And of course Umno for the gall and brazenness in pulling a lightning raid to regain a defector and get three Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers to their side, effectively toppling Pakatan Rakyat from ruling Perak.
HarakahDaily reckons the Kuala Kangsar protest yesterday, where thousands of Muslim faithful who prayed with Nizar at the elegant Ubudiah Mosque later marched to the historic Istana Iskandariah, is the seed for the second Reformasi.
It also reckons the Reformasi will happen because people are unhappy with the injustice. And it predicts that the royalty, including Raja Muda Raja Nazrin Shah who will eventually ascend the throne, might feel the wrath of the people as much as former US President George W. Bush felt the ire of the Arab people courtesy of a thrown shoe.
Except, HarakahDaily points out, most Perak citizens cannot afford shoes and might just toss him their slippers and the greater insult would be a toilet slipper. The signs are there, it said, from the insults and rage expressed in a guestbook at the Perak royalty's website.
It believes the second Reformasi is at hand and the people now will rise against anyone, including the royalty, although the ruling coalition could paint it as treason. "Today, it is acceptable and honourable for an act of treason against cruelty," HarakahDaily said, echoing the mood of Pas followers.
"Feudalism in the world and this country is long gone. If Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat were to be candidates for the post of Perak Menteri Besar, the people will choose Hang Jebat," it angrily added, alluding to the Malay Annals about loyalty to king or comrade.
It also believes the second Reformasi will be more successful as it is just not the end of feudalism but also coming to the end of racial politics, "Maybe the heat will just be felt in Perak and not other states," HarakahDaily conceded.
HarakahDaily has every right to feel so as Nizar comes from Pas but beyond 11 months ago, not many people heard of the engineer until the Pakatan Rakyat stormed to a slim majority in the 59-seat assembly.
From the Kuala Kangsar protest, his popularity remains only within the Malays and not others who mainly voted for the DAP, which now has the second-largest bloc of seats at 17, after Umno's 27 in the assembly.
It remains to be seen if he is as popular as Anwar to generate that much support, week after week, as the battle for the Perak government goes to the law courts.
Meanwhile, Nizar remains holed up in the official menteri besar's residence in Ipoh and the capital in the former booming tin-rich Kinta Valley will test the strength and resilience of the second Reformasi when both rivals of the post go to an official Chinese New Year party today.
