Ibrahim Ali, the President of the xenophobic NGO named Perkasa
and Mahathir Mohamad, the former Prime Minster (1981–2003) and are
actually in the same boat when it comes to racial and religious rhetoric
in politics. The two of a kind have many a time offended the
non-Malays and disillusioned the Malays in the country with their
political arrogance and blunt rhetoric.
It was widely reported in the international media that “Ibrahim Ali had called on Muslims to seize and burn copies of Bibles which contain the term ‘Allah’ or other Arabic religious words."
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Political observers opine that Ibrahim’s statement ‘is the most
despicable statement, which is racist, highly inflammatory and seditious
that a politician could ever make in a multi-racial society’.
In the local context, Ibrahim’s coming out in public to issue such a deliberately provocative, sensitive and seditious statement is enough to make the non-Malays despise UMNO more. Undeniably, Perkasa is seen as UMNO’s proxy.
To scare the non-Malays
But according to unpopular Mahathir – Perkasa’s patron – Ibrahim’s political bombast ‘did not represent’ UMNO’s stand. This statement by Mahathir is not convincing enough to all Malaysians as Ibrahim using Perkasa as its platform has many times before articulated provocative statements using racial tones to scare the non-Malays in support of UMNO.
With Mahathir coming to defend Ibrahim has markedly put both of them in the same boat – they have been known to stir racial and religious issues for their and UMNO’s political expediency. Says a political observer, “Ibrahim was ‘trying to instigate’ but the Malays are not falling for his act. The duo may say that it’s all a political game but their overall outspokenness on matters of race and religion has affronted the non-Malays and moderate Muslims badly.”
Najib Razak, the Prime Minister, did not at any time reproach Ibrahim’s past ‘extreme’ demeanours. The 1Malaysia Prime Minister who recently proclaimed that he is a Prime Minister for all Malaysians and not just one community has kept quiet for the reason best known to him.
But to the masses, it looks like he has no gut to censure this diseased religious bigot, including his NGO Perkasa’s patron, Mahathir. And this, of course, has further upset the non-Malays in the country. MCA, Gerakan and MIC – component parties – have not reacted to this either for fear that they will be rebuked by UMNO – the Big Brother in Barisan Nasional.
Hurt the feeling of non-Malays
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It was widely reported in the international media that “Ibrahim Ali had called on Muslims to seize and burn copies of Bibles which contain the term ‘Allah’ or other Arabic religious words."
Political observers opine that Ibrahim’s statement ‘is the most
despicable statement, which is racist, highly inflammatory and seditious
that a politician could ever make in a multi-racial society’.In the local context, Ibrahim’s coming out in public to issue such a deliberately provocative, sensitive and seditious statement is enough to make the non-Malays despise UMNO more. Undeniably, Perkasa is seen as UMNO’s proxy.
To scare the non-Malays
But according to unpopular Mahathir – Perkasa’s patron – Ibrahim’s political bombast ‘did not represent’ UMNO’s stand. This statement by Mahathir is not convincing enough to all Malaysians as Ibrahim using Perkasa as its platform has many times before articulated provocative statements using racial tones to scare the non-Malays in support of UMNO.
With Mahathir coming to defend Ibrahim has markedly put both of them in the same boat – they have been known to stir racial and religious issues for their and UMNO’s political expediency. Says a political observer, “Ibrahim was ‘trying to instigate’ but the Malays are not falling for his act. The duo may say that it’s all a political game but their overall outspokenness on matters of race and religion has affronted the non-Malays and moderate Muslims badly.”
Najib Razak, the Prime Minister, did not at any time reproach Ibrahim’s past ‘extreme’ demeanours. The 1Malaysia Prime Minister who recently proclaimed that he is a Prime Minister for all Malaysians and not just one community has kept quiet for the reason best known to him.
But to the masses, it looks like he has no gut to censure this diseased religious bigot, including his NGO Perkasa’s patron, Mahathir. And this, of course, has further upset the non-Malays in the country. MCA, Gerakan and MIC – component parties – have not reacted to this either for fear that they will be rebuked by UMNO – the Big Brother in Barisan Nasional.
Hurt the feeling of non-Malays