KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth information chief Rizal Merican Neena Merican today urged the non-Malays to understand the feelings of the Malays, saying equality does not necessarily mean being fair to all.
Debating on Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin's speech at the Umno annual general assembly, Rizal said while he agreed with Khairy that Malays must understand the feelings of the non-Malays, it is equally important that the same feeling be reciprocated by the non-Malays as well.
“Some quarters are calling for equality among races but people must understand that equality does not necessarily mean fairness,” said Rizal.
Drawing analogy of a father of three children, the needs of each child may wary due to age difference.
“The father may have bought 'tom yam' for all his children but if one of his child is two months old, do you think it would be appropriate to give the child 'tom yam'? It may want milk instead.
“In addition, if you get milk, you cannot give the same milk you give a two-year-old to your 15-year-old child,” said Rizal.
Another delegate, Azizan Che Omar, who is also the Pahang Umno Youth chief, criticised the civil service for not following the direction from the government of the day.
“The civil service is like train coaches; it should follow the head. If it does not, the train may skid off the rail. Similarly, the civil service should follow the direction of the Cabinet,” said Azizan, adding that the government should set up a regulatory body to keep an eye on the civil service.
Core functions
Rizal also criticised government-linked companies (GLCs) for not heeding government advice and regulations.
“We put them (CEOs) in their positions in the hope they will help us in return. However, there was a CEO of a GLC who even gave a speech at a function conducted by PAS,” said Azizan without mentioning his name.
He also took a swipe at GLCs for ignoring one of their core functions – to get involved in corporate social responsibility projects (CSR).
“They gave themselves eight to 12 months' bonuses but when the prime minister urged them to conduct CSR projects, they keep dragging their feet,” said Azizan, who called on the government to set up a GLC Foundation to collect funds from GLCs.
“Let us collect 20% or 30% from their profit so that the fund can be used for CSR activities,”said Azizan.
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