Mammoth March in Dataran Merdeka on Nov 10

Gabungan Menuntut Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) akan menganjurkan satu perhimpunan raksasa yang dinamakan Perhimpunan Rakyat di Dataran Merdeka pada 10 November ini.

Have you heard about this mammoth rally?

Did you know that the country has been going through a political tussle since 1987 with the Executives and Royalty trying to out-manoevre each other?

Nah. Don't think so. Most of you were babies then.

I lost my job with the Star Publications then when the government shut down a couple of newspapers for their bold coverage. Want to know a little about it?

And since then, until recently, the whole tussle is resurfacing. This is what we call the country's constitutional crisis.

Should Christians be involved in politics?

I'm sure you have loads of questions to ask.

Fire away if you're not afraid of the answers.

By the way, I may like to start another blog just for controversial questions and issues. Not everyone has a strong stomach for some of the stuff you may not imagine coming from me.

Hmmmm?

What's going to happen on Nov 10?

A coalition of political parties, non-governmental organizations and trade unions will hold a march at Dataran Merdeka (Do you know where that is?) for free and fair elections tipped to be like held next year.

The march will begin at 3pm and end at Istana Negara (Again, do you know where that is?) which is a couple of kilometres away.

Then, representatives of the coalition will hand a momorandum to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong the King, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Why is this march important? The coalition, which was formed right after the last general election because the electoral rolls were littered with phantom voters, questionable postal votes, and other forms of poll and campaign abuses that allegedly undermined a fair election, seeks a proportionate representation system.

Our current first-past-the-post Westminster system has given the ruling coalition Barisan some 90 percent of seats despite winning only some 60 percent of popular votes.

But more importantly, the march is known by all bloggers to be a symbolic cry to Malaysia's Supreme Ruler, otherwise known as Agong or the King, to intervene in the country's perceived deteriorating state of just governance.

What should Christians be praying for?