Democracy a la Malaysia, a bundle of contradiction – Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam

14 Mar – “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell. Malaysian ruling regime has consistently portrayed itself as the primary practitioner bundle of contradiction through various platforms; how obvious else it can be when our astute national leaders belonging to the ruling elites are vigorously advocating democracy while practising something totally opposite to what they preach upon. (Well, that’s what politics is all about). This is supposed to be an agitated writing as a response to the blockade of online daily, The Malaysian Insider (TMI), which resulted in their closure by tonight (at the time of writing). However, writing in the tone of criticism would eventually see me behind the walls of any nearby police stations or most probably in Dang Wangi police station as “thinking critically”, “voicing criticism…