MESSAGE BY YAB ALLAHYARHAM TUN HUSSEIN ONN ON
THE OCCASION OF THE STATE BY-ELECTION IN PARIT RAJA, JOHOR
Ladies and Gentlemen,
First of all, I convey my sincere apologies for not being able to meet with all of you.
The poor condition of my health does not allow me to do so. I hope you would accept this
message as a substitute for my presence. Second, I also apologize to you because the
intention of this message is to persuade all of you to vote for the Independent candidate,
Tuan Hj. Hamdan Yahya, who is using the FISH symbol, and not the UMNO Baru candidate.
I am taking this stand not because I want to break up the Malays. If there are people who
say that the supporters of the Independent candidate, Tuan Hj. Hamdan Yahya, and I no
longer love the Malays, that is not true. If they say we will not struggle for the
well-being of the Malays that is also not true.
We all support UMNO's struggle. We all love UMNO. We still want to remain UMNO members. But
the party we support, love and wish to be associated with is the ORIGINAL UMNO - the
UMNO formed in 1946 by my late father and championed by Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku, by the
late Tun Razak, by myself and for a certain period of time, by Yang Amat Berhormat Dr.
Mahathir himself.
But sad to say the present leaders have discarded altogether the ORIGINAL UMNO.
They have no respect for the struggle and sacrifice of our elders. They have used
the illegitimatization of the ORIGINAL UMNO as an excuse to form UMNO Baru. As
you may well be aware, although UMNO Baru uses the name UMNO, its constitution and spirit
are very much different from that of the ORIGINAL UMNO. Moreover, its leaders have
plainly and deliberately refused to accept all members of the ORIGINAL UMNO as UMNO Baru
members, for fear that their position and interests would be
threatened. And our efforts to rectify this situation have failed. This in
what saddens me and my friends most. This is why we cannot willingly and sincerely accept
UMNO Baru.
I am convinced, and so are my friends, that although the ORIGINAL UMNO has been declared
illegal, it can still be revived especially if the present leaders are trully sincere and
love the party. Obviously, the present leadership, in order
to safeguard its own interest, has taken advantage of the illegitimatization of UMNO by
using it as an excuse to form UMNO Baru. At the same time, it is refusing
membership to whoever it thinks could challenge and undermine its position. Its
constitution has been changed in such a way that even those who are not allowed to become
members are unwilling to register themselves. Even, if they register themselves, sooner or
later they will realize the extent to which the spirit of UMNO Baru has deviated from the
spirit of the ORIGINAL UMNO. They will then withdraw from UMNO Baru.
In short, first we are denied membership in UMNO Baru. Second, even if we were to be
accorded membership, we disagree with its constitution and style of leadership. Thus we
have no choice but to stay out and oppose UMNO Baru.
We all want unity. But what is happening now is the worsening of disunity. What
is even sadder, is the unity among ourselves. We want to compromise. We
want to reconcile. We want to forget all the differences. We want to return to the right
path. But as you all know, all efforts towards unity have failed. Those in power don't pay
much attention to our suggestions. They have turned a deaf ear to our advice. We can all
see how anyone who advices, has misunderstanding or disagrees with those in power
concerning whatever policy will be condemned, suspended or sacked from their position.
All efforts from within have failed. That is why we now have to act from outside - as
Independents. Thank God, we succeeded in Johor Baru. And God willing, with your support,
we will succeed in Parit Raja.
It is not our intention to ascertain who is stronger. If we win - thank God. It will prove
that the present style of leadership is not wholely accepted by the people. We will not be
arrogant or big headed as a result of our victory. We will not seek revenge. Even if we
were to lose we shall not be dishearthened, for our main aim is to stop or at least check
injustice from spreading. It is entirely up to you to decide.
No doubt the present goverment has done much
for the people. It is their duty and responsibility to do so. But it is also undeniable
that they have commited many forms of injustices, or at
least have allowed them to happen. Apart from amending, on a significant
scale, the ORIGINAL UMNO constitution they have also made far-reaching changes to the the
nation's Constitution in order to strengthen their position and guarentee their personal
interests.
Former leaders, including myself, have amended a number of Acts. But it was done to
safeguard public interest and not for personal interests.
We have always respected individual rights and the rights of organizations in this
country. We have always respecred the rule of law.
Never in the history of our nation has the Lord President been dismissed and five Supreme
Court Judges suspended on vague, concocted, accussations. The mass media -
newspapers, radio and television - have been so shackled that they are forced to
side with the goverment on whatever matter. They are totally afraid to expose - not to
mention criticise - the shortcomings of goverment policies and implementation.
Those who have the courage to speak up, criticise and oppose will be hounded relentlessly.
Many among us are forced to remain quite although we can
know the situation in the country is uncertain and difficult. Many have also become "Yes
Men" in order to safeguard their own rice-bowls.
I want you to realize that one by one our freedoms and fundamental rights are
being restricted. And is it for the sake of our nation ?. No it is for
the interests of a handful of people.
We have seen how wrongdoings such as BMF, UMBC, EPF-MAKUWASA and North-South Highway
contract have been allowed to happen without further action being taken. The people's plea
for accountability on these matters have been ignored. Many questions remain ununswered.
If such a situation is allowed to continue, and with the emergence of various forms of
restrictions and violations on our freedoms - be it the freedom of the press or judiciary
- sooner or later there will be nothing to stop the authorities from covering up any of
their present or future wrongdoings. The newspapers will not dare publish them, goverment
officers will not dare expose them and if brought to court, the Judges will not dare
decide against the Goverment.
As for me and my friends, the answer is obvious - we are not. We have to act, and act
immediately. Since we are unable to do something from within, we have no choice but to put
up an Independent candidate, Tuan Hj. Hamdan Yahya. I too have no choice but to support
the Independent candidate, Tuan Hj. Hamdan Yahya. And I appeal to all of you to understand
and truly realize the happenings in our country and support the Independent candidate,
Tuan Hj. Hamdan Yahya.
Finally, let us pray to Almighty God for His Blessings for all our actions. Let us ask for
His Help and Guidance and may He open our hearts to enable us to differentiate between
right and wrong and may we all be given the strength to uphold the truth.
Yours sincerely
signed
(TUN HUSSEIN ONN)
Kuala Lumpur : October 1988
{Selepas 10 tahun, apa yang dinyatakan oleh YAB Allahyarham Tun Hussein Onn
itu, kini telahpun berlaku dihadapan mata kita. Lihatlah betapa sekarang ini
mahafiraun@headoftheshit ini menggunakan serakah nafsunya memperkudakan PDrM (Polis
Dr. Mahafiraun), BPR (Badan Pelindung Rasuah), JAIS (Jabatan Anti Islam Selangor), UM
(Utusan Meloya), BH (Berita Hairan), New Late Times (NST), TV3/4 (TV Tiga Suku), AG
(Peguam Negara Dugong), Hakim dan Ketua Hakim (Paul Gula Hacks, Ariffin Joker dan Yusof
Chin-Chai) dan ini di sokong oleh UlarMak-UlarMak UMNO Baru(A) yang mendokong sekularisme
dan menjual agama dengan harga yang murah seperti (MidMan, YusofYes, BregadierJakim,
Astora Jamban dan banyak lagi perseorangan dan organisasi) bagi mencapai matlamatnya
untuk kekal memegang kuasa demi mempertahankan berhala UMNO Baru(A) ciptaannya ini,
sekaligus untuk memastikan survival "orang itu" dan "nepo-kroni"
sekelilingnya. Lihatlah sahaja betapa kebebasan yang sedia termaktub di dalam Perlembagaan
Malaysia itu disekatnya satu demi satu. Bagi mengukuhkan cengkamannya didalam UMNO
Baru(A), si mahafiraun@headoftheshit ini juga berkata bahawa sebahagian tugas beliau
sebagai tugas PM (P***M**) akan diserahkan kepada TPM (Abadullah "B*B*") dan
beliau sendiri akan menumpu lebih banyak masa memperkukuhkan UMNO Baru(A). Maka pada
Perhimpunan Agong Khas UMNO Baru(A) baru-baru ini maka diketengahkanlah beberapa pindaan
terhadap Perlembagaan UMNO(A) yang kununnya untuk kepentingan dan penyatuan pemimpin/ahli
akar umbi, tetapi sebaliknya hanyalah untuk memastikannya kekal dipersada berhala UMNO
Baru(A) untuk beberapa tahun lagi sementara menyampaikan kematianya yang sering diimpikan
ramai. Maka mereka yang dikategorikan sebagai "YES MEN" dalam UMNO Baru(A)
itupun mengangguk-angguklah kepala (atas dan bawah) mereka seperti belatuk !.
Terang-terang mereka semuanya ditipunya.
Demikianlah sejarah UMNO Baru(A) yang sebenarnya !!!... dan kini mesej
Allahyarham YAB Tun Hussien Onn pada tahun 1988 yang lalu itu, kini benar-benar menjadi
kenyataan. Maka kepada Yan Dol, Hishammudin Auww, dan ahli-ahli UMNO Baru(A) dan mereka
yang masih mendukungnya, ketahuilah bahawa anda semua sebenarnya ditipu,,,ditipu... dan
terus ditipu...!!!. Anda menerima kesenangan yang sedikit di dunia sebaliknya yang
betul-betul kenyang ialah "orang itu" tidak lain tidak bukan
mahafiraun@headoftheshit. Maka kembalilah kepada perjuangan yang menegakkan keADILan yang
berteraskan ISLAM dan bersumber Al-Qur'an dan As-Sunnah. Amin !!!...}.
YAB Hj. Ir. Dr. Prof. WHO 2004
