How did Professor Tajuddin Abdul Rahman even earn his title? One has to wonder if his professorship came with a specialization in bootlicking, given the blatant inconsistencies in his recent attacks on Rafizi Ramli.
People are debating whether Rafizi is saving or destroying Malaysia. Tajuddin, in his eagerness to defend the status quo, ends up providing pointers that Rafizi is “destroying” PKR. But let’s be clear: PKR is a political party, not the country or the nation itself. Even if Rafizi were a liability to PKR (which he isn’t), that does not make him a liability to Malaysia. Conflating the two is either deliberate misinformation or profound confusion.
Tajuddin seems to have conveniently forgotten his own words from just three months ago. In November 2025, he wrote an opinion piece titled “Time for Rafizi to leave PKR and chart his own course,” suggesting Rafizi should start a new Reformasi 2.0 movement with like-minded colleagues. Now that Rafizi appears ready to launch such a movement, Tajuddin panics and claims PKR will be destroyed? This flip-flop reeks of fear—fear that a genuine reform voice might expose the stagnation within the party and the government.
Tajuddin cites Rafizi’s attendance at protests over judicial appointments as evidence of disloyalty. Yet the same protest saw Nurul Izzah Anwar participating. Is she also a liability to PKR and the nation? By Tajuddin’s logic, yes—but of course, that standard only applies when it suits his narrative.
He accuses Rafizi of constantly attacking Anwar Ibrahim. The truth? Rafizi has questioned Azam Baki’s extraordinary wealth, corporate mafia influence, Farhash’s dealings, and the lopsided ART agreement with the US that could cost Malaysia up to RM1 trillion. None of these are Anwar Ibrahim personally. Anwar is not synonymous with Malaysia—the country and its people are far bigger than any one leader. Did Rafizi ever attack Anwar’s wife or daughter with baseless claims of “dangerous injections” in broad daylight? No. So who truly harbors a vendetta here?
None of Tajuddin’s pointers prove Rafizi is a liability to the nation. On the contrary, they highlight why he’s an asset: someone who dares to speak up against corruption, cronyism, and poor governance for the betterment of the rakyat and the country.
Tajuddin repeats the tired line that “reform takes time.” How much longer? This is already the fourth year of the current administration. We’re not in year 1 or 2—we’re approaching year 5 and the next general election. There’s a vast difference between slow, deliberate reform and zero desire or intention to reform at all. Stop peddling lame excuses.
He claims Rafizi never complained to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) about PKR’s internal elections. This is a myth. Rafizi’s supporters, led by Faizal Rahman, submitted hundreds of reports to ROS—yet there’s been zero response to date. Anwar even blocked a blockchain audit of the internal elections. Transparency, anyone?
When asked about Rafizi’s alliances, Tajuddin lists BN, PH, or PN. But recent data shows only about 48% of Malaysians still support these entities—52% have rejected them and crave a new movement. Rafizi’s true alliances are with the rakyat, the fence-sitters (pengundi atas pagar), genuine Reformasi supporters, and progressive voters tired of old politics.
Tajuddin dismisses PH’s losses in Sabah as meaningless—not a crisis, since BN lost too. But BN never built its success on Reformasi ideals. PH, however, was born from promises of reform. If PH abandons reform, what does it even stand for anymore?
Instead of obsessively picking on Rafizi, Tajuddin should focus on the real national unity crisis facing Malaysia. As a member of the Majlis Penasihat Perpaduan Negara (National Unity Advisory Council), he should stop wasting taxpayers’ money on petty political sniping and start addressing the divisions that actually threaten our nation.
Rafizi isn’t destroying anything—he’s trying to save Malaysia from complacency and corruption. It’s time to recognize that, and stop the hypocritical attacks.
