Blogger-political commentator Oon Yeoh shadowed me during the final laps of the Permatang Pauh campaign and came home with some observation. Quote this third-party view of his:

Two anecdotal experiences by Oon in Permatang Pauh capture, in a nutshell, the main takeaway points from the ‘mother of all by-elections’.

The first was Oon’s morning visit to a wet market in Seberang Jaya, Arif Shah Omar Shah’s state constituency. When Anwar Ibrahim arrived at the same wet market, he was mobbed by well wishers and supporters who wanted to shake his hand and to take pictures with him. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak and Arif also made appearances there but their reception was lukewarm at best. They didn’t stay for long.

The second was Oon’s walkabout with Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi of the DAP. Ooi’s entourage was greeted warmly by PAS supporters who exchanged party flags with them and proceeded to proudly wave the DAP flag. Later on, a PKR van would come by and hand out some biscuits for both DAP and PAS supporters.

The first anecdote reflects the stark contrast between the levels of support for Pakatan Rakyat on the one hand and for Barisan Nasional on the other. The second reflects the level of genuine cooperation and the feeling of ‘muhibbah’ between the component parties within Pakatan, a level of cooperation that had not existed as recently as the general election in March.

The Permatang Pauh by-election gave us lower echelon leaders a golden opportunity to work as brethren to fight the common foe.

May God give us strength to continue this endeavour as brethren.

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