In the end, the tsunami was not a Chinese one but a Malaysian urban and middle class one with voters who were better informed considerably less influenced by the government and BN friendly mass media and less susceptible to subtle threats and not so subtle incentives, and opting to cast their vote against the BN.
Kedua-dua pihak, sama ada ia parti pemerintah ataupun parti pembangkang, berhak untuk mendapat liputan yang setara daripada media nasional. Justeru itu, tidak wajar bagi Pakatan Rakyat bersikap acuh tak acuh apabila diperlekehkan oleh RTM yang hanya menawarkan masa singkat 10 minit untuk mempersembahkan manifesto pilihanraya mereka di kaca TV.
As part of its media onslaught on its Malay readership and aimed at provoking an extremist and emotional Malay response to the outcome of the recent elections, Utusan Malaysia has now found its academic champion.
Should the Barisan Nasional win the election – as is likely to happen if the unfair media access and biased coverage issue is not redressed – it will be too late for Pakatan Rakyat to complain. Equal media access and balanced coverage is the No.1 game changer and PR must necessarily draw a line in the sand on this demand.