Letter to Malaysiakini - 21st August 2008

Having heard last night's debate between Lim Guan Eng and his predecessor Koh Tsu Koon, it is my personal opinion that the former is not as dynamic as his father, namely, Lim Kit Siang. Had Lim Kit Siang been allowed to face Koh Tsu Koon in the debate, I am quite certain that the latter would be trounced in the debate. It was rather unfortunate, that Guan Eng allowed himself to be mercilessly attacked by Tsu Koon during the debate, and Koh's attempt to defend both himself and his former administration was most reprehensible to say the least. I wish here to take to task the moderator of the debate, Yohan Jafaar for being very biased by asking a question such as, "is the current Penang government going on a witch hunt against the former Gerakan administration instead of delivering it's promises to the electorate of Penang to rule fairly without fear or favour". In short, I feel that Koh Tsu Koon won the day, not because he was not involved in wrong doing, but because he was the better speaker. However, like many other right thinking Malaysians, Guan Eng and his administration should pursue the numerous land scams with vigour and bring the perpetrators to justice without delay as millions of dollars are involved.