SUNGAI SIPUT: MIC president S Samy Vellu today poured scorn on the storyline that Umno can win the next general election without the support of the Indians and Chinese.
He took particular aim at Titiwangsa Umno division chief Johari Abdul Ghani who recently said that Umno could take the Titiwangsa seat if it could convince 70% of the Malay voters to back the party.
He told a closed-door division meeting that if Umno could rope in mostly Malay support, there was no need for Chinese or Indian votes.
“If we want to win in Titiwangsa, we want Malays (to vote for us). Don't bow down to the Chinese and Indians just because we want to win,” Johari said in his speech which appeared on YouTube.
Samy Vellu countered that Umno will not be able to win some 70 federal seats without the backing of the non-Malays.
“What is he (Johari) talking about? We don’t need this kind of politicians.Without our support – Chinese and Indian – the Barisan Nasional will lose at least 70 seats,” said Samy Vellu, who was the former Sungai Siput MP.
He added that Johari should quit politics for being insensitive to the current political scenario.
“He should not be a politician in the first place,” he added.
Samy Vellu also said that Umno must not misjudge the strength of the Indian voters as many are returning to the BN fold.
MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek had also fired a broadside at Johari, urging him to retire.
Several Umno leaders also agreed that Johari’s comment can affect support from Chinese and Indian voters toward BN in the future.They felt that his statement went against the principles of BN and Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's 1Malaysia concept.
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