Rafidah said it was tough to play the role of messenger as there are some individuals who choose to react without listening and understanding the complaints. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
KUALA LUMPUR - Roasted for her recent comments about the Najib administration, Umno’s Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has once again taken to social media to bemoan the difficulties of being the bearer of bad news.
The former international trade and industry minister said it was tough to play the role of messenger as there are some individuals who choose to react without listening and understanding the complaints.
“It’s never easy to bell the cat… or to be the messenger to inform of whatever is not right (or nice to hear),” she wrote in a Facebook posting.
“The reaction of some people is 1) To listen just to reply… not to understand and do what’s right… 2) Kill the messenger,” she added.
In the same posting, Rafidah shared a photograph of a saying by Muslim caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattab that was posted previously by the “Rafidah Aziz Malaysian Citizen” Facebook fan page, which reads:
“Whosoever shows you your fault, he is your friend. Those that pay you lip service in praise are your executioners”.
The former Wanita Umno chief also posted a quote by Chinese philosopher Confucious that said: “The wise man points to the moon… and the imbecile examines the finger.”
“Again… to remind us all… so that we do not miss the trees for the forest,” Rafidah wrote in her accompanying message.
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The outspoken senior politician has become increasingly critical of the administration of late, and has been posting a series of comments on Facebook to express her dissatisfaction.
In some of her recent posts, Rafidah told fellow Umno members that there were already cracks in the party and continued unhappiness shared by Malaysians over recent controversies plaguing the administration.
She told members to “get real”, “stop being in denial” and playing factional politics, and to stop behaving like “ostriches” with their heads buried in the sand.
In another post last week, Rafidah questioned the administration’s overnight U-turn on a plan to take in 1.5 million Bangladeshis, saying this would not have happened if adequate study had been conducted beforehand and relevant stakeholder views were taken into consideration.
In Johor yesterday, deputy minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed responded by saying that Cabinet ministers should continue to support the government even after they have left office.
According to theSun daily, the deputy home minister pointed out that as a former senior minister herself, Rafidah should know the difficulties faced by the ruling government. - The Malay Mail
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