Datuk Malacca
Reward for those who support Ali Rustam?
A record number of 83 people will be conferred awards which carry the title “Datuk” in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Negeri Tun Khalil Yaakob’s 66th birthday celebrations.
They are among 890 people who will receive their awards and titles in Malacca on 10th Oct 2004.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam today denied that the long list of people awarded datukship was in recognition of their support for him in the recent UMNO election. (Ali Rustam was elected as a Vice-President in the recent UMNO election). He said those appointed Datuk greatly contributed greatly to the general election and this is his way of recognizing their efforts and repaying them.
So, it's clear that those Datukship award are not for those who contributed to society and the nation but rather for contributing to helping the state government win elections - a political contribution to the ruling party, if the statement issued by the Malacca is constructed in accordance with the reasons stated by the Chief Minister.
Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim believes that “the public might assume that it is easy to attain such titles if too many are given out.”
This is what Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said:
“If too many are handed out, it will cast aspersions in the community that the awards are easily available.”
Commenting on the 84 people who were awarded Datukship, Rais Yatim had this advice:
“They should have rounded it up to 100.”
Maybe, that's what Malaysia Boleh Ideology is all about!
Anyway, most Malaysians knows how their friends win those Datukship awards.
Like it or not, it is money politics and with money, you can get anything you want!
Those who wants to keep denying it can continue to do so....
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