I just came back from this place inside the dog’s mouth. Yes. Dog’s mouth. Not cow’s head. Look up Lahad Datu on Google Map. It was a work-related trip, kinda like a monthly affair for me now, except no blood involved. *gasp* Did I just make a sexist joke there?!
As for some comments in my Facebook saying I took planes like riding bikes, well from Miri to Lahad Datu, I need to transit at Kota Kinabalu. So it’s Miri-KK-Lahad Datu. I would spend time waiting at the airport more than the time I spend for work on the trip. (much less if you count the time I tweet lol) Typically, I need to wait for 4-5 hours at KK for the next flight to Lahad Datu.
Enough of my boring life. Let’s move on to my favourite topic, bashing idiots. It’s Friday so I will be gentle.
1st up for bashing today is.. HishamMOOddin Hussein, the Home Minister or famously known as his alter ego, Kerisman.
Hisham defends cow-head protestors
By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 – The Home Minister today defended and justified last Friday’s cow-head demonstration after meeting with Malay-Muslim representatives of Shah Alam’s Section 23 at his office here today.
Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein pointed out that the residents felt victimized and had no intention to stir racial emotion.
Why would we want to penalise anybody? HAHAHA!
“They are not getting off scot-free. They felt victimised and feel that there is another valid explanation on their part. There was no intention on their part to cause racial divide. They, the organisers, who are sitting left and right of me, didn’t even know that somebody was going to bring the head of the cow during that demonstration.” he said.
He added that the residents only wanted their voices to be heard but it was unfortunate that “the publicity they received was negative because it was linked with racial and religious sentiments.”
A group, claiming to be Muslim residents of Section 23 in Shah Alam, the new site of a Hindu temple, held a demonstration outside the Selangor state secretariat last Friday, dragging a severed cow-head, an animal sacred in Hinduism, which they stomped on and spat at under the gaze of the riot police.
The act was carried out by a group of 50 protestors who oppose the relocation of the Sri Mahamariamman Temple to Section 23 from Section 19, claiming the area is mainly occupied by Malay-Muslims.
The 150-year-old temple was built on a plantation which over the years was developed into housing estates by the Selangor Development Corporation (PKNS). No provisions were made to relocate the temple, which is now in the middle of a Muslim majority area.
Hishammuddin told reporters that the police allowed the demonstrators to proceed because the numbers of protestors were small.
“They said that they were very conscious and all that they wanted to do was to voice their unhappiness about the willingness of the state government to listen to their requests. I was told that even the Hindus there are not so passionate that it is built there (section 23),” he said.
Hishammuddin refuted claims that the protest was organised by Umno and said that the location allocated by the state government is not suitable because Section 23 is predominantly Malay.
However, a check last week showed the neighbourhood was multi-racial, with Indians making up more than a quarter of those who live there.
“If I wanted to use the issue to create chaos in Selangor, I can but we didn’t take such actions,” Hishammuddin said.
He tried to play down the cow-head incident by pointing out that there were previous incidents where a pig-head was used.
“I have it in my records to show there were cases where a pig-head was used by irresponsible parties including leaving the head in front of an Umno building covered by an Umno flag,” he said, but offered no details of such an act.
The Umno vice-president warned irresponsible parties not to provoke racial sentiments because it goes against the concept of 1 Malaysia.
Hishammuddin told reporters that the residents had met with Hindu Sangam two days ago and both parties will be releasing a media statement tomorrow.
“If it can be resolved quickly and can be done with both sides understanding each other … why would we want to penalise anybody?” he said, suggesting he was not in favour of legal action to be taken against any of the protestors.
This big nose clown must be really dumb and desperate to gain few votes from the ‘victimised’ residents.
1. No intention to stir racial emotion.
My blood is boiling over the stupidity displayed by our Home Minister, although from the experience with the previous Home Minister, we know idiocy is a prerequisite for anyone to hold the portfolio. Let’s listen to the ‘demands’ by the protesters and see whether they have intention or not to stir racial emotion.
“I challenge YB Khalid, YB Rodziah and Xavier Jeyakumar to go on with the temple construction. I guarantee bloodshed and racial tension will happen if this goes on, and the state will be held responsible,” shouted Ibrahim Haji Sabri amid strong chants of “Allahu Akbar!”
He then labelled Khalid a “traitor to the Malay race and Islam“.
Anyone with a thinking brain can relate to the innuendos and loud messages these menace were trying to send across when it involved temple, Hindu and cow. No intention to stir racial (and religious) sentiments my foot.
It is utter bollocks and irresponsible for these residents to cite ‘noise from the temple’ would disturb their own praying and religious activities. Is the Islam faith of the Section 23, Shah Alam residents so weak that they are easily distracted? Well, judging from they did on last Friday, I don’t think anyone who profess and embrace the true spirit of Islam religion would want to be associated with these bunch of low lifes.
And, the last I checked, followers of other religions don’t get offended by the broadcast of prayer calls using loudspeaker 5 times a day starting from early dawn to late evening. At least, they never take it to the streets and carrying a chopped head of what other religion considers as a sacred animal.
2. “..didn’t even know that somebody was going to bring the head of the cow during that demonstration.”
This is bullshit. (pun on the bull not intended) Look at these photos.
Who was ‘carrying’ the cow’s head?
Look ma! They are carrying the cow’s head!
For sure it didn’t appear out of nowhere and joined the demonstration. Wait, actually I photochopped the cow’s head to the photos to make it appear like they did carry it. Poor them for being framed by me.
Same guy above carrying the cow’s head stomping it.
Even if it’s true they didn’t bring the cow’s head, why they spat and stomped on it? And to think our dumb Home Minister believed the words by these liars. Wait, he’s too dumb to comprehend and went to say these residents only wanted their voices to be heard and it was unfortunate “the publicity they received was negative because it was linked with racial and religious sentiments.”
3. The police allowed the demonstrators to proceed because the numbers of protestors were small.
Apparently, gathering peacefully holding candles with no threats and killing of animals is more dangerous than a bunch of maniacs crying for bloodshed, spitting and stomping on the head of dead cow.
4. “…play down the cow-head incident by pointing out that there were previous incidents where a pig-head was used.”
Don’t clown us, Mr Clown-face Minister. Show us the prove if you have them. No way your publicity hungry, biased medias would not jump on such stories if they ever happened. Come on, show us what you have in your records.
Even if it’s true, you know doing that kind of action is WRONG. And to retaliate in the same manner is ALSO WRONG. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Shame on you for trying to downplay the cow-head incident and setting a dangerous precedent by seemingly suggesting the cow’s head protest is okay because they were previous incidents where a pig head was used.
5. The Umno vice-president warned irresponsible parties not to provoke racial sentiments because it goes against the concept of 1 Malaysia.
Oh funny. Now, those sitting next to you, what they did on that Friday afternoon again? Who is going against the concept of 1Malaysia if it’s not you by supporting and justifying the actions by the residents? You are truly a piece of shit.
Phearrrr meh!!!
Seems like I waste too much internet space for HishaMOOddin and left little for the rest of the crooks. I’ll just write a short, simplified notes for the them
“Furthermore a public debate will only undermine efforts to strengthen the party especially if the issues brought up are sensationalised by the Opposition,” he said.
Now you are suggesting that ‘charging someone of their wrong doings can create unrest?’ That’s the dumbest thing coming our from your mouth, yet. I look forward for more stupid statements from you in the future. Or maybe you should take up this advice from a commenter in Malaysian Insider.
“An daddy-influence-conferred (otherwise disqualified) deputy with a morsel of wisdom would know when not to fart, much less through the mouth.”
MOOsa Hasan – Congratulations for getting your tenure as Inspector General of Police extended. May you continue to work for the demise betterment of Umno and BN and the crooks. Keep stalking those buggers in black shirts and candle vigils freaks. Crush them and rejoice!
MOOhyiddin Yassin – Just shut up, idiot. You are spoiling the very 1Malaysia your boss is trying not very hard to achieve. Oh, you are playing the bad guy and he’s playing the good guy? Very impressive performance. Keep up it but not for long for the wind of change is here and this time it’s ain’t your fart yo!
ps: Sorry for the absence, tweeting is so fun that I neglected my blog As you can see from the Archive section at the side bar, for August I had only 6 posts while in July I had 18.
Ini entri mencarut. Saya perlu melepaskan geram yang terbungkam di dada. Sila jangan teruskan membaca sekiranya anda masih suci murni seperti Makcik Madonna.
Hoi Khairul!
Kau memang bodoh sial. Bercakap pun tergagap-gagap entah apa-apa entah. Dah muka sekali tengok macam muka Khir Toyo sebelum botox + tempe treatment, tengok lagi macam bapuk Lorong Haji Taib. Bercakap bergoyang-goyang kepala dan badan macam sotong, geli-geleman aku tengok.
Mari kita tengok betapa bodoh dan dungunya si Khairul, ‘hero’ Pro-ISA ini.
“..iaitu semasa berdemonstrasi, banyak harta benda milik orang awam dan milik peniaga-peniaga sekitar Masjid India, Chow Kit, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman dan sebagainya telah rosak. Harta benda awam telah rosak, aaa termasuk juga harta benda awamlah, tong sampah rosak, telefon awam rosak… “
Amende ko cakap tu hah? Ko Melayu ke aper? Cakap tak betul, beri malu bangsa jer.
“.. Saksi kejadian adalah 27 juta rakyat Malaysia dan 7.3 billion warga dunia“
Kepala hotak kau 7.3 billion. Ko pandai pakai internet tak? Hah, pergi baca kat Wikipedia.
As of 4 August 2009, the Earth’s population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be 6.775 billion.
Mana ko dapat lagi lebih setengah billion? Bapak ko bagi?
Ko faham ke Keluhuran Perlembagaan itu apa? Kedaulatan Undang-Undang itu apa? Jangan main sebut jer. Artikel 10 Perlembagaan Malaysia ko pernah baca tak?
Artikel 10 bagi Perlembagaan Persekutuan di Malaysia
(1)Tertakluk pada Klausa (2), (3) dan (4) - (a) setiap warganegara mempunyai hak dalam kebebasan untuk berkata-kata dan ucapan;
(b) semua warganegara mempunyai hak untuk berhimpun dengan aman dan tanpa senjata;
(c) semua warganegara mempunyai hak untuk menubuhkan persatuan.
*Klausa (2), (3), dan (4) adalah sekatan-sekatan yang boleh dikenakan ke atas hak-hak dalam klausa (1) jika dianggap perlu untuk keselamatan negara.
Merbahaya? Ancaman kepada keselamatan negara?
“Eh, you seorang anak minta RM10 dengan bapak you, wajib ke bapak…”
Woi bodoh, polis bukan bapak rakyat, polis tu kuli rakyat lah! Rakyat yang bagi duit dengan polis suruh jaga keselamatan rakyat. Apa pulak rakyat yang jadi anak? Otak ko letak kat kepala lutut ke, Khairul?
“..Menteri tiada kuasa untuk menangkap orang di bawah ISA”
Seksyen 8 dalam Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri 1960 membolehkan Menteri Dalam Negeri mengeluarkan perintah tahanan selama dua tahun, tanpa melalui proses perbicaraan, terhadap mana-mana individu bagi tujuan mencegahnya daripada melakukan sebarang tindakan yang boleh mengancam dan memudaratkan keselamatan negara.Nampak sangat kau ni bahlol tahap keldai, Khairul. Keldai pun lagi pandai dari kau.
“Perompak dan penyamun di Malaysia berpesta sebab polis semua sibuk menjaga..”
“Hello polis, tolong ada orang curi rumah saya. Sorry lah polis semua sibuk”
Lawak ke? Apa tugas polis? Pukul orang awam yang berdemonstrasi secara aman? Tangkap penjenayah? Mana yang patut jadi keutamaan?Otak ko lembab macam span cuci pinggan mana lah tau ye? Er, macam mana nak ‘curi rumah’ tadi? Angkut?
“Saya dengan ini mengumumkan saya selaku (semua title haprak entah) saya dengan ini mencabar one by one debate dengan DS Anwar Ibrahim”
Yang ini memang lawak. Kalah lawak Zizan, kalah lawak Nabil Raja Lawak. Ukur kain di baju sendiri lah, Khai. One by one debate? English macam taik ada hati nak ’speaking’ seh! tak payah berdebat dengan DS Anwar Ibrahim, kalau menteri Umno macam Shabery Chik boleh berbuih mulut terkena penangan DSAI, aku rasa ko mesti muntah balik nasi kandar yang ko makan semalam. Tak pun tercirit terberak terkencing dalam seluar.
Tapi kalau hendak sangat berdebat, meh sini, berdebat dengan aku kalau rasa hebat sangat. Aku takder title-title hebat macam ko, tapi setakat berdebat dengan sotong kurap picisan macam ko ni bring it on!
“At the first place, kenapa engkorang ni semua, makcik-makcik tua, yang pakcik-pakcik..”
Kurang ajar betul engko ni Khairul. Ada mak bapak engko ajar macam mana nak bahasakan orang-orang tua macam makcik-makcik, pakcik pakcik? Sukahati ko jer panggil ‘engkorang’. At the first place kepala hotak ko. Sudahlah nak ’speaking’ tu, nampak terencat lah hoi!
“Sebelum tembak polis kena beri amaran..”
Kalau dah dasar penipu tu, memang tak boleh percaya.
Ada ke beri amaran?
“Saya pun perlahan-lahan pergi masuk balik dalam CM beli t-shirt Visit Malaysia RM1o”
Wah wah, nak temberang cakap pakai t-shirt Visit Malaysia lepas sekatan polis serah memorandum di Istana Negara. Penipu besar!
Polis nafi pro ISA berjaya lepas ke Istana Negara
03 Aug 2009 11:20AM
KL: Majlis Gabungan NGO Pembela Negara (Magaran) sama sekali tidak menyerahkan memorandum mempertahankan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA) kepada Istana Negara sebagaimana didakwa oleh kumpulan pro-ISA kelmarin, kata polis semalam.
Ketua Polis Daerah Brickfields, Asisten Komisioner Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid menjelaskan penasihat undang-undang Magaran, Mohd. Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz telah ditahan polis kira-kira 7 petang kelmarin ketika mendekati kawasan Istana Negara.
Sehubungan itu tegas beliau, tahap kawalan keselamatan di kawasan Istana Negara juga tidak pernah dicerobohi.
“Memorandum kumpulan pro-ISA tidak pernah diserahkan (kepada Istana Negara), wakil Istana Negara juga tidak hadir untuk menerima memorandum,” katanya.
Jelas Wan Abdul Bari, apabila Khairul cuba untuk melepasi sekatan jalan yang dikenakan, beliau telah dibawa ke pusat subtaktikal berhampiran dan maklumat peribadinya diambil.
Katanya lagi, Khairul telah dilepaskan kemudian kerana beliau tidak memperlihatkan sebarang ciri-ciri mengancam keselamatan.
Kelmarin kumpulan pro-ISA berkata pihaknya bangga kerana berjaya menyerahkan memorandum kepada Istana Negara melalui pintu masuk belakang.
Memang kaki putar belit, siapalah yang bodoh sangat nak percaya kat ko ni Khairul? Sudah merepek tu, bagus balik rumah peluk bini. Sekarang, 1Malaysia dah tahu bahawa Mohd. Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz ini merupakan seorang pengkhianat parti, penipu, bodoh perasan pandai, bodoh tidak bertempat, bodoh dungu, bodoh keldai, bodoh tolol dan yang sejenis dengan yang bodoh-bodoh.
ps: Pheewwww, I’m feeling better now. Must be the haze.
pss: Yes, I stoop low to hit him below the belt. Er, must fight at same level no?
A reader has kindly helped me (thank you Daisy Sheppard!) with the translation works for my previous Bahasa Melayu post ‘Surat terbuka kepada Tun Mahathir‘ , so here is the English version for your reading. Please share it around if you think it is worth doing so.
Dear Tun Mahathir,
I refer to Tun’s article entitled “Walk in the Shoes” written on the 20th July 2009 on Tun’s website. Allow me to share my opinion with regards to what had been written by Tun.
2. I believe the questioner perceived that non-Malays are feeling very oppressed and disappointed with the “injustice” against them in Malaysia (by a Government that is controlled by Malays).
The non Malays have strong reasons for feeling very oppressed and disappointed with the injustice towards them in Malaysia. In fact non Malay bumiputeras specifically the orang Aslis and Sabah and Sarawak bumiputeras also share the same feels as they too were not given the same treatment as the Malays whereas they are the original inhabitant of this country. How many non Malay bumiputera were accepted into the government sectors and government owned corporations like Petronas?
3. I do not know if this questioner ever asked non Malay luminaries the same question that is the feelings of Malays as to the state of their ancestors’ country that they have now become a race that relatively speaking are the poorest and still lagging behind.
Tun, the keyword here is ‘the poorest and lagging behind’ and that means irrespective of race, Malay or non Malay. If aid had been given to those who are deserving and in need without taking in account race, skin colour and religion and it was found that the majority of the deserving poor are Malays, it would have been well received by all.
No one will question such a policy. It is only wrong to create on purpose and then systematically misuse a policy to provide priorities to a particular race without taking into account the merit and need. In fact if such a policy is implemented – by taking into account needs and merit in deciding the distribution of aid, the majority of the Malays will automatically receive the benefits.
It has been more than 30 years the NEP has been implemented and there are still many Malays who are poor and lagging behind. Does this not give an indication that the NEP has failed in its implementation and that something drastic needs to be done? The gap between the poor and the rich keeps increasing where wealth is only directed to a group of Chinese, Indian and Malay individuals.
When you were in power, you gave many lucrative contracts to your non-Malay friends and some of them went to become among the richest individuals in Malaysia. Why didn’t you give the contracts to Malays back then? If you did, what happened to them?
And by using the argument that the richest individuals in Malaysia are from those who are non Malays, Tun presumed that it is all right to continue the NEP by giving priority to the Malays and punishing the non Malays who are poor and lagging behind? Is not the original intention of the NEP to help all who are poor and in need of economic aid regardless of race? Since when has the NEP been exclusively reserved for the Malays only?
Oh yes, is it not according to anthropological and historical studies, that most of the Malays in Malaysia and their ancestors actually originated from Indonesia, Thailand and India? Even from China? So their ancestors’ country is actually not Malaysia, just like mine? For example yourself,Tun; Khir Toyo and Syed Hamid Albar?
4. If he were to ask and the luminary answered sincerely, he will find that the Malays are most disappointed with their relative poverty that they are forced to keep asking all the time and also lagged in various fields.
Does it mean that with the existence of the NEP for more than 30 years now (almost reaching 40 years actually), the Malays have truly progressed and no longer lagging behind in various fields? Has it ever been pondered that the number of Malays who have progressed and no longer lagged behind had increased is due to the lowering of the yardstick or standard as well as the quota given by the government to enable them to be accepted for participation in specific fields? Is this to be regarded as achievement to be proud of? Isn’t that self deceiving?
5. They try to convince themselves they are masters in their own country but they know that actually they are not masters. The non Malays are the true masters.
Is it so very important for the Malays or the non Malays who are all Malaysian citizens to be jostling to be the true masters? Why do Malay POLITICAL LEADERS like Tun so obsessed with the mission to be ‘masters’? Tun was almost correct by saying (ONLY VERY FEW) non Malays are the true masters even after 30 years of the NEP being used to give priorities to the Malays. The question then, how could this happen?
The Malays have been helming the country through UMNO. Priority is given to Malays in business, economy, education, job opportunities and etc. through the NEP, yet the ones who become lords are a handful of non Malays? How this can possibly happen? Is that not strange and weird? Whereas those in power are the Malays and policies involving important sectors gave priorities to the Malays?
And Tun, please rectify the misleading statement ‘non Malays are the true masters’ by adding ‘a few’ in the front. I am a non Malay and I do not feel at all that I am master.
6. Because they are willing to share their country with other races, the race that originates from much more ancient civilisation (4,000 years) and who are more successful, today what little that they still have is being removed from them.
Tun, please clarify ‘what little that they still have is being removed from them’. This statement is very confusing and irresponsible. Priorities set aside for the Malays and the Sabah and Sarawak bumiputeras are enshrined in the constitution and no one can change or amend those facts except with the power of 2/3 of the parliament.
What that is frequently disputed here is the lack of fair treatment and implementation that veered from its real provisions as well as the tendencies of political leaders who attempt to twist existing facts according their distorted interpretations for their own selfish interests.
7. Think only of the New Economic Policy (NEP). Corporate wealth distribution in the NEP is 30% for bumiputras (even though they are 60% of the population) and 40% for other races as well as 30% for foreigners. But after 39 years of effort, the portion that is with them is only 20%, while the portion that is with the other races is almost 50%, even though they form only 26% of the total population.
Thank you for sharing this statistic, Tun. This clearly proves that, the NEP policy implemented all these years has FAILED terribly! If it had been implemented regardless of race but looked only at needs, undoubtedly thos who will benefit the most would be the Malays as most of them are poor and from them who make up ‘60% of the population’. Why Tun is still tenaciously defending the NEP implementation that has failed and only benefits very few individuals?
In line with Tun’s logic (twisting statistics to support arguments and making it into a believable ‘fact’), I am a 3rd generation inhabitant in Malaysia, just like Tun. Why can’t I obtain the same treatment as that received by Tun? I have no statistics of non Malay citizens born in Malaysia who are the 3rd, the 4th generation compared to ‘Malays” who immigrated to Malaysia, lived here for less than 3 generations but received the same treatment as the original inhabitants. For example, Khir Toyo? Syed Hamid Albar? Many foreign citizens in Sabah possess MyKad and the ‘Malay Bumiputera’ status? Statistically (refering to the number of years living in Malaysia), I am definitely more qualified to receive ‘better’ treatment than them, right?
I believe the statement that corporate wealth distribution of 30% for the bumiputeras is not very accurate; instead 30 % for Umnoputra is more accurate. The total membership of UMNO is less than 2 million and this means that this 30% corporate wealth distribution is savoured by Umnoputra – who represent but only 7 % of the Malaysia population. Agree?
Additionally, is it the fault of the non-Malays that they were brought here and multiplied here? Why must the ‘blunder’ done by other people (the British) be borne by the non-Malays, particularly new generations like me? Non-Malays do not have the option but to serve and pledge allegiance to Malaysia and what is requested is fair and equal treatment as has been provided for them in the constitution. That is all, Tun.
8. The value of bumiputera owned assets totalled 15 % while the rest are owned by non-Malays because assets owned in urban areas are worth much higher than those in rural areas.
Is it a crime to be rich non-Malay in an economic climate that is based on capitalist principles and free market? Is the question of race still relevant in the global economy that Tun keeps harping on, for example while defending the PPSMI? Why after 50 years of BN government (which is held by the Malays) and 30 years of NEP implementation, the nation’s wealth has yet to reach the rural population who in general are the Malays? Is this the fault of the non-Malays.
9. Non-Malay luminaries who try to put themselves in the place of the Malays (in the shoes of the Malays) if they are sincere, will feel the disappointment of the Malays noting that that almost all businesses and enterprises as well as wealth obtained from them are owned by non Malays. All the grand estate houses are occupied by non Malays. Very few Malays live in such grand estates. More live in slum areas.
Yes Tun, why? Is this also the fault of people who are non Malay but able to still compete and monopolises wealthy even when they were not given an economic crutch? Have Tun ever compared the living standards of Malays who are rich with those who are poor, and non Malays who are rich with those who are poor, which would have a greater gap of wealth disparity difference?
Why are there still so many Malays who live in slum areas while political leaders like Tun live in splendour? Why your child Tun, could hold grand house warming parties but many Malays still live in destitute? Why politicians like Zakaria Deros, Khir Toyo can afford to build magnificent palaces that cost millions of ringgits while there are still many Malays who live in slum shacks?
10. Maybe all these are due to the Malays’ own fault. They did not use the opportunities prepared for them. There are some who even abused these opportunities. But if a trishaw rider is given a million Ringgit, will he be able to venture into business and be successful in this field?
True. Why are opportunities still being given to those who are ‘not clever, less skilled and not qualified?’ Would this help them to be successful? Tun, the good intentions to help the Malays are well received and appropriate. But the way that have been used, the implementations are not right, as postured by Tun yourself “if a trishaw rider is given a million Ringgit, would he be able to venture into business and be successful in this field?”
11. Social engineering is not only done by the Malays alone. Socialism and Communism are also types of social engineering to reduce or eliminate the gap between the poor and the rich. They are also not totally successful although they use speakable violence. The NEP was implemented carefully without violence, without confiscating and often amended when faced with opposition from the non-Malays. What is the perception of the Malays towards the NEP?
Tun, now is the year 2009, not 1959. ‘Social engineering’ needs to change according to current realities. If we keep returning to our history and lives are overshadowed by our pasts, we do not have progress. Do the Navajo Indians need to ask the United States of America to make a policy like the NEP with the excuse of past history?
Yes, it is true the NEP is implemented without violence and confiscation, but it has also systematically quashed the opportunities of many Malaysian citizens just because they are non-Malays. How many non-Malay citizens of Malaysia who are bright and brilliant have been taken and utilised by neighbouring country Singapore to develop that country because they are not accepted by their own country? Is that not a waste? Malaysia ‘raised’, educated and provided shelter for them for almost 20 years, and after obtaining excellent results were not utilised well by Malaysia but instead are ‘handed over’ to our neighbouring country?
The opposition of non-Malays, in fact also many Malays who did not get the benefits of the NEP is towards its implementation which only helped a select few. Refering to the statistics shared by Tun, the poverty gap is increasing and has not improved since the NEP was implemented.
12. Just look at the history of the Malay struggle. During the 1955 election, at a time when they controlled 82% of the constituencies, they willingly gave not a small number of their constituencies to the other races and voted candidates from these races until they won against other Malay candidates (PAS).
Is that not something that is should be carried out in line with the power sharing concept that BN harped upon? I definitely do not agree with BN’s concept of choosing its candidates based on race, and not ability or qualification. This should not be regarded as a ‘sacrifice’, instead the Malaysian citizens have been ‘sacrificed’ as most of the candidates and leaders chosen to represent them were chosen only because they were from a certain race, without looking at the ability of the individual.
13. Then they awarded one million citizenships without the usual conditions to other races so much so that the percentage of the Malay citizens fell from 82% to 60%. Who amongst others has similarly done so?
Tun, could Malaya (at that point in time) been able to achieve independence from the British without agreeing that citizenship be also given to other races? Was not citizenships given conditionally where priorities will be given to the Malays and the Sabah and Sarawak bumiputeras as enshrined in Article 153 of the Malaysian Constitution?
Why does Tun say it was given without the usual conditions when you know that is not true? Why does Tun still dig up past events? 50 years the non-Malays have lived in Malaysia, is that still not enough to repay the magnanimity of the Malays in awarding citizenships with that particular condition? How long more must these issues of ‘original inhabitants’ and ‘immigrants’ be raised, Tun? Each time BN or Umno feels it will lose its ruling grip?
14. At that time the official name of the country is The Federation of the Malay States. When the Malay States Peninsula was merged with Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah, the word “Malay States” were dropped and the merged states were named Malaysia. With that the Malay identity disappeared from the name of the country itself. They however did not seek to drop other names.
Tun, is this relevant to talk about? Do not many Malays still adamantly link the name Malaysia as Malay (Melayu) – sia? Why is something that has been agreed upon at one time long ago by all the Malaysian leaders, is made an issue by Tun?
15. Unlike other countries which allow only their national language in all national schools, the Malays agree that Chinese and Tamil be made the medium of instruction in Government-aided schools. The national language (Malay Language) did not become the national language as in other neighbouring countries and in Europe, Australia and America.
Was this (rights to use mother tongue) not also what had been agreed upon by all the leaders – Malay, Chinese and Indians when Malaysia achieved her independence from the British and is thus incorporated into the country’s constitution? Why does Tun need to question this issue? Was this not the condition for the Malay Language to be accepted as the national language, a ‘trade-off?’
16. And many more sacrifices had been made by the Malays so that other races get what ever they demand, for national peace and unity.
How long and how much more sacrifices have also to be made by the non-Malays so that the Malays can be satisfied?
17. What would be the apparent feeling of the luminary who placed himself in the place of the Malays, towards all these sacrifices? Will he still think that the Malays ought to sacrifice everthing that is demanded of them?
Does Tun think that the non-Malays have not sacrificed for the sake of helping their Malay brothers and sisters? Do you think they are very happy to be denied the many opportunities all because they have been born non-Malays? What would be your feeling Tun if you were not Malay?
18. With this article I will still be labelled as a racist by non-Malay racists. But if they are willing to accept the truth, they can compare the sacrifices of the Malays the original owners of this country with the their sacrifices made in the interest of this country.
With this article, it is proven Tun remains trapped in the old mindset. Tun still thinks that in this challenging era of globalisation of a world without borders, racial issues and communal politics are still relevant to talk about? Why does Tun only touch on the sacrifices of the Malays? Why does Tun not touch on the contribution and sacrifices of the non-Malays in nation building and development of this country?
19. I am of the opinion that if this country wants peace and development, wealth distribution and the quality of life of all races mush be just (fair) even though unequal. Let not any party or race bears the burden of extreme poverty, while other races live in luxury. Fishing support by taking the right of one race to give to another race is not the way – particularly taking from those who are lacking to be given to those already have plenty.
I am of the opinion if this country wants peace and progress, racially laced statements and those that can bring about disunity should be avoided, especially those coming from leaders like Tun.
Distribution of wealth and the quality of life of all races can only be fair if it is based on needs and merits, not racial identity and skin colour. Tun contradicts yourself when you said ‘fishing support by taking the right of one race to give to another race is not the way’ yet Tun appears to make arguments to support that very same action from point 2 to 18 with the excuse it is only right and proper because ‘the Malays have sacrificed more compared to the non Malays’.
What is the purpose of Tun writing the article above by pitting the Malays and the non Malays which can give rise to suspicion and dissatisfaction amongst the races? Does it help to build national unity towards a peaceful state?
1. At a forum organised by Gempita and UMNO entitled The Position of the Malay Rulers and the Malays in the Malaysian Constitution in the Age of Liberalisation and Globalisation, I was asked by a Malay lecturer from UIAM (Univeristy Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia) if I had ever thought to put myself in the place of non Malays (put yourself in the shoes of a non-Malay) with regards to the the discrimination against them in this country.
Oh yes, Tun has yet to answer the question of that lecturer, have you even thought to put yourself in the place of the non Malays with regards to the discrimination against them in this country.
Hari ini masuk hari yang ke-20 Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak menjadi Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang ke-6. Tidak dapat dipastikan secara jelas bagaimana rakyat Malaysia amnya dan pemimpin -pemimpin Malaysia khususnya menjadi taksub dengan cogankata.
Semua parti politik Malaysia ada cogankata masing-masing, yang kadang-kadang amat lucu jika diambil kira kesesuaian cogankata tersebut dengan corak dan agenda politik sesebuah parti tersebut dan tidak hairan mengapa ada parti yang kerapkali menukar cogankata mereka.
Cogankata yang popular akhir-akhir ini terutamanya di kalangan parti-parti yang menempa nasib malang pada pilihanraya umum tahun lepas adalah cogankata yang membawa erti ‘pembaharuan’, ‘perubahan’ dan ‘nafas baru’, kurang pasti mengapa ia menjadi pilihan.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad yang menjadi Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang ke-4 pada tahun 1982 menggunakan cogankata ‘Bersih, Cekap dan Amanah’ untuk pemerintahan beliau dan seterusnya mempopularkan cogankata nombor satu Malaysia – ‘Malaysia Boleh’.
Pemimpin-pemimpin selepas beliau juga mengikut jejak langkah beliau dengan memperkenalkan cogankata masing-masing sebaik sahaja mengambil alih tampuk pemerintahan. Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dengan’cemerlang, Gemilang dan Terbilang’ dan Perdana Menteri Malaysia sekarang, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pula memperkenalkan cogankata ‘Satu Malaysia, Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan’.
‘Satu Malaysia’ yang ditulis sebagai ‘1Malaysia’ disandarkan oleh Datuk Seri Najib sebagai konsep untuk merealisasikan bangsa Malaysia dengan melihat seseorang warga negara Malaysia tanpa berdasarkan warna kulit, agama, keturunan dan budayanya. Dalam ucapan sulungnya selepas menjadi Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib menyatakan bahawa 1Malaysia ditunjangi diperkenalkan tidak lain dan tidak bukan adalah untuk perpaduan rakyat Malaysia dengan yang dua prinsip utama iaitu sikap saling menghormati antara satu sama lain dan keyakinan antara satu sama lain.
Utusan Malaysia, Hipokrit, Penipuan dan Omong Kosong
Sayang sekali, apa yang diutarakan oleh Datuk Seri Najib dalam konsep 1Malaysia beliau nampaknya tidak difahami atau diterima baik oleh golongan ultra Melayu khususnya dalam Umno itu sendiri. Tidak sampai 2 minggu beliau memperkenalkan konsep 1Malaysia, pada 15 April 2009, akhbar Utusan Malaysia yang dimiliki Umno dalam halaman utama telah menyeru rakyat Malaysia yang berbangsa Melayu untuk ‘bangkit dan bersatu dalam berhadapan dengan tuntutan kaum lain yang kini dilihat semakin keterlaluan‘, satu kenyataan yang boleh menyebabkan wujudnya buruk sangka antara kaum di Malaysia.
Apa yang diutarakan dalam laporan ‘Bangkitlah Melayu‘ oleh Utusan Malaysia adalah jelas bertentangan dan jauh terpesong daripada konsep ‘1Malaysia’ yang dijaja oleh Datuk Seri Najib. Namun begitu, sudah menjadi kebiasaan pemimpin-pemimpin Malaysia khususnya daripada parti Barisan Nasional yang diketuai oleh Umno untuk gemar bermain retorik, omong kosong dan menyampaikan khabar ‘indah dari rupa’.
Perdana Menteri mengelak daripada mengulas laporan Utusan Malaysia tersebut apabila ditanya sama ada laporan itu bertentangan dengan konsep perpaduan “Satu Malaysia” yang dipromosi olehnya, sebaliknya berkata ia terserah kepada penilaian seseorang dengan memberikan jawapan dangkal “Itu terpulang kepada tafsiran masing-masing.”
Sudah pasti seandainya ada akhbar berbahasa Cina atau Tamil yang mengeluarkan laporan berbaur mengapikan-apikan sentimen perkauman seperti yang dilakukan oleh Utusan Malaysia, layanan yang berlainan akan diberikan. Sudah pasti sekiranya versi ini yang berlaku di mana akhbar berbahasa Cina dan Tamil yang menyeru ‘Bangkitlah Cina!’ dan ‘Bangkitlah India‘, semua menteri-menteri khususnya dari Barisan Nasional akan keluar dengan kenyataan keras untuk mengutuk laporan seumpama itu kerana cuba menggugat falsafah perpaduan 1Malaysia yang dibawa oleh Perdana Menteri.
Mesyuarat tergempar dan tindakan keras akan diambil ke atas akhbar-akhbar tersebut kerana menerbitkan artikel yang boleh menjejaskan hubungan antara kaum. Mungkinkah sekiranya yang menyeru supaya kaum masing-masing bersatu untuk berhadapan dengan ancaman kaum lain yang itu adalah akbar berbahasa Cina dan Tamil, barulah ia akan menjadi isu yang cukup penting dan segera untuk dibincangkan oleh kabinet Perdana Menteri?
Mengapa tiada kenyataan daripada Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri yang bertanggungjawab bagi Hal Ehwal Perpaduan dan Pengurusan Prestasi berkenaan isu ini? Apakah laporan seperti ini membantu mengeratkan lagi perpaduan rakyat Malaysia? Adakah prestasi Perdana Menteri dalam menangani isu ini dinilai sewajarnya? Gagalkah beliau? Di mana suara parti-parti komponen BN seperti MCA dan MIC?
Perdana Menteri, Najib Tun Razak bukan sahaja tidak mengambil tindakan ke atas Utusan Malaysia atas laporan tersebut, sebaliknya menyeru rakyat Malaysia supaya melepaskan diri dari ‘penjara etnik’ dan berfikir sebagai satu bangsa. Jelas, ini hanya retorik kosong yang mana kita dapat melihat percanggahan dari segi perlaksanaan dengan ‘lain yang dikata, lain yang dibuat’. Wujudnya budaya ‘double standard’ dan hipokrasi ahli-ahli politik Barisan Nasional inilah yang menjadi punca hilangnya sokongan rakyat Malaysia kepada mereka. (Rais Yatim, sila ambil perhatian)
Politik perkaumanan, pecah dan perintah and opportunis
Politik Malaysia masih berada di takuk lama. Mungkin kerana rata-rata ahli-ahli politiknya adalah tinggalan dari zaman purba, masih melihat isu dari kaca mata mereka yang telah uzur. Sukar untuk menerima dan mempercayai seruan untuk pembaharuan dan perubahan itu dalah ikhlas dan jujur sekiranya yang membuat seruan itu adalah orang lama, dengan pemikiran lama dan cara lama.
Tidak kira parti pembangkang atau parti kerajaan, masing-masing masih terperangkap dengan isu perkauman. Ini amat ketara berlaku dalam parti-parti komponen Barisan Nasional – Umno, MCA dan MIC. Semenjak pilihanraya umum Mac 2008, parti-parti komponen BN semakin semakin galak berkempen untuk menimbulkan rasa benci dan curiga sesama kaum.
Umno dengan menggunakan media massa tunggangannya seperti RTM1, RTM2, TV3, Utusan Malaysia dan Berita Harian semakin hangat berkempen bagi menaburkan perasaan benci dan curiga terhadap masyarakat bukan Melayu, untuk menarik sokongan masyarakat Melayu. MCA dan MIC melalui media vernakular masing-masing pula menari mengikut irama Umno, contohnya dalam pemilihan kabinet baru Perdana Menteri, masing-masing membuat permintaan yang kaum masing-masing.
MCA meminta supaya diberikan jawatan Timbalan Perdana Menteri Cina bagi menjadikan kepentingan kaum Cina. MIC meminta lebih banyak jawatan menteri penuh diberikan kepada pemimpin-pemimpin India dari MIC, juga untuk menjaga kepentingan kaum India. Ironinya, kedua-dua parti ini ditolak oleh penyokong tradisi masing-masing pada pilihanraya umum yang lepas kerana tidak menjaga kepentingan mereka.Ahli-ahli politik Barisan Nasional yang diketuai oleh Umno telah mengeksploitasikan paranoia kaum untuk kepentingan diri dan kroni masing-masing.
Sedarkah orang Melayu semua bahawa perkataan bumiputera, hak istimewa orang Melayu dan bumiputera, kedaulatan Raja-Raja Melayu itu kerap dilaung-laungkan oleh golongan opportunis yang hanya bergelar Melayu pada nama tetapi golongan Melayu inilah yang menipu orang Melayu dari segi penyelewengan projek kerajaan, meminda akta untuk melemahkan institusi raja, menidakkan kekayaan sumber negara untuk dinikmati oleh orang Melayu miskin, memukul, menembak gas pemedih mata dan menghumban orang Melayu ke dalam jerejak besi?
Sedarkah orang India dan orang Cina, perkataan sekolah Tamil, sekolah Cina, bahasa Cina dan bahasa Tamil, tempat ibadat tokong dan kuil itu kerap dilaungkan-laungkan oleh golongan opportunis Cina dan India yang hanya mempergunakan sokongan mereka sebagai batu loncatan politik?
Siapa itu Ibrahim Ali? Ibrahim Ali lantang bercakap berkenaan kepentingan orang Melayu. Beliau bercakap tentang nasib orang Melayu, pembelaan dan ketuanan orang Melayu dan Umno adalah satu-satunya badan yang boleh membela dan memperjuangkan nasib orang Melayu. Sungguh aneh lagi menghairankan, katak politik ini jugalah yang cabut lari dari Umno dan melompat-lompat melacurkan diri untuk kelangsungan politik beliau.
Dengan sifat fanatik kemelayuan yang tebal, mengapa Ibrahim Ali meninggalkan Umno, parti ulung orang Melayu? Umno tidak boleh tidak ada tokoh pejuang seperti Ibrahim Ali berkhidmat ntuk parti, seharusnya. Ternyata Ibrahim Ali hanyalah opportunis murahan, seorang pelacur politik yang melalut seperti orang gila hanya kerana ingin mengambil kesempatan untuk menyatakan bahawa beliau amat kepingin dan sungguh terdesak untuk kembali kepada Umno.
Bangkit untuk Satu Malaysia, dalam erti kata sebenarnya.
Tiada sebarang kaum yang tengah berkomplot untuk menindas mana-mana komuniti yang lain. Ini cuma mainan politik ahli-ahli politik hipokrit Barisan Nasional yang dikepalai oleh Umno. Kita semua harus bangkit untuk menyahkan politik perkauman zaman kuno yang diekploitasikan oleh ahli-ahli politik murahan ini demi kepentingan diri sendiri dan kroni mereka.
Perkauman tidak akan membantu sesuatu kaum itu, dan keuntungan yang diperolehi dengan menidakkan hak atau atas kesusahan kaum lain, malah mana-mana kaum sekalipun tidak akan membantu perpaduan negara.
Malaysia tidak akan maju dan berdaya saing sekiranya rakyat Malaysia tidak bersatu padu dalam erti kata yang sebenarnya. Oleh itu, kita semua harus bangkit bukan untuk saling bercakaran sesama kita, akan tetapi kerana kita sayang akan negara Malaysia ini dan ingin supaya rakyat Malaysia tidak kira warna kulit, bangsa, agama dan pegangan politik menikmati hidup yang adil, makmur dan saksama.
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