Recently, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim questioned the sincerity of the Malaysian Prime Minister in announcing a new merit-based scholarship programme obviously aimed at winning back Chinese voter support from People coalition (PR).
Source: The Malaysian Insider, Suara Keadilan, Adib Zalkapli
- “Last time, when I said it, I was called a Chinese agent. Now that Najib has said it what are you going to call him? Is he now a Chinese agent and traitor to the Malays?” said Anwar sarcastically when asked today about the new scholarships to be based purely on merit.
- The Opposition Leader has been frequently labelled a “traitor” and “Chinese agent” by Umno leaders since he launched PR’s reform agenda.
- Anwar’s PR has successfully used its supremacy of the people, slogan to differentiate itself from Umno’s supremacy of the Malays, rallying cry which has caused concern even among non-Malay Barisan Nasional (BN) parties.
- But Najib, in a speech to Chinese political and community leaders, pledged to set up a new “National Scholarship” based entirely on merit, and also indicated his administration’s willingness to eventually drop the racial quotas in more sectors of the economy.
- The prime minister’s remarks suggest a concerted effort is finally being made to hijack PR’s more multi-racial platform.
- Najib’s pledges on reform seem to also suggest that he believes he can control the potential backlash from Malays while wanting to convince the non-Malays that, even if they have misgivings about Umno and BN, they should have faith in him.
- Anwar appeared to acknowledge the threat from Najib today, and claimed the prime minister had only partially adopted the opposition’s agenda but failed to emphasise on protection for the poor.
- “When we proposed something, it has to help people regardless of race but at the same time we will protect the poor, that is our approach,” he added.
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