The MIC boss believes great looks will give an dilemma to candidates, but a experts say while it does to a sure extent, alternative qualities have been some-more important.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram KUALA LUMPUR: Should great looks be a critical criterion to garner votes in a 13th ubiquitous choosing (GE)?
Or, to put it in an additional way, can an engaging personality coupled with great looks, immaculate dressing as good as grooming, give a much-needed dilemma to a potential claimant to win in a GE?
While there is no known research to date to determine a sure-fire qualities indispensable for a winnable choosing claimant a subject has been bandied, during your convenience a GE draws near.
Recently, there have been debates upon a "beauty or brains" emanate as domestic parties have been abuzz over a preference of potential candidates for a ubiquitous choosing which is pronounced to be around a corner.
Should or should not great looks be one of a critical criteria for winnable candidates?
MIC boss G Palanivel pronounced recently, it would be fitting for a celebration to offer tasteful candidates, in a goal which they could bag a desired votes in a GE.
Beyond that, a apportion in a Prime Minister's Department pronounced which politicians positively must have alternative some-more critical qualities, such as great leadership, scandal-free resume as good as be well-respected inside of a celebration as good as a Indian community.
Universiti Sains Malaysia domestic researcher Sivamurugan Pandian notes which being good-looking, to some extent, would be a value-adde! d indica te in gaining popularity.
However, which alone would not be sufficient, he said.
"Other some-more relevant criteria for electorate in determining their choice of wakil rakyat would be honesty, talent, intelligence, affability as good as caring for a constituents.
"Maybe, large as good as pleasing politicians have been some-more delectable to electorate in alternative countries similar to a United States whose President Barrack Obama is tall, great seeking as good as attractive. Another e.g. is Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who is pretty," he told Bernama here recently.
However, for Malaysia, Pandian believed which electorate were some-more prone as good as looked brazen to giving their support to obliged representatives or domestic parties which could offer them best, rsther than than those with usually great looks.
"What is a point, if during a finish of a day, tasteful elected representatives cannot deliver their promises as good as keep up with a peoples' aspirations? It's fine if he/she has great looks as good as can simply touch bottom with a rakyat," he added.
A blend of all things
Meanwhile, former MIC strongman DP Vijandran pronounced physical appearance of politicians should be seen in conditions of his or her glamour as good as leadership.
"Yes, to some extent, great looks have been admirable similar to in a case of President Obama. Yet, glamour plays an critical role. A politician should be a blend of strong intellectuality, integrity as good as commitment to offer people," he said.
Taking Lee Lam Thye, a former DAP personality who left a celebration as an example, Vijandran pronounced Lee had all those values expected by a people.
"He is great during creation assent as good as in contact with bottom with a rakyat, as good as became a distinguished leader. He even continues doing social use for a public. This is how ! a person ality should be. It's all about sum sense which you make," he said.
For school bus driver Mohd Kamarul Ishak, 50, from Tapah, Perak, great looks positively have a great first sense as good as simply capture a people to get to know a would-be claimant better.
However, he noted which a people's judgment would be based some-more upon use delivery.
"If he does not do a needs here, I'm sure no one will vote for him in a next ubiquitous election. He must be great as good as caring during heart," pronounced Mohd Kamarul.
As for housewife Fatimah Yahya, from Klang, pleasant looks assistance have a "very great first impression" but usually for a reduced duration of time.
The real impression, she said, would be based upon a volume of time, bid as good as use above self which a people's representative offered.
"However, which does not meant which large as good as flattering leaders cannot win a people's heart, if they have been also sincere, overworked as good as understand a electorate well," she added.
Inner qualities important
Concurring with many of a opinions, a psychologist, Associate Professor Dr Arifin Zainal, pronounced great looks played sure roles, especially in shaping perception as good as willingness by a village to give space to be comfortable with their leader.
"The (good) looks factor always attracts a people as good as they would feel which a wakil rakyat is some-more receptive in a way," pronounced a vanguard of a Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Open University of Malaysia.
However, Arifin said, it did not meant which great looks could overrule a middle qualities indispensable to be a leader, where formulating a long-term great sense between a people was especially, vital.
He pronounced a elected representative should be a beacon of a people's goal as good as happiness.
- Bernama
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