'ENCIK' CHUA JUI MENG

'Encik' Chua Jui Meng

Today, another Opposition leader has his Datukship revoked and has been asked to return the award immediately to the authority. Of course, it is the prerogative of the authority to award anyone they please based on their own criteria and for sure CJM, has no grudge against losing his Datukship, if he is sincere in his struggle for the People. The award is only a sign of recognition but most importantly it is the People's acknowledgment that counts first and foremost. Remember the late Tun Ghaffar who until later in his life agreed to accept the Tunship by the Agong. Many figures especially those in the opposition and civil and humanitarian groups died without a Datukship. Nonetheless, they are forever remembered for their long lasting contribution even surpassing the authority who has the prerogative to award such title.

People especially those who are directly affected by one's conduct will remember such help or oppression that they have enjoyed and suffered not because of the Datukship. Nonetheless, it needs to be cleared here that many out there who have committed grievous hurt against so many innocent people through criminal acts like cheating and even serious crimes are still with their titles. Such double standard or ignorance by the authority is like rubbing salt on those who are affected. They continue to suffer in silence looking and observing those who have hurt them are still enjoying the world as if nothing have happened.

Just because those figures are in the Opposition, they should not be deprived of their title and that is the impression of the mass whenever such revocation is known though it may be caused by other reasons. People will start to compare those crooks with title and those who lost their title by virtue of them being in the opposition. Certainly, they will see injustice and and an insult to them. Those who have contributed and still actively doing the same to the society and those crooks who are still doing what they know best yet they still have their title and in some cases are elevated to higher title just because they are close to the authority.

Nevertheless, for what they have done to the society and for the humiliation that they have to endure, the People will always be at their side as now they are free being burdened by such title . Now, they can mingle freely among the mass without others being class-conscious. They have truly become one of us, the commoner. Now, we are back to the old time where leaders are truly reflections of the people they lead without class distinction. Indeed, such augurs well with their struggle for the people.