The Heartless and Mercenary Political Party

Humans have the capacity to think and to care. But what happens when you have a political party led and populated by heartless politicians who are #BusukHati?

You would have a whole bunch of heartless members of a political party who think of themselves FIRST and FOREMOST instead of loyal members/supporters, citizens and others.

To such #BusukHati politicians, helping members in dire straits or at the brink of death is something beyond their natural human abilities.

Once a particular leader is inflicted with a terminal disease, the whole party would stamp a "SHELF-LIFE EXPIRED" chop on that suffering member because his/her utility is deemed to have expired long before death strikes. From thence, it is unlikely for the party to officially reach out to aid that victim in any form be it in extending financial, emotional or social support unless it was for 'show'.

This scenario happened to the late Tham Weng Fatt and Wong Ho Leng.

Part A: Tham Weng Fatt

For many years, Tham Weng was a former Penang DAP grassroots stalwart (DAP Action Team chief) who went beyond the call of duty to serve the rakyat, not the DAP masters. He fell out of favour with the DAP masters for highlighting weaknesses of MPPP and even suggesting many reforms for the benefit of ratepayers. By March 2009, Tham was dropped as MPPP councillor and Ong Ah Teong (DAP) took his place. Disillusioned with DAP, he joined Parti Cinta Malaysia shortly thereafter. 

On the day he died, Tham was scheduled to hold a press conference to question if a hotel in Georgetown could construct a swimming pool near the heritage zone. He had been suffering from a kidney ailment prior to his death.

Tham went all out right till his last breath to serve the rakyat even though this cost him his MPPP councillor position, even though he lost favour with the DAP warlords and even though he was literally abandoned by his former party mates when he was ill. The loss of his MPPP position meant that he could not enjoy free medical treatment for his kidney ailment. When he died, bills from his treatment at a private hospital had yet to be settled. He soldiered on unwaveringly till his very last breath. How many can match his steadfast commitment to put people's interests above his own?

Here's a selection of his past statements:

Oct 16 2004 (http://tinyurl.com/paxkgml): He highlighted the problems caused by a developer that impacted residents of Changkat Tembaga residents in Penang.

Nov 22 2004 (http://tinyurl.com/k7h9koh): He slammed the state government for the delay in the project to rehabilitate the Sungei Pinang river.

Nov 23 2007 (http://tinyurl.com/mgjb97u) : He highlighted the appalling attitude of Penang Rapid Bus drivers

See this report.

March 7th 2011 (http://tinyurl.com/qx6xy6b) : He called for LGE to be removed as CM and to be replaced by Chow Kwon Yeow whom he believed had better understanding of Penang’s aspirations, needs and demands.

For all his service, loyalty to DAP, when Tham Weng Fatt passed away, LGE and LKS did NOT attend the funeral. Neither did either of them make any statement of condolence. Instead, someone else did:

"Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s special officer Jeffery Chew said he has lost a good friend and that DAP extends its condolence to the family and his party comrades. 

Tham was relentless in his quest to highlight problems faced by the residents here and for that, the DAP respects him, Chew said." (http://tinyurl.com/m4kph5l)

Even if Tham had left DAP for PCM, one would have thought LGE could have had some COMPASSION to express his condolences via a press statement in recognition of his service to Penang or to DAP. Did he?

Did he attend the funeral?

Chow Kon Yeow and Liew Chin Tong attended Tham's funeral.

Did they extend any financial aid to Tham when he was undergoing dialysis? Yes, apparently it was a token amount. Regardless of political differences, we are all fellow humans in our transient journey on earth.

But then again, for heartless and mercenary ones, a person is redundant once his usefulness has expired. Thereafter, it is a lonely journey. 

Part B:

Wong Ho Leng

This artwork says it all...

So what can we all learn about DAP?

You are only of value if you can add value to their iron grip and quest to extend their territory.

Once your usefulness has expired, once you have fallen from grace, it is over even before death strikes.

Heartless and Mercenary. That is who they are.

And to think many rakyat think DAP cares for them?

Think again!