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My flight from KL (via Dubai) landed at Gatwick Airport at around 12.30pm today. I left the UK on 5 December, and travelled to Dubai, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The trip this time was particularly exhausting compared my previous balik kampung trips. But relatively more meaningful as this was the first time in almost 14 years that I actually Raya in Malaysia (Raya Haji, this time).

The meetings were numerous, and included the many old friends from Sekolah Alam Shah and BTU9.

But the one thing that surprised me the most was a request for meeting from the Japanese Embassy – now…. that was a first!

Of course, a visit to PAS’ HQ to meet with the likes of YB Salahudin, Dr Hatta Ramli, Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad, and more, was obligatory. So was meeting up with those who were my seniors in Hizbi in the mid-1990s.

This time I was very fortunate as I also had the chance to briefly chat with the heads of Pembela, Accin, JIM and ABIM.

And, talking about Hizbi, just 20 minutes after I landed at Gatwick today I received a missed call from a friend. When I called back, I was told that smears have been thrown at me again by people who seem to have nothing better to do. This time, they threw derogatory remarks in my absence, under the pretext of being concerned that I was openly declaring I was President and Mursyid of Hizbi when the organisation still existed.

Well, my answer is, firstly, if you are really concerned, then pick up the phone and tell me your concerns. Saying to a bunch of people who may not even know me that Wan Saiful dah hilang di tengah kota London makes you a liar. And I know that that was not all that was said.

Secondly, Hizbi was a legitimate organisation and I am proud of my involvement in it since 1992 till the day we decided to “kill” it. It was I, as Mursyid at that time, who chaired the meeting that decided to make Hizbi no more. Being involved in a legitimate organisation fighting for the truth is not something that should be hidden. When I was distributing Al-Muslimun (Hizbi’s newsletter) after Friday prayers, where were you? When people lost their scholarships, were you hiding? When we stayed awake sampai tengah malam tirelessly driving PAS leaders across the UK and Ireland, were you sleeping? These are things we should be proud of. You may be too scared to to get involved because you fear repercussions on your career. Biasa lah…. bila ada kepentingan duit atau kerja, ramai yang jadi takut and I fully undertand it. But you being a chicken does not mean I have to be a chicken too. And now the chicken starts to berkokok sembunyi-sembunyi di belakang semak? Isyk…..

I could go on about this. But enough for now.

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