IN politics, you will learn that you won’t get very far when you choose to ignore the voters who voted for you. Never think that you are “the best” MP in town.

Now, your pride has also brought you to a downfall.

I hope it is hard-hitting enough for you to feel the pain but not break your spirit; as long as you learn to be humble, we may consider giving you a second chance, but it is very unlikely that people will want you anymore.

We will see how former communications and multimedia minister Gobind Singh Deo performs on the ground to solve issues affecting constituents.

If Gobind puts in more DAP goons as councillors, and when they misbehave or fail to carry out their job he gives a deaf ear to complaints like you did, even Gobind, the son of Karpal Singh, will also be trounced.

But if he is on the ground like Charles Santiago, he will be well-received by the people.

To be fair to you, Pua, I knew that you were already told to stay out of this forthcoming 15th General Elections (GE15). The reason is that you have riled up a lot of people with, firstly, your lack of performance on the ground as an MP.

The people you have on your team are what I would call NATO (No Action, Talk Only). Their performance on the ground is also poor in comparison to others that I have seen through my six decades.

They are what I would compare with MCA goons in the past.

At least Gerakan leaders, like the late Pius Martin and Datuk Ir Lum Weng Keong, were more down to earth and served their constituents well.

Pua, you are the reason why, despite being a supporter of DAP for the past 40 years, I have now become its critic. Depending on how DAP goons like you behave, maybe a fierce critic as well.

Because of you, I have, these days, the tendency to add the word “goons” when I mention DAP (with the exception of some people in DAP whom we can still respect).

In the years to come, I will also be watching the way how the party is being led by its current team of leaders.

I will watch Loke Siew Fook and Lim Guan Eng more closely, and scrutinise every word that they speak. – Nov 5, 2022

Stephen Ng
Kuala Lumpur

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