I refer to the Malaysiakini report Gerakan to Lim: Get house in order before meeting PM .

I read this news about Kedah Gerakan’s Tan Keng Liang asking Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to settle the issue of local council Eelections within Pakatan Rakyat before meeting the prime minister to ask for the same.

I am not from Penang, but just another ordinary Malaysian from Kedah's Sungai Petani. In the last general election, I voted for a change in our country’s leadership including voting for Pakatan Rakyat (that time, it was ‘Barisan Alternatif’).

Many promises were made including reforms in democracy, promises to help the Indian community, being fair to all people irrespective of race and religion, etc. PAS even used a slogan ‘PAS for All’.

After winning the last general election, Pakatan Rakyat’s Kedah government (led by a PAS menteri besar) suddenly changed and began to openly break their promises. They even forgot all the promises they made in the last by-election at Bukit Selambau.

It started with the increase in the state’s bumiputera housing quota to 50%, the demolishment of a pig abattoir and of an Indian cemetery in Kuala Ketil. I want to ask - what have Pakatan Rakyat done in Kedah to help out the Indian community?

Don't ask the people aligned to PKR or DAP or even the MIC. Just ask the ordinary Indians in Kedah what have they seen after two years with Pakatan. On local council elections, Lim Guan Eng announced he wanted to have it for Penang while Selangor has also announced plans for it. But suddenly, our Kedah Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak says ‘no’.

Again, this is another open break of a promise made by Pakatan Rakyat in Kedah. Not only is there no development in Kedah, even democracy has been sold out by Pakatan in Kedah. What is happening to Pakatan Rakyat in Kedah? Why are we so ‘special’ in Kedah that we don't need local council elections?

Coming back to Tan Keng Liang, I believe what he is trying to say is that Pakatan Rakyat must keep their promise in all Pakatan states including the one regarding local council elections’. Don't just think about Penang only.

If Pakatan feels that Kedahans are sure to vote for them in next general elections (even after Pakatan openly declaring to break their promise in Kedah), then let us see how we, Kedahans, are going to teach Pakatan a lesson at the next polls!