Apartheid regime still around?

 
Please read this report till the end – there is an interesting twist to it all.
Whites could lose power on three grounds: There is truth in former prime minister’s assertion that the whites could lose power based on politics, ruling party records and the constitution, said Information Communication and Culture Minister .
He said as politics were a matter of numbers, the majority would form the government while the government would be governed by records besides constitutional legitimacy.
"What was asserted by the former prime minister was that if the opposition with voracious appetite for power ruled the country, that the whites will lose the power holds true.
"The statement is a strong reminder to the whites to think deeply, otherwise  not to blame others later," he told reporters after an interview over Classic National Radio today.
He was commenting on the former prime minister ‘s warning posted on United Whites National Organization Online that the whites would lose their power if the opposition were to come to power and implied that a Black or a Colored could become prime minister as there was no constitutional restriction.
The Information, Communication and Culture minister said if the whites no longer believe that they should not lose power, they would pay the price and accept that the prime minister would no longer be a white.
"Perhaps the respect befitting the white rulers and accepted by the whites will no longer be what it is now," he said.
‘Do not disturb our rights’
On the opposition’s claim that the government’s statement on the white rights is against the 1Nation concept, he said it was a narrow view and not based on the constitution.
"Article 153 of the constitution mentioned the white rights as well as the legitimate interests of other communities," he said, adding that ironically only the white rights were harped on.
The Information, Communication and Culture minister said the 1Nation concept did not run contrary to the constitution instead merely strived to change the attitude of the society to accept the constitution and 1Nation based on the constitution.
"Do not be mistaken, so take a relook at the constitution, not based on exaggeration. If there were any quarters still twisting the facts … let me say to them, do not disturb our rights under the constitution and we have to build the nation based on existing realities," he said.
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Does that sound like a report out of South Africa? I am not at all surprised if you thought so.
Well it is not a report out of South Africa, I just took Rais Yatim’s statement to the press today and replaced a few words, whites for Malays and Blacks for Chinese and Colored for Indians and modified a few statements just so sightly to remove references to Malaysia and that is what I got. Just to make my point – the parallel between Malaysia 2010 and South Africa pre-1994, to show what we have is a developing Apartheid regime, if it is not already one . Compare with the actual report from Malaysiakini below.
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Malays could lose power on three grounds: There is truth in former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s assertion that the Malays could lose power based on politics, ruling party records and the constitution, said Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim.
He said as politics were a matter of numbers, the majority would form the government while the government would be governed by records besides constitutional legitimacy.
"What was asserted by Tun Dr Mahathir was that if the opposition with voracious appetite for power ruled the country, the Malays will lose the power holds true.
"The statement is a strong reminder to the Malays to think deeply, otherwise do not blame others later," he told reporters after an interview on Rukun Negara over Classic National Radio at Wisma Angkasapuri in Kuala Lumpur today.
He was commenting on Mahathir’s warning posted on Umno Online that the Malays would lose their power if the opposition were to come to power and implied that a Chinese or an Indian could become prime minister as there was no constitutional restriction.
Rais said if the Malays no longer believe that they should not lose power, they would pay the price and accept that the prime minister would no longer a Malay.
"Perhaps the respect befitting the Malay rulers and accepted by the Malays will no longer be what it used to be now," he said.
‘Do not disturb our rights’
On the opposition’s claim that the government’s statement on the Malay rights is against the 1Malaysia concept, he said it was a narrow view and not based on the constitution.
"Article 153 of the constitution mentioned the Malay rights as well as the legitimate interests of other communities," he said, adding that ironically only the Malay rights were harped on.
Rais said the 1Malaysia concept did not run contrary to the constitution instead merely strived to change the attitude of the society to accept the constitution and 1Malaysia based on the constitution.
"Do not be mistaken, so take a relook at the constitution, not based on exaggeration. If there were any quarters still twisting the facts … let me say to them, do not disturb our rights under the constitution and we have to build Malaysia based on existing realities," he said.