(UiTM students marching to Bangunan Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah)
ironic, ironic…
(Some of the 5,000 UiTM students who held a peaceful march to protest)
Wasn’t it just several months ago that the government was saying how organizing protests and demoes are a part of the Westerners’ culture, not ours (Utusan Malaysia Online)? Well I guess it has officially been made an OK action to be made as Datuk Seri Prof Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah encouraged all UiTM branches to protest against (what most people believe is) the recent proposal of Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (Do you actually believe the manipulative media saying that Tan Sri Abd Khalid proposed this?…haven’t we heard about this opening 10 % UiTM quota thing long before this? think about it….). I repeat: PROPOSAL; nothing more than a proposal!
Can someone tell me… What’s the difference between this peaceful march with the peaceful marches before this?…You know, the ones protesting against the rise of fuel prices and all… both are peaceful..no bombs or anything………. nontheless, why were most people afraid to participate with the demo demanding lowering fuel prices? … while the demo in UiTM was encouraged? both striving for something right weren’t they? hrmmm…..
I just can’t understand what all the commotion is about when what Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim brought up was just a proposal; a suggestion…not more than that….but the whole country makes it like he had implemented the whole thing altogether… it would be different if Tan Sri was threatening UiTM to bring it up to the Parliment. Feel me, people?
Nevertheless, congratulations to all UiTM students involved in the protests for showing how easily you ‘melatah’ to a mere suggestion. I believe you have all started a wave of braveness for university students to voice out their rights… that is an improvement (although this was due to the highly obvious encouragement from the Vice Chancellor himself). It’s not long till amendments of AUKU has to be made as UiTM itself has made voicing out legal within campus territory… VOICE OUT UR RIGHTS!
Here’s what Datuk Seri Prof Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah advised a few days ago:
Yes… I agree with him… “don’t easily be influenced by people who speak for their own political benefit”… but do look at it at both sides of the game…. it’s not only one side fighting for attention here. UiTM students seem to be pulled and lured into being a part of the game of fighting for the Malays’ support – help campaign for BN in the up-coming Permatang Pauh election – congrats I bid to UiTM-students-involved-in-the-protests! Did they think of that? 
