How will Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman justify his cooperation with the very old parties he nixed on grounds they were antiquated, inflexible and unfriendly to youthful aspirations?

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Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman would have to explain why he is working with parties he once dismissed as antiquated, inflexible, and unfriendly to youthful aspirations.

The question is posed as part of a broader criticism of a possible broad coalition, not as a confirmed political move. It asks how Syed Saddiq could justify cooperating with older parties after previously rejecting them on those grounds, while the same arrangement is also described as the kind of “big tent” politics that can become opportunistic if it lacks core principles.
The issue is framed as a contradiction
The concern is that Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman would be working with the same kind of parties he had criticised before. They are described as “very old parties” that he had said were antiquated, inflexible, and unfriendly to youthful aspirations.
The criticism is tied to broad coalition politics
The wider argument is that a coalition of PKR, Bersatu, DAP, Warisan, Amanah, Muda and Gerak Independent could look attractive as a way to defeat Barisan Nasional. But the arrangement is portrayed as problematic if it is built only on the desire to win, rather than on several principle issues or shared pledges for the term.
The “big tent” idea is presented as unstable without principles
The term “big tent” is treated as acceptable only when it is anchored in core principles. Without that anchor, it becomes purely opportunistic and can leave voters unclear about what the coalition stands for, beyond wanting to gather enough support to win.
The column says many parties lack a clear ideology
The final criticism is blunt: PKR, Bersatu, DAP, Warisan, Amanah, Muda and Gerak Independent are all said to have no ideology. In that framing, they are no different from Umno, PAS and, “to be charitable,” Gerakan, except for saying they want good things and oppose bad things.

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How will Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman justify his cooperation with the very old parties he nixed on grounds they were antiquated, inflexible and unfriendly to youthful aspirations?

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