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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Many fence-sitters wavering would probably have decided on supporting Anwar now. Politicians and political analysts have expressed that Anwar is expected to win easily.

This came only after a twist in the sodomy allegations against Anwar was surfaced on Sunday night. A Muslim cleric, who witnessed Mr. Saiful Bukhari Azlan taking his oath at the Federal Territory Mosque, claimed that the oath had not been properly conducted. He had also subtly hinted that he did not believe Mr. Saiful as he thought it was a political conspiracy.

According to a survey conducted in Permatang Pauh, only an approximate 169 out of 544 Malay voters believed Mr. Saiful's oath.

However, I can't help but question the timely arrival of this alarming news, just like that of Mr. Saiful's oath which occured on August 16 - the eve of Mr. Anwar filing the nomination document. The accusation by Mr. Saiful at that time was tantamount to having Anwar saying good-bye to his new-found political freedom shortly after he was barred from entering politics for 10 years since 1998.

So, why is no one raising eye-brows on this fresh declaration? In my opinion, the impact of this prominent news came at such a close timing to the election date that is even more powerful than that of Mr. Saiful's oath. It alarmed Malaysians, naturally swaying their votes to Anwar. However, there are only about 2 days left to the election date, leaving a bewildered Barisan Nasional (BN) who can only stare and see the victory go to PR.

BN's strategy? Mr. Arif Shah Omar Shah played the sympathy card. Holding up a police report and showing the hoax SMS he received in a press conference, he claims that he is the "poorest candidate in this race", and added that his duty is to "provide service to his constituents". The SMS stated that people could collect payment from him for the by-election.

It is possible that PR is the one behind all these drama occurring. They could have sent a hoax SMS, put BN under fire for a possible bribery charge. Then tip off a witness to reverse the suspicions pertaining to Mr. Saiful's oath. Or maybe the SMS hoax was staged by BN themselves. Then again, it may just be what we see on the surface - its just purely a prank by anyone.

One thing I've learnt about politics: It's never simple.

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