KUCHING: Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) has thanked the voters of Tanjung Piai for having taught Pakatan Harapan (PH) a long-overdue lesson.
Its chairman Francis Paul Siah, in a statement, said that the voters have told Harapan leaders in no uncertain terms not to take them lightly.
“Voters are the masters, not politicians. Your message is loud and clear. MoCS rejoices with the Tanjung Piai voters, not so much in BN’s victory, but more so with Harapan’s defeat,” he said.
He said it is obvious that for the past 18 months, Harapan leaders possess little or no empirical skills to understand the big questions related to political behaviour or public opinion.
“Many of them have acted high and mighty, including their supreme commander, (Tun Dr) Mahathir Mohamad, thinking that they could do no wrong, continuing to ignore the vociferous voices of Malaysians clamouring for them to mend their ways.
“If PH learns nothing from the wrath of the electorate in Tanjung Piai, then we say good riddance to this alliance of hope which is simply clueless and hopeless,” he said.
He said the voters brought PH down to earth, and that is exactly where they should be, at least for now.
“If PH leaders are unable to swallow humble pie and do not hang their heads low in shame over this crushing defeat, then the coalition deserves to be annihilated come the 15th general election (GE15).
MoCS also hope, for once, that the prime minister listens to the real and pressing voices of discontent from Malaysians.
“The sooner Dr Mahathir realises that he is not the undisputable and indispensable saviour of the nation, the better it would be for PH.
“There is still hope for PH yet, the sooner the grand old man retires for good, that is,” he said.
MCA’s Wee Jeck Seng won by a whopping 15,086-vote majority by garnering 25,466 votes against Bersatu’s Karmaine Sardini’s 10,380 votes.
