Stop Stoking the Racial-Religious Card

The blog posted by BG (Retired) Mohd Arshad Raji calling the Minister of Home Affairs to take not only mean, serious but also strong action against Utusan Melayu (UM) for putting up recently the inflammatory, irresponsible and unconscionable article that the Opposition was colluding with the DAP to form a Government headed by a Christian PM and implicate that the constitution would be change to convert Malaysia into a Christian State.

The Editorial Board of UM should be given a stern show cause letter as to why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for deeming it fit to print the article knowing fairly well that it was not true and that it was based on hearsay and lies. If they were found guilty, the legal process must take its place to dismiss them and that the publication license shall be suspended for at least a year to show that the Government is serious in wanting to build or encourage to build a united, harmonious and peaceful nation among the all citizens of Malaysia regardless of their racial origin, religious background and beliefs.

As a national daily, Utusan Melayu has a great responsibility to ensure that what it reports is true based on facts and not based on irresponsible pro-UMNO bloggers like the Bigdog.com and Marahku.com

If I may add to what BG (R) Mohd Arshad that the Editorial Members of UM perhaps were too young to know what happened on May 13, 1969 and its aftermath that immeasurably had contributed to the socio-economic situation with which the country is facing today. Hundred of innocent lives were killed during the riot. Bodies were seen floating down the Klang River while many properties were torched, looted and gutted. With the curfew in place, many households had to tighten their belts since food were scarce and many could not go to the markets to buy their daily provisions. For months and years on end thereafter, the one-time peaceful and harmonious multi-racial setting in country had been disrupted and undermined. With the UMNO politicians continuing to stoke the racial-religious issues, they have caused greater divide among the people of Malaysia.

Don’t the UMNO ultra-putras have any iota shame about creating and causing a bad reputation for the country through their incessant imbecile and inane acts of racial and religious divisionism. By just going back the last twelve months, we witnessed and saw in place the Sodomy I & II episodes, the incriminating sex-video in TV3 probably engineered by the trievillate, the Alkitab issue and now the article attempting to cause a divide between the Muslims and Christians in Malaysia. This merely shows the blatant mental bankruptcy of UMNO leadership which seriously reflects badly on the competence and capability of the PM. And honestly, I am appalled at the silly and lame excuse of the Minister of Home Affairs – he is just not fit to be there since he is always afraid to make decision and when so confronted is seen to pander to these UMNO extremists.

Instead of putting the national resources to greater use and benefit, the UMNOputras continue to delve on projects that do not provide better socio-economic welfare and benefit to the people at large. They continue to dig their itchy fingers into the till of EPF and invest in properties in UK in anticipation of a meager returns for the workers of Malaysia. Besides, workers representatives were not consulted. How many people will remember that EPF owns such a such property in UK? Building universities, transport infrastructure, excavating treasures in the Malacca Straits, offering scholarships to foreigners in preference to amply qualified locals, granting citizenship to migrants from neighbouring countries, offering employments to foreigners, etc.

Look at the proposed MRT plan. I would have thought that the authority would have seen it fit by now to link the highly populous areas between KL and Subang – from Kampung Harun, all the villages along Old Klang Road, Taman Sentosa, Overseas Union Garden, Taman Desa, Taman Se-puteh to Chan Sow Lin Station via the Sungei Besi Airport which is going to be developed for the peoples enjoyment in the near future! The planners are more concerned with lining their pockets rather than to see the people of Old Klang Road enjoying the taxes that they pay over the past 60 years or so. We have been patient enough.

The Christians will never do a thing like what the Utusan Melayu portrayed. We are sensible and sensitive. Are you?

I am also appalled at the inertia of the Muslim clerics for not chastising their followers for doing such an evil and ignominious act which could have caused a greater division between the Muslims and Christians and if not checked may result in the whole country flaring up into a religio-racial conflagration.

The People of the Book – why are you doing these dastard and sinful things that divide rather than integrate? It is either that you do not know or pretend to know what is contained in their respective books or never attempt to look at them from day one. No wonder, there is so much trouble, disputes and killings and miseries in the world because people just do not know their religious teaching enough to appreciate what is harmony, unity and peace.

At the rate things are going on, the socio-economic situation of Malaysia will turn for the worse before it ever gets better. A model of racial tolerance so our leaders brag to our overseas dignitaries – my answer to that is bull shit for you just do not walk your talk. It is sheer hypocracies.

To create a united, peaceful and harmonious country, it takes all in the country to play a part. Malays cannot blame anyone for their backwardness. You are the one to blame for not seeing the signs of time of the bigoted government which lacks expertise, brain and competence; besides they lack self-esteem and is embarking on ostentatious projects that tend to enrich their pockets and not the rakyat. There is nothing to fear. There is enough for everyone in the country. So for heaven sake, take care of your people first and your pocket last and not the other way. You are killing the country’s golden goose.