I wrote earlier that
God has his plans and this by election appears so. For the non believers, I
have changed it to heaven’s will or heaven’s mysterious way of getting
something that defies the logic of man. Man proposed, heaven disposed. As it is, no one would give Chee Soon Juan a
chance to get into Parliament after the disastrous GE 2015. No one would think
Chee Soon Juan could think of getting into Parliament at least for another 4
years, in 2020. Now, without any notice, without any effort, the door is open,
the road to Parliament is beckoning to Chee Soon Juan.
Having said that, it
would need a miracle to overturn the result of the last GE in Bukit Batok when
the PAP won by 70%. How could this be overturned in a short few months even if
the reason for the by election is bad for the PAP. Yes, a miracle is needed if
Chee is to get into Parliament. And if God willing, if it is the will of
heaven, miracles will happen, now and then.
Actually we have
witnessed several miracles in the prelude to this by election. The first of
course is the affair and the resignation of a very popular and hardworking PAP
MP in David Ong. His resignation was the last thing that anyone and the PAP
would expect. David Ong was doing so well, big election victory, all the
residents loved him and had kind words for him. All that is history now. His
story has turned sour and a liability to the PAP. See how miraculously the
picture has changed?
The next miracle came
out like a thunderbolt. Who would expect the brother and sister to fight openly
over the use of the image of the father for political or other reasons? There
was a big campaign, 100 events or more scheduled by popular demand that would
be rolled out to commemorate the first anniversary of LKY. This had abruptly been
put to a halt. No more, cannot talk about LKY.
If this fight had not broken out into the public domain, it is quite
conceivable that LKY would be still fighting for Murali in this by election.
Now, it is the PAP and Murali fighting on their own merits. LKY is not going to
be there to back up the party or Murali. I regard this as another miraculous
event. No one saw it coming, like no one saw this by election coming.
More miracles? God or
heaven works in a mysterious way. God or heaven has whispered in the ears of
many people in Bukit Batok that Murali is to be the candidate for this by
election. Hsien Loong also received the message from heaven. It just came to
his mind, that’s what he said in an interview. Normally a message from God or
heaven is good, but not to everyone. It is good, to do God’s will, to fulfill
God’s plan, like Judas had to betray Jesus for the resurrection to happen, for
the scriptures to be fulfilled.
Murali is now the
candidate of Bukit Batok. For those who believe in miracles, this is God’s or
heaven’s will. The performance of Murali, just another lawyer, has so far been
eclipsed by the charisma and presence of Chee Soon Juan and by the PAP leaders
speaking on his behalf. Chee has come out better than Murali in all
quarters. There is no question who is
the better politician and the better man for Parliament. Chee is a cut way above Murali. But the PAP
has been led to believe that this minority candidate would do a David versus
Goliath act, to beat Chee and walk into victory. We would have to see what is
God’s plan or heaven’s will after 7 May. This could be another miracle, or
would it be according to PAP’s plan, more PAP, more good years?
Another miracle that
is emerging is the support the professionals are giving to Chee. More and more
professionals are standing up to show their support for this man, the stone
that was rejected but became the corner stone for a church to be built. When the
professionals made up their minds and joining the SDP in force, it is a
statement of defiance against the PAP. They are marching to the SDP camp as has
never been seen before. SDP, under the leadership of Chee and Paul Tambyah, is
seeing a transformation as the party that is going places.
The biggest of all
miracles must be Chee Soon Juan walking into Parliament with the blessing and
full support of the people of Bukit Batok. This is a miracle waiting to happen.
Without a miracle, without the intervention of God or heaven, Chee is unlikely
to win in Bukit Batok. If it is God’s will or heaven’s way, nothing, no one can
stop Chee from going to Parliament. If it is not to be, than nothing that Chee
and the SDP do will change the situation and PAP will triumph again.
Will there be a
miracle on May 7? If it does happen, it would be the end of the old story and
the beginning of a new story.