Don Praises Future Pm Material Rafizi And Nurul Izzah

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Academic Tajuddin Rasdi welcomed the battle between PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli and his challenger, Nurul Izzah Anwar, for the PKR deputy presidency.
He described both leaders as “great leaders of the future” with the potential to become Malaysia’s prime minister.
“To me, Rafizi Ramli is a gem, and Nurul Izzah is also a gem. Both are great leaders of the future. Both in their forties, and for them to be entrusted, possibly to hold the deputy presidency, bodes well for the country.
“Perhaps then, we will have new young leaders for our country that have a vision that is not like what the old ones had,” he said in a video post.
On May 9, Nurul Izzah officially filed her nominations for the PKR deputy presidency to challenge Rafizi.
PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli and Nurul Izzah AnwarSince then, many PKR leaders have voiced support for her, including PKR vice-president candidate Amirudin Shari and, surprisingly, Rafizi himself.
‘Both abhor race-religion narrative’
Listing both leaders’ merits, Tajudin identified several common traits - both leaders are unlikely to adopt a racial-religious narrative for Malaysia, and they have a history of “disagreeing” with Anwar Ibrahim on certain issues.
“We can see that both have their own minds and this is good, because it is not about disloyalty but about having an opinion and having the courage to say it in a professional manner.
“That is something very valued rather than just following the narrative of the old politics,” he added.
Extolling Rafizi’s credentials, Tajuddin likened the economy minister to Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, as someone “with that technical mind and also the courage to actually speak plainly and also effectively.”
ADSWhat nepotism?
Touching the nepotism criticisms levelled at Nurul Izzah, given Anwar will be serving as party president until 2028, Tajuddin offered a counter perspective.
“Firstly, I would like to say that, well, isn't this what a democratic party is supposed to be?
“If you are a democratic party, that means you must practice what you preach, in which case, there will be challengers and the person with the most popular vote will be the one to lead the party.
“Now this is different from some other parties that postpone their election, postpone and postpone in the hope of still staying in power,” said the architecture professor.
Given the perception of PKR’s waning support among the masses, especially now it is allied with BN in the government, Tajuddin said the decision to proceed with party elections is an attempt at showcasing the party’s inner strength, rather than exposing internal turmoil.
“We live under the democratic system, and there is the Registrar of Societies. If you register as a political party, then there will have to be elections. That's how I understand it.
“Unless, of course, there's a special way in which you decide to say that it's feudalistic and this party is feudalistic. After this, my children are going to take over and that sort of thing,” he added. - Mkini

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