It' not easy being a Pakatan Rakyat leader these days.
At every function, he or she would be subjected to numerous questions on the coalition's future, especially after the Ulama 'tsunami' swept the so-called progressives out of PAS' Central Working Committee during its 61st Muktamar (congress) held in Selangor last week.
Despite PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang's repeated insistence that there is 'no such thing' as the Ulama faction or the Non-Ulama faction in the party, the polls showed one thing - those perceived to be against Abdul Hadi was given the boot.
That includes the party's chirpy (former) deputy president, Mohamad Sabu, or more popularly known as 'Abang Mat'.
In fact, Abang Mat expressed his shock over the election results for the deputy president's post. He only received less than 30 percent of the delegates' votes.
"I have won and lost before but this time around the votes in my favour were too little. I feel that quite odd," he said at a press conference on the sidelines of the Muktamar on Friday.
His sentiment was shared by several others, including new Youth chief Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz.
Surprises aside, the pertinent point shown by these results is how will the new lineup tackle the pressing problems plaguing Pakatan.
Will they relent their stand on certain issues to mend ties with DAP or will there be more friction with the socialist party after this?
Hadi has indicated that PAS will still be working with Pakatan Rakyat as long as it does not contradict the party's Islamic struggles.
Bear in mind that at the same time, the party's Ulama wing has proposed it severe ties with DAP. This motion had been passed without debate on the last day of the Muktamar on Saturday.
In response, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who is also the Penang Chief Minister said that he will accept the resignation of PAS members in his government while his father, party supremo Lim Kit Siang proclaimed Pakatan as 'dead'.
ILHAM Centre executive chairman Hisomudin Bakar said that this signaled the end of a consensus among Pakatan members.
"The 'unifying factor' of former Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is not present to keep all these problems in check. The cracks within the coalition are clear as crystal and the composition of PAS' new lineup does not help in terms of the public's perception," said Hisomuddin.
There is a pressing need for PAS to change the perception, not only among the general public but also among its supporters, that it is not a purely conservative Islamist party. It also needs to fill in the cracks within Pakatan if it intends to do so.
Until that happens, Pakatan is trapped in a classic Catch-22 situation, where DAP and PAS remain in the coalition but at the same time, there are not working together.
How ironic.
Hafiz Marzukhi
Sun Jun 07 2015
The party polls showed one thing, those perceived to be against Abdul Hadi was given the boot. - Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar
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