September 25, 2012
Anwar: A Visionary Leader?
by Terence Netto
COMMENT Is Anwar Ibrahim an insane supplement of the zeitgeist, or is he the personality who has the feel for the law of unintended consequences as good as has manned himself nobly to face the formidable hurdles of the path of confidant remodel he inaugurated upon 14 years ago which is right away staid for execution?
In alternative words, is he an opportunist thumping the cylinder with minimal regard for consequences, or is he the visionary personality with the matchless capability to communicate tall flown speculation in the accents of the street, the place right away reverberating with the approved suggestion of the times leveraging upon which would means him the spotlight-grabbing participation of the tellurian leader?
In sum, is he charlatan or statesman?
To be sure, the double-sidedness of this subject which dogs Anwar has been the usual lot of many the pivotal statesman in eras past, with allies as good as adversaries, contemporaries as good as successors, journalists as good as historians, puzzled by what they see as enigmatic, contradictory, as good as even, hypocritical, strains to their character.
Today, by accepting the invitation to be the fifth orator in the array called Royal Selangor Club Presidential Luncheon Talks, Anwar has chosen to strut in to the situation where he might good be subjected to pointy as good as unmannerly doubt from the sellout throng upon the penumbras to his domestic personality.
The 350 seats to the luncheon were taken up inside of 3 days of the posters publicising the eventuality starting up during the prestigious club. In contrast, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, the initi! al invit ee to the array which started final January, had 184 takers; Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, the second invitee, had 148 takers; Musa Hitam, the third speaker, had 190; as good as Lim Guan Eng, the fifth, drew 275 diners.
Lim's pull was the most creditable of the array until Anwar's since dining rates for his speak were lifted from RM50 for bar members as good as RM70 for guest to RM80 as good as RM100 respectively the marked increase that, apparently, did not have the diminishing outcome upon attendance.
The lifted rates have been retained for Anwar's speak which during the pull of 350 diners is the smash since he had asked for the Sep 6 date, though was told by the bar which they indispensable more time to publicise the event.
In the event, the bar did not need the extra time to outrider the talk. It could have been held during Anwar's request early date. Seats were sold out inside of 72 hours of the posters starting up as good as which was in the initial week of September.
Tough questions expected
However, the brimming residence is no pledge of likeability for what the orator is starting to contend as good as there could be the number of pesky questioners fervent to have the go during Anwar who ought not to avail himself of the insurance the talk's moderator offered Najib when he faced the subject about his willingness to accept the results of the 13th general election.
The moderator interposed in the question-and-answer session to pardon Najib of the need to reply although the subject was perfectly in sequence since it was upon the subject which orator had threaded in his postprandial remarks.
The custom upon these occasions is which invited speakers should not be asked questions upon matters they had not lifted in their speech.
Of course, nobody would expect Anwar to start the Dr Mahathir Mohamad in front of which the latter done famous during the Royal Commission of Inquiry in to the Lingam video controversy in Jan 2008.
That General Custer-like stand saw Mahathir claim which he was prepared to answer any questions inside of or outward the conditions of anxiety of the inquiry, the typically pre-emptive in front of taken by the former prime apportion to stone encircling detractors behind upon their heels.
But which lecture fell flat when Mahathir trotted out the forgive of the not amply retentive mental recall during the exploration when he was pegged upon lacunae in his control as good as which of his aides.
Anwar, an exponent of clarity as good as accountability in government, cannot rest upon allied disguise for his salvation prior to an assembly which is expected to rage indebtedness with the healthy sip of skepticism.
The anxiety here to Mahathir is not but relevance, for it was during the Royal Selangor Club where Mahathir was initial introduced to Anwar in 1971. It remains to be seen if Anwar would have which initial confront the subject of his speak today; it is the fit subject for dilation.
First impressions can be false or they can be spot-on for the lifetime. By dwelling during length upon his initial impressions upon Mahathir, Anwar can uncover what has learned over 4 inserted decades upon the nature of fleeting as good as evident impressions.
That approach he would tell the lot upon the dignified thrust as good as empirical substance of his perceptual as good as methodical ability, which is critical since Anwar would, if it comes to that, be Malaysia's initial PM of an avowedly intellectual bent.
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