To Shake or Not to Shake?

Normala Sudirman

Aiyoo....these few days I see everybody talking and arguing about whether or not to shake hands with the other gender. If you want to shake just shake lah, don't want don't shake.

Now just because this Muslimah prefers not to shake hands with another male or wear a glove when shaking hands, some jokers want to kick a storm. Is it just because she is a political candidate?

Please don't make a mountain out of a molehill. It's only about this person's believe and faith and she wants to practice her religion and culture, why must some bigot take advantage of it? Why do you want to SHAKE the whole wide world (www) with your political rhetoric?!

Look at this picture of Queen E wearing gloves and shaking hands with the Pope, why can't we be tolerant like them? People in England or elsewhere around the world would never go to town over trivial matters like this.

Yes it's about the shaking hands issue (non-issue rather) of Normala Sudirman, the PAS candidate for the Tenang by-election slated for 30 January 2011.

In the latest news from Malaysiakini, The MCA machinery is going all out to win Tenang for BN by whacking PAS' Islamic state agenda and its candidate Normala Sudirman, by focusing on her wearing gloves when shaking hands with male voters.

Here, have a load of these news and write-ups on the supposedly non-issue being blown-up to mass proportions:

The Malaysian Insider (gathering 157 comments) - Normala defends refusal to shake hands with men

theStar - Normala cites her faith for not shaking hands with men

Buletin Online - Shake Hand in Glove - Cikgu Mala Slammed 

Malaysia Chronicle (178 comments) -

Chua slams Normala, Azizah for wearing gloves when shaking hands

Malaysia Chronicle (20 comments) - All eyes on Normala's hands, but why is Jamil silent on Chua

Malaysiakini (66 comments) - Yen Yen pours 'sweet honey' over Tenang

MStar - Isu Salam Bukan Muhrim: Bukan Islam Faham - Normala

Shannon Teoh (16 comments)  - Cikgu Mala, why not shake hands and come out fighting?

Penghuni Gua (18 comments) - PRK TENANG : BETUL KE TAK BOLEH SALAM NORMALA ???? !!!!!

Malaysiakini (Malay Edition) - Isu salam: Calon kata MCA tak faham adab Islam

The English Cottage (6 comments) - I don't like shaking hands either!

Mustafa K Anuar's blog (1 comment) - I wanna hold your hand!

Volume of Interactions - A vote of character

Dzulkefly Ahmad (13 comments) - To shake or not to shake hands … is that the question?

House PK (19 comments) - HAIYA! CIKGU MALA PAS TAK MAU SALAM PENGUNDI CINA MAA..APASAT?

Sakmongkol AK47 (33 comments) - BN can win in Tenang.

Outsyedthebox - Haiyya! Shake Hands Oso Cannot !

....And the winner for the best articulated content goes to:
ARTiculations (10 comments) - Hairy Chua and the Glove of Gutter Politics