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Corporate bosses parroting 'Politicians Say Darndest Things' By R Nadeswaran
Saturday, June 18, 2022

Malaysiakini : When travelling overseas, I always use public transport. When studying in Berlin in 1991, I took the night train to Warsaw and Prague to avoid paying for hotels as I could sleep on trains.

Then when posted to London, I used the rail network, especially the Tube every day and occasionally, I would sit on the upper deck of the bus to take in the sights of London that tourists donā€™t get to see.

I continue to use the KTM Komuter for travelling to Sungai Buloh or Kajang where Malaysiaā€™s two penitentiaries are situated. Since I donā€™t drive anymore, I use the LRT frequently and the ETS when travelling to Ipoh or Penang.

With these credentials, I can proudly declare that I am a train lover. Why such a declaration, you may ask.

Itā€™s because, following my commentary on Thursday on a convicted felon - Najib Abdul Razak - being given a preview ride on the new Putrajaya MRT Line, the MRT Corp gave the darndest explanation.

Its CEO Mohd Zarif Hashim (above) said an invitation was extended to Najib after the former prime minister voiced his eagerness through social media.

ā€œAs you know, he actually tweeted that ā€˜I would love to be on the trainā€™. Because of the tweet, we replied,ā€ said Zarif.

Same treatment for other convicts?

Would the MRT Corp accede to similar requests by ordinary citizens and convicts? Readers, I suggest that you register your interest immediately on Twitter or Facebook so that the company does not ignore you before the next phase is commissioned.

If Najib loved to be on the train so much, shouldnā€™t he have been standing in line for a free ride after the prime ministerā€™s announcement, like all of us?

Would such privileges be accorded to those who already served time in Kajang Prison or Sungai Buloh Prison? Would the MRT Corp even employ someone with a criminal record?

Why then is the MRT management rubbing shoulders with a man who has been sentenced to 12 years in jail?

I dread to think how Najib and his then political allies would have reacted if Anwar Ibrahim had been accorded the same VIP treatment before his royal pardon in 2018.

Heads would have rolled and the CEO may not have found his chair and table in the office when returned to work the following day.

It is a fallacy to believe that the MRT Corp acceded to a request from one who has been convicted of criminal breach of trust, abuse of power, and money laundering. He is also currently facing other criminal charges.

I donā€™t know if members of the cabinet were invited or perhaps had turned down the invitation because of the company they would keep.

Usually, the ministers-in-charge are invited but there was no presence of the transport minister or the finance minister.

The MRT Corp has insulted all Malaysians - honest, hardworking citizens who paid for the construction of the line while billions of ringgit were stolen under Najibā€™s watch.

Where is honesty, integrity?

A reader who responded to Thursdayā€™s commentary remarked: ā€œThis is blatant abuse of power and preferential treatment by a GLC. Perhaps (the) MRT Corp condones crimes. It shows to what levels the rot has set in this country. Obviously, corruption and crimes are now good virtues.ā€

Most right-thinking Malaysians cannot disagree with these views and have to ask: Where have all the values about honesty and integrity gone?

The events over the past few days are a microcosm of what is happening in the country. The system is like a runaway train headed for a massive collision.

Instead of addressing the issue, the prime minister distanced himself by declaring on Thursday: ā€œI donā€™t want to comment on MRT Corpā€™s motivations... Today, I launched it and yesterday MRT Corp invited (Najib). That is their right.ā€

Surely, Mr PM, but what about values, morals, honour, and integrity? Donā€™t you treasure and practise them? Isnā€™t the MRT owned by the government? Why take the easy way out with this ā€œno commentsā€ charade?

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