CARTOON REVIEW: THE NEAR DEFEAT OF DR M

This cartoon was published in Berita Awam on 06/05/87 depicted Dr M was nearly defeated in the straight fight with Ku Li, he won with sliding majority votes on UMNO election. Subsequently, when UMNO was declared as illegal party, Dr M and a group of UMNO members who favour him formed  UMNO BARU. Through its application screening through process, members who favour Ku Li was discarded from entering the party, eventually forced a group of UMNO members who favour Ku Li form a group called Semangat 46. Unfortunately, Semangat 46 was nearly capsized in the General Election thereafter, PAS became the real winner in the state of east coast. Due to lack of support from Malay community, out of disappointment, Semangat 46 was dismissed not long after. UMNO BARU, especially Dr M, became so strong to the extend he could amend Federal Constitution at wish to made it favourable to BN in view of the strong majority seats in the parliment. The election policies, either in the party or for national were changed.During his tenure, at that time, communication channel dan public mechanism tools can be monopolised so easily by the government, those news which are unfavourable to them were censored.  Appoinment of the judges fell on the hand of executive ( the PM in particular), some of the power of the royal was detrived in particularly in land matters caused the constitutional crisis; therefore,  the real separation of  power was at stake. There was at one time, internal fight was so intensive in UMNO BARU, Dr M announced " Operation Lalang" merely to srenghtened his position in the party and divert the attention to thier internal problem and against opposition party. UMNO youth leader at that time, Najib, the advocator "1 Malaysia" then when he is the PM of Malaysia, used extreme sensitive words against Chinese community to create havoc, however, no action was taken against him. Dato Lee who was MCA youth ran to Australia. Apart from opposition leaders, many innocent organisations leaders like Tong Jiao Zhong were arrested under ISA without giving chance to defence themself. Thereafter, Dr M was the longest service PM in Malaysia for decades whom are qualified to be named in Malaysia Book of  Record. His influence still can be felt even after his retirement from the way the media so emphasis on his opinions, the way he commented on the administrative style of Pak Lah while he still in his tenure, the appointment of Dr M's son as the minister eventhough he was defeated in the UMNO youth election and became laughing stuff of the opposition when the winner Khairy, once conflict with Dr M, has no ministerial post at all.......As Dr M once said : "People tend to forget....".

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 06/08/1987 menonjolkan Dr M hampir tewas dalam pertandingan langsung dengan Ku Li, dia menang dengan majoriti undi yang tipis dalam pilihan UMNO. Lantaran itu, apabila UMNO diikrar sebagai haram, Dr M dengan sekumpulan ahli UMNO yang berkecenderung di sebelahnya menubuh UMNO BARU, melalui proses penapisan permohonan, ahli-ahli yang berkecenderungan di sebelah Ku Li disekat daripada menyertai parti ini, akhirnya memaksa sekumpulan ahli-ahli yang berkecenderungan di sebelah Ku Li menubuh oarti baru disebut sebagai Semangat 46. Malangnya, Semangat 46 nyaris terlingkup dalam Pilihanraya Umum yang berikutnya, PAS merupakan pemenang yang benar di Pantai Timur. Disebabkan tidak mendapat sokongan daripada masyarakat Melayu, atas putus asa, Semangat 46 telah bersurai tidak lama kemudian.UMNO BARU, terutama Dr M, menjadi begitu kuat sehingga beliau boleh mengubah Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang lebih bermunafaat kepada BN secara sukahati  memandangkan kerusi Parlimen yang majoriti. Polisi-polisi pilihan, baik di dalam parti atau negara, telah diubah.Semasa pemerintahan beliau, pada masa itu, saluran komunikasi dan alat-alat mekanisma awam boleh dimonopoli dengan begitu mudah oleh kerajaan. Akhbar-akhbar yang tidak membawa munafaat kepada mereka disunting. Perlantikan hakim jatuh di tangan eksekutif ( terutama Dr M), sesetengah kuasa raja ditarik terutama dalam hal tanah menyebabkan krisis perlembagaan, maka, pengasingan kuasa yang benar dalam keadaan berbahaya. Pada satu ketika, perbalahan dalaman begitu sengit dalam UMNO, Dr M mengumumkan "Operasi Lalang" sekadar untuk mengukuhkan kedudukannya dan mengalih pandangan masalah dalamannya untuk menentang pembangkang. UMNO MUDA pada masa itu, Najib, pencadang "1 Malaysia" semasa beliau menjadi PM, menggunakan perkataan yang terlampau sensitif terhadap komunikasi Cina supaya berlakunya kekecohan, walau macam mana pun, tiada tindakan diambil terhadapnya. Dato Lee selaku pemuda MCA pada masa itu lari ke Australia. Selain daripada pembangkang, ramai daripada pemimpin organisasi yang tidak berdosa seperti Tong Jiao Zhong ditangkap di bawah ISA tanpa diberi peluang untuk membela. Selepas ini, Dr M menjadi PM yang panjang berkhimat berdekad-dekad lamanya sehingga beliau berlayak dinamakan di dalam Buku Rekod Malaysia.Pengaruhnya masih terasa walaupun beliau telah bersara dari cara media masih memandang berat tentang pendapatnya, cara beliau memberi komen gaya pentadbiran Pak Lah semasa beliau masih dalam tempoh jawatannya, perlantikan anaknya sebagai menteri walaupun tewas dalam pilihan UMNO youth dan menjadi bahan kelakar pembangkang bila Khairy, pernah bercanggah dengan Dr M, sebagai pemenang, tidak dilantik apa-apa jawatan tahap menteri.langsung... Seperti apa yang diperkatakan oleh Dr M :"Rakyat senang lupa....".