AFTER a hectic Federal Court routine much of last week, former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak has found some time over the weekend to ponder over the long and winding road awaiting him.
As his senses aligned, this culminated in a seven-line poetic discourse which has at time of writing already generated almost 10,000 comments on his Facebook page from both his staunch supporters and critics alike.
First, the so-called seven-line poetic discourse aptly entitled “Every Person’s Life Journey is Different” (original title in Malay: Perjalanan Hidup Setiap Insan Berbeza) by Bossku who has been hailed by UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as Malaysia’s unmatched “social media king”:
“We always pray and hope for the best in our life.
Sometimes we feel that our efforts and kindness are in vain.
There are times when we feel overwhelmed by tests and trials.
With slander and persecution.
With a hope that ends in failure.
With sincerity rewarded with betrayal.
Sometimes we feel we are … alone.”
If one would expect Najib’s Bossku element to generate an all-round sympathy and pity from netizens as previously, this sadly did not transpire.
There is little feel of humongous supporter size in the air – unlike the screaming, shouting, weeping, wailing and praying for divine intervention to vindicate him outside the High Court compound when he was found guilty in the RM42 mil SRC International Sdn Bhd fund embezzlement case on July 28, 2020.
In fact, there is a mixed reaction among netizens this time around – there is maturity so to speak as portrayed by Razziah H. Khan who offered conditional support by admitting that while “leaders can’t run away from various forms of corrupt practices, the best PM in Malaysia is still DSNR (Datuk Seri Najib Razak)!”
Echoing Razziah’s view is Ismet Ulam Raja who contended that while Najib was convicted for graft, he as a Sarawakian is thankful to Najib who had “during his nine-year tenure approved the toll-free Pan Borneo highway project which links both the northern and southern region of Sarawak”.
While admitting that he is not “in sync” with Najib in certain areas, Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz opined that Malaysia’s seventh prime minister had contributed immensely to the “well-being of the Malay community, chiefly the education of FELDA settlers’ children at UiTM, Muslims in general as well as civil servants”.
“Don’t we forget and deny that. Not only UMNO members who benefitted per se … the Malays and Malaysians in general should list down to see for themselves Najib’s endless contributions to the nation,” suggested Tun Faisal.
However, Rennie A Ghani begged to differ, pointing to Najib’s misdeed by making “Malaysia stand out as among the most corrupt countries in the world and by making the country a breeding ground to world-class thieves”.
Sarcastically, Muhamad Noor reckoned that it might be worthwhile for Najib “to go to jail as one can be at peace with himself and to be closer to God” given the outside world is full of notoriety and deceptions while Ahmad Zhafri Md Noor suggested that Najib appoints his FB admin as his legal counsel.
“I see that their argument in the FB is neat, solid and unbeatable. If they become Dato’ Seri’s lawyer, the prosecutors will soon repent and kneel down,” quipped Ahmad Zhafri. – Aug 21, 2022
