KUALA LUMPUR : Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is confused, perplexed, puzzled. He cannot understand why Malaysian Chinese voters continue to treat the Barisan Nasional with disdain. He cannot fathom why after tossing millions of ringgit to improve Chinese language schools, the BN lost by-elections in Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau.
Malaysia’s deputy prime minister wonders whether the Chinese have begun to think of themselves as kingmakers in the new political landscape.
“The Chinese even though are a minority group feel that they have the deciding power because the Malays are split into three group. In such a situation, they can decide the outcome of an election and this can be seen from the general election and the by-elections.
“They think they have the power to decide. It is not only the Chinese but the Indian community as well,’’ he told Mingguan Malaysia.
Muhyiddin is not the only who cannot understand or chooses not to understand the psyche of Chinese.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says that Chinese voted for Pakatan Rakyat because they were swayed by efforts by the Opposition to frame the Perak constitutional crisis as an attempt by a Malay government to usurp power of a Chinese government.
The Chinese are not so difficult to figure out. They like other Malaysians can smell hypocrisy and are loath to support those who have little respect for the view of the everyday man.
The defection of the three Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers and the Sultan of Perak’s decision to install BN as the new state government reeked of bad faith.
To compound matters, the brazen partiality of institutions only served to confirm in the minds of many Malaysians who were the good guys and who were the usurpers of power.
For many of the voters who supported Pakatan Rakyat in March 2008, the shenanigans surrounding the episode showed that the arrogance and boorishness of BN had not dimmed despite the wake-up call 12 months ago.
Courtesy: The Malaysian Insider
Malaysia’s deputy prime minister wonders whether the Chinese have begun to think of themselves as kingmakers in the new political landscape.
“The Chinese even though are a minority group feel that they have the deciding power because the Malays are split into three group. In such a situation, they can decide the outcome of an election and this can be seen from the general election and the by-elections.“They think they have the power to decide. It is not only the Chinese but the Indian community as well,’’ he told Mingguan Malaysia.
Muhyiddin is not the only who cannot understand or chooses not to understand the psyche of Chinese.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says that Chinese voted for Pakatan Rakyat because they were swayed by efforts by the Opposition to frame the Perak constitutional crisis as an attempt by a Malay government to usurp power of a Chinese government.
The Chinese are not so difficult to figure out. They like other Malaysians can smell hypocrisy and are loath to support those who have little respect for the view of the everyday man.The defection of the three Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers and the Sultan of Perak’s decision to install BN as the new state government reeked of bad faith.
To compound matters, the brazen partiality of institutions only served to confirm in the minds of many Malaysians who were the good guys and who were the usurpers of power.
For many of the voters who supported Pakatan Rakyat in March 2008, the shenanigans surrounding the episode showed that the arrogance and boorishness of BN had not dimmed despite the wake-up call 12 months ago.
Courtesy: The Malaysian Insider
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