DPM Slams Petty Malays for confusing The Issues

It is high time to ponder the future.  Whether it is better with Barisan Nasional which has a clear vision and mission giving a cohesive front.  Or with the confused and divided Pakatan Rakyat which has seen MPs leaving the sinking ship .  Anwar faces an uncertain future in view of his sodomy case.  Also the fact that the MB of Selangor, Tan Sri Khalid's position looks so precarious when Azmin was made PKR Selangor Liaison Chief  a few weeks ago which will end up making Selangor PKR having two equally strong generals.  Not a particularly good situation politically for PR going into the next General Elections.


DPM slams petty Malays for confusing issues

Submitted by Francis Nantha on Sunday, July 4th, 2010

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Bernama

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 22:00:00

BATU PAHAT: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today lashed out at a small section of the Malays who are bent on questioning government policies, saying such actions could pose a threat to the struggles of Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN).
He said that these groups of Malays had been questioning the position of the Malay Rulers, the Malay language as the national language and the efforts to enhance the economic well-being of the Malays.
"The Malays should be united under one umbrella to ensure the agenda to develop them are achieved. We will never be able to achieve it if we are disunited," he said when opening the Parit Sulong Umno division meeting here today.
Muhyiddin said these groups of Malays supported the opposition particularly the DAP. "The DAP labelled me as 'ultra Malay' for fighting for the interest of the Malays when in fact it is (DAP parliamentary leader) Lim Kit Siang who is more racist."
The Umno deputy president said that in this challenging situation, the Malays especially Umno should unite and double their effort not only to strengthen the party but also in implementing the transformation plan so that Umno would continue to be accepted by the people.
He also called for continuous efforts to improve the party, saying the transformation plan to face the coming 13th general election had not been moving as speedy as it should be at the divisional level.
He said party members should carry out the transformation process to make the party relevant to the Malays and the people in general.
Earlier, Muhyiddin described the actions of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim lately as an act of betrayal, saying they had caused split among the Malays.
He said the Malays should realise the repercussions of Anwar's actions. "The people should realise that Anwar is causing split among the Malays." he told reporters after opening the Batu Pahat Umno meeting today.
He said that the Washington Post's report that Anwar had gone to the United States to tell his American friends that he regretted using the term such as "Zionist aggression", showed that the opposition leader were afraid of hurting their feelings.
"He has many friends there and this too should be looked into and gauged by the people," he said.
Asked to comment on the meeting between PKR leader Datuk Zaid Ibrahim and blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin in London recently, Muhyiddin said it showed that Zaid had good relations with the fugitive "Malaysia Today" editor.
Muhyiddin also reminded Umno members that they had two years to implement changes in their respective areas before the coming election.
In LAHAD DATU, Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said Anwar could not accept the fact that the BN was rightfully elected by the people.
He said that even now, Anwar continued to disparage the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in the international arena.
"Datuk Seri Najib is our prime minister. Not just Barisan Nasional members, everyone, whether the person in Anwar, Lim Kit Siang or (Datuk Seri) Abdul Hadi Awang, should show respect to the prime minister," he said.
"Anwar is a hypocrite who should be rejected by the people," Mustapa said when opening the Silam Umno meeting.
Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said Anwar was inconsistent with his stand. "Well, is that unusual for him to 'flip-flop'? The people are beginning to open their eyes and see him for who he really is," he told reporters after opening the 1Family 1Malaysia programme in Kuala Lumpur.DPM