“It is highly irresponsible to convert an issue of profiteering into an ‘us vs them’ agenda.”
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) activist, S Vell Paari, has lamented in a statement that everything is being seen in Malaysia through racial lenses.
He sees no need for this.
He was expressing sadness and shock with Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob who posted a statement on Facebook calling on Malay consumers to boycott Chinese businesses to force them to lower the prices of their goods.
The statement has since invited many derogatory comments targeting the Chinese community and expressing support for Ismail’s remarks.
“Why couldn’t he (Ismail Sabri) just label them as errant traders?” asked Vell Paari, who is also the son of former MIC President S Samy Vellu, currently the Special Envoy to the Indian subcontinent with Ministerial Status and Functions.
“The minister should know that unscrupulous businessmen come in all shades.”
Therefore, he added, it is highly irresponsible to convert an issue of profiteering into an ‘us vs them’ agenda.”
As a Cabinet Minister, continued Vell Paari, Ismail represents all Malaysians. “Being a Cabinet Minister, he can discuss the issue with his cabinet colleague, the Minister of Domestic Trade, and come up with various stern actions against these errant traders.”
Are these errant traders only selling to Malay consumers?
“They are selling to everyone,” he pointed out. “Hence it’s an issue affecting all Malaysians. Errant traders exist everywhere, so use the law to take action and not turn it into a racial war. This is not in the spirit of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s 1Malaysia vision.”
The Chinese community is a hard working one that has contributed to the growth of Malaysia, stressed Vell Paari.
“So, instead of trying to portray the Chinese community as evil, what we should do is learn from them vis- a-vis their sense of unity, hard work, willpower and the ‘never give up’ attitude to succeed in whichever part of the world they migrate to.”
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) activist, S Vell Paari, has lamented in a statement that everything is being seen in Malaysia through racial lenses.
He sees no need for this.
He was expressing sadness and shock with Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob who posted a statement on Facebook calling on Malay consumers to boycott Chinese businesses to force them to lower the prices of their goods.
The statement has since invited many derogatory comments targeting the Chinese community and expressing support for Ismail’s remarks.
“Why couldn’t he (Ismail Sabri) just label them as errant traders?” asked Vell Paari, who is also the son of former MIC President S Samy Vellu, currently the Special Envoy to the Indian subcontinent with Ministerial Status and Functions.
“The minister should know that unscrupulous businessmen come in all shades.”
Therefore, he added, it is highly irresponsible to convert an issue of profiteering into an ‘us vs them’ agenda.”
As a Cabinet Minister, continued Vell Paari, Ismail represents all Malaysians. “Being a Cabinet Minister, he can discuss the issue with his cabinet colleague, the Minister of Domestic Trade, and come up with various stern actions against these errant traders.”
Are these errant traders only selling to Malay consumers?
“They are selling to everyone,” he pointed out. “Hence it’s an issue affecting all Malaysians. Errant traders exist everywhere, so use the law to take action and not turn it into a racial war. This is not in the spirit of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s 1Malaysia vision.”
The Chinese community is a hard working one that has contributed to the growth of Malaysia, stressed Vell Paari.
“So, instead of trying to portray the Chinese community as evil, what we should do is learn from them vis- a-vis their sense of unity, hard work, willpower and the ‘never give up’ attitude to succeed in whichever part of the world they migrate to.”
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