MALAYSIAN politics have descended to the gutters to the point that there was no dignity left. BERSAMA that is contesting in the Melaka state election intends to bring it back.
The party’s most prominent leader, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli admitted that while his party candidates may not win in the election the party aspires to bring back dignity in politics.
Members of public claim that politicians have no dignity and to illustrate it the former PKR leader claimed that Pakatan Harapan (PH) has stooped low by deploying beautiful women in short skirts for its campaign.
He took potshots at PH who claimed that he was now supporting Barisan Nasional since he has been silent regarding disgraced former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Politicians must never interfere in the legal process. One has been sentenced. There is no dignity to continue hammering Najib, Rafizi argued.
The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal is known worldwide but Najib obtained a conditional pardon.
Even the one who steals a tin of Milo can end up in prison for a year and Rafizi who had been involved in exposing the scandal felt it.
He did not miss an opportunity to jab at his former PKR leader, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar was only interested in 1MDB as a political material, he claimed.
Party leaders only eyed power without dignity
The former PKR deputy president claimed that dignity has vanished from society because political party leaders clamoured for one thing only: power.
In 2022, PH and BN only saw power so they are together, without dignity. Supporters of PH meanwhile were told to embrace BN since it is seen as the lesser of two evils.
BN lynchpin, UMNO, too had no dignity as it befriended PH component, DAP even though the Chinese based party had been vilifying the former for over three decades.
UMNO chose DAP to gain the Chinese support.
He likened the changing of alliances among parties to people who changed partners without dignity.
The former economy minister also went into details how the Islamist party; PAS had no dignity. PAS leads the federal opposition bloc, Perikatan Nasional (PN).
He was shocked that PAS is with UMNO in the Melaka polls.
Just one year ago, Jasin MP Zulkifli Ismail recited the ‘qunut nazilah’ prayer in the Dewan Rakyat against the federal government.
‘Qunut nazilah’ is a specific Muslim prayer for Muslims who are facing catastrophe or disasters.
The UMNO led BN is part of the federal government.
PAS had always campaigned for voters to choose a Muslim candidate but there is a seat in Melaka where PN fielded a Chinese (non-Muslim) candidate via Gerakan. Rafizi opined that PAS decided for Gerakan to contest as it feared defeat.
Against this undignified backdrop, BERSAMA wants to understand societal changes and return dignity into politics.
Supporting lesser evil is still evil
Speaking to voters in Bukit Katil during a ceramah last night, voters were told to support one who is right, not the lesser evil.
He argued that choosing the lesser evil is not an option.
He then revealed that talks on releasing disgraced former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak within PH had begun since the end of 2024.
Najib received his house arrest order yesterday.
Contesting the election in Melaka, the Yang Berhenti Menteri podcast host pointed out that BERSAMA wanted to send a message that the people had more dignity than politicians. – Nov 11, 2026.
