THIS guy is an unmitigated disaster.
Just in case Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman needs context to the train collision, here goes: 213 passengers were affected, 64 still warded at Hospital Kuala Lumpur and six people are in critical condition.
Out of the six, three need ventilation support.
And yet the Prasarana chairman had the cheek to joke about the collision, smilingly saying one train kissed another.
This man must be sacked immediately for not just lacking empathy but for failing to do his job.
The only thing Tajuddin was ever good at was being a goon: remember when he said the only woman with a “kok” is in Seputeh, referring to lawmaker Theresa Kok?
And if that’s not enough he was booted out of Parliament for harassing another lawmaker, Khalid Abdul Samad.
Clearly, he was made a deputy minister during former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s leadership because of his sycophantic behaviour.
And now, the Prasarana chief for the same “qualifications”.
And it looks like Tajuddin has “friends” who would go the extra mile for him.
I am pointing out to the fact that Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, indicating driver negligence as cause for the collision, is suspect.
Is he trying to divert responsibility from Prasarana and Tajuddin?
If it’s true that the driver switched directions, why wasn’t the control centre aware of this?
Why weren’t any warnings given to the passenger train?
And wasn’t the track circuit, which allows railway signalling systems to operate semi-automatically by displaying signals for trains to slow down or stop in the presence of an occupied track ahead of them, working?
While it’s easy to blame the driver, the question to ask is who is actually responsible for this accident?
We need an independent team of experts to conduct impartial investigations to ensure such collisions do not happen again.
This cannot be a farce to let Tajuddin slip through the fingers or to deflect responsibility from Prasarana.
And what’s with the RM1000 ringgit compensation, which includes medical treatment? This is an insult.
At the very least, Tajuddin could have quoted a figure which is reflective of the tragedy.
But maybe, it’s just too much to ask from an apple-polisher. – The Vibes, May 26, 2021
Charles Santiago is MP for Klang
