Anwar Ibrahim - A voice of Malaysian Democracy

‘The ray of freedom has touched the source of fire where now the burns of those are exposed who knew their fate would be coming. A new hero has marched on the path of future where thorns are withering on the petals of rose spreading the fragrance of equality.’ These lines are extremely apt for the man who strongly believes in the free and democratic society and wants his country to be a vibrant democracy with clearly defined framework for human rights, freedom, free media, and a harmonious secular society with respect to their lingual and cultural trends. Anwar Ibrahim, who I happened to meet in May 2010 at Oslo Freedom Forum at Oslo, Norway has been fighting for the Malaysian people who want to see the light of freedom has envisioned a future for Malaysia where he sees his people living freely practicing full fundamental rights provided by the national parliament and council to a common man where media and judiciary functions independently without the control of any public thumb. He wants the country to become a place where a person is free to speak, to dislike what he thinks is wrong and is not put to trial after he is done with his choice.
As said by many, when a revolution takes off, the protagonist has to pay the price with his image and dignity that is targeted by the defending opponent. The era of unfair trials started for Anwar Ibrahim in 1998 with the first accusations on Anwar which lead him to 6 years jail term in 1999 for involving in a homosexual acts with his colleague and another 9 years imprisonment in 2000 for the act of sodomy if proven. 
Even though after spending 6 years in jail under constant maltreatment and harassment by the police authorities he did not give up his hope of a ‘One Malaysia’ which he overlooks from the perspectives of the current existing. After being released in 2004 he has been in constant struggle for his Prime Ministerial candidature and has not let free the UMNO’s majority ruling cabinet from his challenge. But seeing the rising popularity of Opposition’s de-facto Leader Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister NajibRazak is turning no stone unturned to block Anwar’s progress in the race to Malaysian Democracy. Therefore, another major roadblock for Anwar came in 2010 when he was charged again for sodomy this time by his another close aide who filed a police complaint against him.
Nonetheless, it is commendable that in these tough times, Anwar’s reaction and stand against this charge has further boosted his popularity among the masses. If proven guilty in this trial, all hopes for Anwar contesting the 2013 election would be lost as the maximum sentence for this accusation is 20 years. However, there is still hope for his political survival as many controversies have arisen in the false tailor-made proofs of DNA samples and “alleged sex tape” which is the latest revelation in this trial strengthening the roadblocks created by government on the road to democracy. Anwar’s political career’s loss will be the huge loss for Malay people and the loss for nation at large. His imprisonment under the falsified evidences and the wrong court rulings along with the un-necessary trails to deny him to contest for his candidature in the upcoming elections, would prove a dent in a Malaysian constitutional reform process. 
Things might turn in his favour as the submitted proofs are full of alteration and this may give hope to the entire Malay nation that he would take the ray of the democratic freedom light to its destination. He is a person of vision, an inspiration, and an admiration who sees a future of homeland into a true paradise of equality where he sees no discrimination, no race, no caste, but only a society which is free, living in peace practicing their fundamental rights in a well-designed framework where everyone has a right to speech and has freedom after speech.
No matter how huge the problems become, how far the aims seems to be but this new Malacca storm is sure to uproot all those who come in the way of his noble dreams flashing in his memories for his land while the enemies of rightful free and fair democracy will be crushed under the sound of his roar.
The people wish him to see as the ruling premier of their country taking a lead in a region who is going ahead by adopting the various reformed measures for their territories to fix a place in the growing competencies in this Asian century. The authoritarianism has never given stable smiles on its population’s face wondering with a hope of birthing fundamentals. The independence of Malaysia and the democratic freedom of it must be enhanced at all cost and people should now stand in support of Anwar Ibrahim and against the regime who is trying to crush a free and visionary voice who is not only a great human being but also a great Muslim too, so, how can a person who is so great and pure from heart can commit an act which is against his own morals.Whatever charges Anwar Ibrahim is facing today are just a false evidences of those who want the country to be ruled like it has been ruled since independence where people has no say and have no one to whom they can look up to hence spreading propaganda against the shining star of Malaysian politics that is as pure and clear like his name Anwar Ibrahim.  
Reforms are needed in the constitution and in the election process including the judiciary who acts as puppet to the government on most occasions and who has no independent functioning of its own. The nation should stand with this hero who has started a revolution to bring change in the lives of those who still being deprived of their rights to live in peace where their dreams can fulfilled without making them feel of their commonness.