Earlier I wrote that I would feel more or less the same whatever the outcome tonight. I don't know, maybe because I was exhausted from counting the votes, but something really tugged at my heart when I heard that Dr Kumar lost the Sg Siput seat. I didn't expect to cry, but there you go, driving back home. It's upsetting that we won't have him in the dewan. Go ahead, look at the parliament archives and you'll see why so many are upset too. I remember bumping into him at the last Bersih rally, the one where everyone had a sleepover on the streets. He was walking, taking it all in, smiling and said, "Isn't this wonderful?" as if he was marvelling at a beautiful magical garden. There's something else in his pure joy at seeing people rising up to their power that night. I don't know why I remembered it, I think it's because I've never met anyone who radiated such radical, deep love quite as genuinely as he did. Something I've not encountered in any other politicians, ever. Now, Malaysia has a Dr Kumar-shaped hole in the parliament. It's a terrible mistake and the sad part is, most Malaysians don't even know that he's exactly the kind of leader we need. I do partly blame PKR for being a bully. Say what you wantlah, but I know for a fact that PSM is the braver, more principled opposition. You go by track record right? #nowimupset (at Sungai Siput)
