How to solve the problem of Ibrahim Ali?

comments     Terence Netto     Published     Updated

COMMENT It must be one of the more poorly kept secrets, but Ibrahim Ali would be counted as among Pakatan Rakyat's arsenal of weapons for fighting the coming general election.

There has not been a week that passes without the Pasir Mas MP saying or demonstrating something that would tend to increase the appeal of Pakatan among non-Malay voters, not to mention moderates among the Malays appalled by mounting confirmation of the man's fire-breathing bigotry.

You can attribute Anwar Ibrahim's refusal to be in favour of action under the ISA or Sedition Act against Ibrahim to a principled stance against use of repressive legislation; there is astute political instinct as well to the opposition leader's position.

Anwar knows that the more the Perkasa chief allows himself to be keyed-up, the more he would lose it for the causes he fronts...

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