Perak Crisis: Does UMNO Want it To End?

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"The ruler has defied the provisions of Article XVI, Clause (6)
when he resorted to ordering the menteri besar to resign from his post
when he has no power to do so."
-NH Chan ( former Court of Appeals judge),
"Sultan has no powers to ask Nizar to quit", Malaysiakini.

“Emergency rule should always be the last resort.
Apart from emergency rule,
there are three other alternatives that may be pursued
to break the constitutional deadlock in Perak,
of which the first and most obvious one is to hold fresh state elections."
- Shad Faruqi.

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The events since the Perak coup d'etat has shaken the country to its core - more out of Umno's refusal to see reason than anything else.
Amidst all these high drama, we have our longest serving PM, Dr. Mahathir, who would jump at the slightest opportunity for making his 2-cents worth known - conspicuously silent!!
And Ku Li on the other tangent, is at odds in opinion with "mainstream Umno" - stating that Nizar is Too Legit to Quit.

With the constitution being trampled on, Umno is more concerned about fooling the people that the "Kedaulatan" Raja-raja Melayu is being threatened, and hence the Malay Race as a whole is in jeopardy! More than ever, it is being shown to the populace that it doesn't wish to change, despite all the lip service which they have been indulging in. As usual, they have picked on "bogeymen" to divert the attention of the people from the core issue - the subversion of the Constitution (not to mention the Royal House).

It is plain and simple to any decently knowledgeable man, that the Perak crisis which was sparked of by the coup, was unconstitutional and discredits the Raja-raja Melayu - and that Nizar is still the legitimate MB. After all, the erudite Sultan of all people must surely be aware that he doesn't have the power to dismiss the MB....
Why then did he make this decision, which erases all the good that he has done, destroys his legacy and the credibility of the Royal household?

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“Who says Umno Youth has no spirit and is not brave?
We will show them,”
- Hishamuddin.
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What could have been so "convincing" in "Najib's" contention, that he proceeded to destroy his sterling reputation as among the most erudite & respected of Sultans? Had the Sultan been compelled to make the decision he made? Your guess is as good as mine ....
What we saw probably wasn't as simple as it may have seemed - there must have been "severe ramifications", should "Najib's" overtures have been scorned (you know how the saying goes about a women scorned ...).
The Sultan, probably in a "moment of weakness", had fallen for (or victim to?) the "methods" of Umno - should that be the case, the Perak Royal House (and that of other states, too) are just as much victims, as the Rakyat!

Nevertheless, His Highness now has a golden opportunity to set it right - in the face of a political stalemate, he could now dissolve the assembly so as to make way for elections, and set things right once again. But then again, can he do it? Maybe ... maybe not - the "ramifications" of a such a decision may be too much for him to handle!

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"My name is UMNO......
I am the Law. I am above the Constitution. Don't you forget that.
Oh! The Rulers?
When I feel like it I criticize them.
When I am in need of them I cry 'Daulat Tuanku' night and day.
I am immortal and I will rule this country till Judgement Day."
- Mr. Smith

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But, is the "peaceful resolution" of this "crisis by design", what Umno wants or needs?
Not a chance in hell!!
Umno wants this "crisis". Umno needs this "crisis". It is a matter of survival for Umno!
This "crisis" serves the Umno agenda to divert attention from their inadequacies - it is an opportunity for them to "destabilize" in order to impose laws that can bring "law & order". If one has noticed, the mantra that they use is always about "stability" - and that will be the excuse for those "lower down" to seize the mantle of power, should Pak Lah refuse to quit the PM's post.
The anxiety over the possibility of Pak Lah remaining, is definitely fraying some nerves in Putrajaya (and of course - at the "Perdana Leadership Foundation" too!!) - and Pak Lah may be holding his cards pretty close to his chest. Is it any wonder why KJ claimed that "some people" are hellbent on "burying him"?

It can go two or three ways, and righteousness doesn't figure in what is most likely.
We may get "just what the doctor ordered" (ie, elections), Pak Lah staying on "to solve the problem" for his successor, or the fat lady may call for a "Sarawak-'66" or "Kelantan-'77" to materialize in Perak.
Should push come to shove, my guess is that the latter will be the "drug of choice" - and there isn't much that we can do in a dictatorship with an emasculated and subservient security services/ institutions of state.

Umno Baru seeks to, and will perpetuate the feudalistic dynasty of aristocratic rule in Malaysia - and it is hellbent on doing so. With Mahathir's Umno Baru adopting an increasingly extremist & polarising stance (through the current crop of "future leaders"), it is surely making Malaysia into the latest failed state in town- to join the "club of doom".

But then again - who cares if that happens, RPK is jailed, the Constitution is trampled upon, Uthayakumar dies in Kamunting, our children are born to pay tolls and taxes, suspects mysteriously die in custody (ala Kugan), Emergency is declared in Perak or even if Malaysia goes up in smoke?
Malaysians just want to go on praying for divine intervention, cari makan for the table, eat kuey teow, ...
Who cares .... we just need "sleep & peace" - that will make us a great nation of spiritual prostitutes - a wonderland for economic pirates!

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Related:

• Quo Vadis, DSAI?
• The ISA in Malaysia - Pt. I
• The ISA in Malaysia - Pt. II
• The ISA in Malaysia - Pt. III