EVER AN ART FIGURATION, IF VIEWED CLOSE

The scene albeit poignant to a form and nonetheless of Gobala being manhandled and brought down, face to the tarmac but trousers torn, his rather fanciful purple underwear exposed for the world to see, and all that he did was to lead chants of reformasi or reformation of an exhilarated crowd coming to support their political aspirant. Oh Yes! Its By Election time again and a carnival mood fills the air, so what is wrong with a bit of excitement and the expressive jubilation thus transgresses the literal boundary separating the opposing groups. Why again the need for such stringent measures whence people just want to shout and cheer a bit. Perhaps a bit of leeway by the authorities could have been appropriate but none arrives. There lies, the YB, the side of his face to the pavement, voicing out his discomfort at his state of being. They turned him after his ardent requests, presumably but his underwear can still be seen but obliquely from the side. Ronnie suddenly appears, attempting to cover Gobala underclothes by trying to stick the remnants of his torn trousers to the upper part of his thighs. Mr. Liu did mention the fact that Gobala is a member of parliament to the officers nearby, saying something like” he is an Ahli Parlimen or a Member of Parliament, you know”, but they did not reply or it was just orders and they complied. The long sleeved rusty orange but shiny batik attired assembly man nonchalantly continues his going about assisting in whatever way he can the fallen YB. His countenance a look of resignation yet a steely determination can be observed, Meanwhile Tuan Guru Nik Aziz passes by, sitting at the back of a car with a Pas official at his side,and, at the same time, positing a quizzed gaze at the going-on at the side of the road and the sight was a hurting Gobala being circled and very closely at that by Police Officers. TG perplexed eyes must only mean a yet another unnecessary aggression by an impetuous administration. Verily, God Willing, the utter blackness before the dawn!