ANWAR CHALLENGES NAJIB TO CHOOSE 1MALAYSIA OR RACIST PROPAGANDA
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today challenged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to decide if he wanted the country to be based on his 1 Malaysia concept or one which promoted a racist agenda.
Source: The Malaysian Insider
- The Opposition Leader, who has been accused by Umno of being a traitor to the Malays, said that Najib had to stop the race rhetoric being employed against him or risk 1 Malaysia becoming cheap propaganda.
- Umno leaders and Utusan Malaysia have become more strident in their remarks in what is a palpable attempt to shore up its position as the defender of Malay interests.
- The DAP has been the subject of heavy bombardment of late, with Umno and Utusan accusing the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) party of being anti-Malay and anti-Malay rulers.
- Last week, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin also accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of being a traitor of the Malays, and despite the threat of a RM100 million lawsuit, the deputy Umno president has refused to retract his remarks or apologise. Anwar said today he had no interest in participating in a personal dispute with the deputy prime minister and wanted to instead engage in terms of policies.
- He said that this was not the first time that Umno had tried to target him and believes that this new attempt to discredit him is clear evidence that Umno was desperate.
- Anwar stressed that the issue of his alleged betrayal would not derail him from fighting for the poor Malays and against the Malay leaders who are “exorbitantly wealthy and use racial issues to protect their interests.”
- Anwar explained that Pakatan Rakyat and its leaders are committed to upholding the basic principles under the Federal Constitution which includes Islam’s position as the official religion of Malaysia, as well as the rights and privileges of the Malays and other races.
NAJB HIJACKS OUR MULTI RACIAL REFORM-ANWAR
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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