 Less 30% of members in the Malaysian Parliament are women and the image of cili padi Fong Po Kuan as a passionate speaker is a credit to women MPs, as well as breaking the male hegemony in the Parliament. Not only women cheered but men admired Fong when she fought with male Members of Parliament when they insulted women.
Malaysian love spicy food like nasi lemak, prawn mee, curry mee and asam laksa as they could stimulate dull lives. Similarly, the Parliament needs cili padi to stimulate it. Chilis are rich in vitamin C and contain Dihydrocapsaicin and citric acid that help in digestion. Besides, chilis can enhance appetite, reduce inflammation, and ease pain. Our politics and the Parliament need cili padi to survive. Otherwise, we might fall sick after listening to the remarks made by some politicians. Other than Fong Po Kuan, we could find other cili padi in this elections. The ruling coalition is cultivating cili padi after seeing the success of Democratic Action Party (DAP). However, cili padi should be spicy not only in terms of speaking. Mao Zedong, who liked to eat chilis humorously said: “If you want to eat chilis, you must be determined and not afraid of hardship.” Therefore, a cili padi should not talk nonsense like some of the MPs who touched on “spicy” issues but when they were questioned by other MPs, they just argued flippantly and could not convince others by reasoning. One must eat correctly in order to ingest vitamin C in chilis. Similarly, a people representative should be reasonable, truthful and rightful to promote the spirit of democracy. The amount and the kind of chilis should be added carefully into the dishes. Similarly, a person should talk in an appropriate manner. One might turn out to be a joke if he or she does not know the art of speaking and the skill of debating. In fact, Malaysians do not see all young women candidates as cili padi. Malaysians are asking for cili padi who can lead the whole society to move upward, who is serious, sincere and reasonable instead of those “fake chilis” that cover up with chemical colouring. (By CHONG LIP TECK/ Translated by SOONG PHUI JEE/ Sin Chew Daily)
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Top grade like Fong Po Kuan is not easily available and that is why DAP treasures her very much. PKR is grooming another cili padi in Nurul. 
