Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email I wonder why Cuepacs which is supposed to represent ALL civil servants, is so itchy until end up joining a council that is involved in racial and religious issues. Does it mean Cuepacs only worries about certain race and religion only? Doesn’t this impair the image and credibility of Cuepacs to protect the interests of its members who are not from certain race and religion? Or would Cuepacs will be joining MCCBCHST or Malaysian Hindu Council, or CMIO, for example, to show its fairness?
Seventy-six Malay non-governmental organisations yesterday joined forces to form a consultative council, Majlis Perundingan NGO Melayu (MPM), to defend Malays rights and Islam in the country.
Among them were Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Negara (Perkasa), Majlis Bekas Wakil Rakyat Malaysia (Mubarak), Federation of Malay Students Association of Peninsular Malaysia (GPMS), Malay Professional Thinkers Association of Malaysia and Cuepacs, the umbrella union for civil servants.
Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali, who acted as the council’s spokesman, said the MPM’s role was to act as a shield against those trying to question Malay rights and privileges and the position of Islam and the Malay rulers.
“At the same time, we will also be a polite pressure group to the government so it will not shirk from its responsibility of upholding fundamental rights as enshrined in Article 153 of the Federal Constitution,” he said at the launching ceremony at the Sultan Sulaiman Club here.
He said MPM members would hold a roundtable on March 7 to discuss the economic direction of the Malays.
“We hope to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak before the new economic model is announced because we do not want Malay NGOs to be ‘making noise’ to voice their dissatisfaction over it… we want any policy made by the government to get support from all quarters.
“However, the government should also be proactive, meaning there should be some form of give and take.”
The council also said its members must scrutinise each issue that had a bearing on the interest of the Malays, Islam, the Malay rulers and on security and harmony in the country, irrespective of who raised or questioned them.
In addition, MPM said it would also prepare and implement an action plan aimed at countering any provocation that could arise on matters that touch on the interests of Malays and Islam, especially if they were construed to be efforts by irresponsible parties to spread hatred. — Bernama
