Malaysia’s 13th General Election today. GE13 or PRU13 (Pilihan Raya Umum).
As much as I did not want to believe (giving them the benefit of the doubt) that they would use such a dirty tactic, I have seen posts on Facebook about these “ghost voters” that were brought into Malaysia in droves.
[I am indignant and I am upset because despite not being in Malaysia at this very moment, I am very much Malaysian and I do love the country I was brought up in. So bear that in mind before reading this next part]
At the same time, when I look at the photos posted up of these “ghost voters”, I feel pity for them. Their faces so kesian when they got singled out/caught. I hope that people back home will keep their cool and report them to the right authorities than to be taken in by the moment of anger (of such hanky panky!) and lash out at these people who don’t know better. I believe we all want a better future for our tanah air and will do the right thing when confronted with these “ghost voters” but one is just a little concerned as some are quite passionate about the issue. These “ghost voters” were probably given money that was desperately need (for themselves or for their families) to do a seemingly simple task (to them) and they really wouldn’t know better. Nor would they know what Malaysians are striving for – a clean and fair election – because they are NOT Malaysians. They will not hold on to any principles or integrity of keeping the election clean because they don’t know what it is, they are just carrying out a paid task. The real offenders are the people who brought them in, gave them ICs and told them who to vote.
I’m sorry I didn’t play my part for GE13 – I can only offer my prayers that God will deliver the righteous. I will be tuning in to ubah.tv for updates at 1230am (NZ time) in anticipation of the results. I will (in the mean time) keep praying for peace and a clean election process while waiting to hear back. I pray my friends will be able to fly back home from where they are, that the “inordinate” delay will be lifted!
It’s time for a change.
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