Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Yet another seditious statement? I’m not sure if the program is a government event or if the person is speaking in official capacity (God help him if he did!).
At the very least, the person mentioning (implying) a religious places in bad faith, is not fit to be a person of any faith.
I’m really not concerned on who rules the country, as long as its the best person(s) for the job. That’s what right-thinking person would think, I suppose.
National Civics Bureau (BTN) deputy director Hamim Husin today proclaimed Malay rights as a mandate to rule the country amid a spike in Malay rhetoric.
Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad recently warned Malays that they would lose power if Pakatan Rakyat (PR) took control of Putrajaya.
“The rights of Malays, is to rule the country. Simple,” Hamim told Puteri Umno delegates in a closed-door function today.
“Malays must unite in the face of threats,” he added.
The BTN Federal Territory deputy director cited an example where the Malay ruling party failed to act during a purportedly seditious demonstration by non-Muslims in Kuala Lumpur a few years ago.
“The Hindus marched to Parliament to send a memorandum. They, like Hindraf (Hindu Rights Action Force), are groups that spread sedition,” said Hamim. [is marching to Parliament to send memorandum seditious????]
“Where was the political party then?” he asked.
About 30,000 protestors from the Hindu non-governmental organisation Hindraf had rallied in the city in November 2007 to submit a memorandum to the British embassy, where they demanded for the Queen’s Counsel to represent sidelined Malaysian Indians.
Today, Hamim underscored the importance of Malay unity in view of a possibility that snap polls may be called as early as next year.
“The general election is coming soon. If there is still disunity, we cannot have events like this… where we can say what we want,” he said.
Last Tuesday, Dr Mahathir said the Malays were not aware of the political threat facing them as they were divided into three groups (PAS, PKR, Umno), where no one group could obtain a percentage of Malay votes that can secure power for the community.
He also claimed that the political marginalisation of the Malays had already become a reality in PR-controlled states even though those administrations were led by Malays.
The former Umno president, who still commands widespread influence among party members and the larger Malay community, pointed to the former PR mentri besar in Perak Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin as an example of how Malay politicians had been sidelined by PR.
Dr Mahathir also implied that a Chinese or an Indian could become prime minister if PR took federal power because there was no constitutional restriction on race for the position.
Today, Hamim also urged Puteri Umno to make sacrifices in a bid to defend Malay rights.
“In the context of Malay rights, don’t just demand for your rights. You must ask, ‘what must I sacrifice to defend my rights?’” he said.
Hamim stressed that the Malays could not rule the country without co-operating with the non-Malay communities as each citizen only carried a single vote.
“Malays cannot rule the country by themselves. That’s why we make friends with the MCA and MIC,” he said. [Wow! call them names, and yet want to be friends???]
“The ‘si mata sepet’ that has never gone to a mosque or surau only has one vote. The ‘si botol’ that only knows how to go up to Batu Caves up and down only has one vote,” said Hamim, using apparently derogatory terms to describe the Chinese and Indian communities in Malaysia. [This is racial profiling. It can be also constituted as hate crime because inciting the audience against some particular race. Racism essentially means you claim your race is the best (or better) and/or denying others their rights based on race. So, not sure if the statement is racist. However it can be seditious because it mentions Batu Caves, a religious place for Hindus. Also, I know of some “mata sepet” who goes to mosque and surau. Hekc, there are few hundred millions of them in China! This guy may be in very, very deep trouble]
“So Puteri Umno must make friends with youths who are not Malays,” he added. [false friendship? can we generalise and say, steer far away from Puteri UMNO now?]
He also exhorted Puteri Umno to recruit youths born from marriages with foreigners into their party.
“There are many foreigners who have children here. Their daughters and sons who have turned 18 should be in Puteri and Putera Umno,” said Hamim. [you mean those married to Indonesians, Bosnians, Pakistanis, Indians, Iranians, Nigerians, Middle East folks, Americans, etc.? Looks like the “Malay” blood becomes quite diluted.]
“You are losing them… thousands of them. You should be collecting them and network with them,” he added.
