DESPITE former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’ claims that there is “light at the end of the tunnel” in the country’s war against the COVID-19 pandemic, the total ban on any form of physical campaigning during the campaigning period of Melaka’s 15th state polls is evident that the light is not there.
DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang said this in response to Muhyiddin who told the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Nov 10) that the country can now see the light at the end of the tunnel as a result of Perikatan Nasional’s successful management of the pandemic and the vaccination programme which began in February 2021.
“Muhyiddin had been talking about seeing light at the end of the tunnel from when he was the eighth prime minister to yesterday when he was an ordinary MP in Parliament,” commented Lim.
He further pointed out that despite the country ranking 10th among countries with the highest full COVID-19 inoculation rate, Malaysia also ranks among the world’s top 20 countries for the most cumulative number of COVID-19 cases and daily new cases.
“Fortuitously, after Muhyiddin spoke in Parliament, daily new COVID-19 cases yesterday surged from previous day of 5,402 cases to 6,243 cases.
“This is the highest in two weeks and much higher than the 2,232 daily new COVID-19 cases and four COVID-19 deaths recorded on Jan 11, 2021 when Muhyiddin declared an Emergency purportedly to bring the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia under control.
“How can there be light at the end of the tunnel when all forms of physical campaigning are banned in the Melaka state election because of COVID-19?”
The Iskandar Puteri MP said Malaysians are paying a heavy price in cumulative totals of COVID-19 cases and deaths because of the Sheraton Move in February 2020 as it is clear that Malaysia cannot see light at the end of the tunnel with the pre-Emergency situation on COVID-19 pandemic restored on polling day of the Melaka election on Nov 20.
“When Melaka voters go to poll on Nov 20, Malaysia will have nearly three million cumulative total of COVID-19 cases and over 30,000 COVID-19 deaths, including 6,000 brought-in-dead (BID) patients.
“The voters of Melaka must show their disgust at the abysmal failure of the two backdoor, undemocratic and illegitimate governments after the Sheraton Move conspiracy in February 2020 to bring the pandemic under control when they vote on Nov 20,” Lim concluded. – Nov 11, 2021
