. Their combined strengths would make for a better Malaysia but there's no bridging the distrust between the rakyat and BN and, whatever Mahathir may be, he started the ‘ketuanan’ business and the great Malaysian divide.

This hudud business is political but even BN will hang on to it and so will Mahathir, as much as Najib is for his own survival. Anwar is the only glue that can bring about a viable opposition. But can you see the 90-year-old Mahathir playing second fiddle to anyone?

Kangkung: Zaid's piece reads like a good fairy tale. Mahathir has an agenda in his call to get rid of Najib. And it has nothing to do with the good of the country.

Mahathir must have seen that the corrupt Umno leaders will end up losing in GE14 and he and the rest will go to jail. And his plan to crown Mukhriz as PM will be dashed.

Negarawan: "Mahathir can be assured that Anwar would be very pro-Islam but Malaysians would have their rights protected," said Zaid. 

Zaid, I think you will make a very good comedy scriptwriter. As long as we have a "pro-Islam" and "pro-Malay" administration, and continue to pretend that "rights are protected", the country will remain stuck as it is.

Mahathir himself is the creator of all the problems that we inherit today, so do not expect or even trust him to resolve the country's problems. Mahathir has his own agenda, and knows that his immunity lies in Umno staying in power.

CQ Muar: Zaid, that is an excellent proposal. As a matter of fact, this was what I mused on only recently over an article someone wrote along this line. To suggest Lim Guan Eng, being a non-Muslim, to lead this country would be obviously purely hypothetical.

Having Anwar for the role would be more realistic in view of his vast experience as a politician. However, the latter must pledge never to raise past issues and animosity against Mahathir under any circumstances.

Razaleigh was on my thought as well, and the threesome would certainly result as the most potent formula and combination we can possibly envisage towards paving a better and brighter future for this downtrodden country.

Victor Johan: Zaid couldn't even work within the Pakatan framework but was spending valuable time to challenge the PKR deputy president’s post against the already-favourite Azmin Ali.

He had used cheap tactics later to attempt the break up of PKR and then with some disgruntled members formed Kita only to run from that party. Now he tries the never-to-be-accepted formula of having Anwar-Ku Li to work with Mahathir.

And that, too, via Umno. Zaid still think DAP, PKR and some pro-Pakatan PAS leaders will be stupid enough to agree to this.

Oh Ya?: What rubbish is this? This grand scheme will only save Umno but not the rakyat from the excesses committed by the ruling elite that were, and are, churned out by the Umno machinery.

It really sickens me that Zaid is actually thinking his great idea would have the rakyat's endorsement. Anwar, Azmin and for that matter Lim Kit Siang and Abdul Hadi Awang will be finished if they should tag along.

This country will be finished too if it allows opportunists and unprincipled politicians to be its leaders.

AJ: Is this wishful thinking? Can our country be saved from the looters? Can we all live like we once lived, as one family? Can we truly be 1Malaysia with the Rukunegara as a guide?

Can we finally be the bastion of diversity we dreamed of? Can we finally return the respect the police, the judiciary and the civil service once had?

Can we breathe a sign of relief from the demise of the likes of Perkasa?

James TCLow: Well, it looks like a rerun of ‘The Clash of the Titans’? Yes, Medusa (with a full head hair) must be slain before the Kraken (who talks little but fly a lot) can be subdued.

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