WHILE Rafizi "Formula" Ramli is busy soliciting support for his April 25 mega protest, another former Minister is taking the trouble explaining to investors and talking to Malaysians about what's at stake for the nation.
Most recently, Tengku Zafrul Aziz the former MITI minister was interviewed by Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin on the impact of the Iran war on Malaysia in his capacity as senior political advisor to PM Anwar Ibrahim.
Take a couple of minutes to listen to what he has to say.
I don't know about you or the foreign investors but his views inspire confidence in me as a young, ordinary citizen who has to work hard for every ringgit.
I also like that Zafrul hardly plays politics. One time, when he was in Umno, he lamented the state of the party's leadership in Selangor and then, when his complaints fell on deaf ears, he quit the party to join Anwar Ibrahim's PKR.
Another time, and only that one time, he openly rebuked a fellow politician. That dude happened to be Rafizi, who is currently organising, according to him, the bravest protest Malaysians have ever seen.
Rafizi, also a former Cabinet minister and for some reason still a PKR member, is the complete opposite of Zafrul. He plays politics all the time.
Sad. Because at one time my friends and I thought Rafizi would be THE ONE. (Even Caprice the celebrity content creator who is most critical of Rafizi, more so that I am or could ever be, admitted that he used to admire Rafizi).
Rafizi is a former Minister just like Zafrul. In fact, by virtue that Rafizi was also deputy president of PKR he was also closer to the PMX than Zafrul or anyone else. But if you expect something positive or constructive from Rafizi, if you wish Rafizi woulf use his God-given oratory skills to help us understand the issues facing us and lift our spirits, you are really, really getting your hopes up.
For Rafizi, as I've said in my posting is like a woman scorned. Hell hath no fury like his. Sincr his defeat to Anwar Ibrahim's daughter in the party elections late last year, Rafizi has gone from blame to lame.
So it was no surprise that Rafizi would make comments directed at Tengku Zafrul.
(And the Malay translation, he kept referring to Opek. It is Opec lah Piji, NOT Opek!)
Rafizi is not stupid for sure (he went to MCKK, bro) but what he has been saying and what he has been doing since he lost to Nurul Izzah make him look like a moron.
Especially when you put his side by side with someone like Zafrul.
Rafizi was once a Petronas officer and could have helped young Malaysians understand the Iran war and be more sympathetic towards the government. But he did not. Instead he wants us to not be "pengecut" and help him make his anti-government rally on April 25 a resounding success.
After thinking long and hard about it, however, I have come to the conclusion that maybe we should let Rafizi be. Because imagine if Rafizi decides to do a Zafrul and "help" us, we may have to pay through not just our noses but our children and grandchildren's noses too for his costly formula.
Why do I say costly? Ask Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission which, if you did not know already, is the main target of Rafizi's April 25 street demo.
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