MIC leader urges the Umno leaders to make their stand clear on "extremist" Perkasa.
PETALING JAYA: S Murugesan today urged Umno to clarify their stand on Malay rights group Perkasa, which he described as having “extremist” views.
The MIC central working committee member was responding to Umno leader Isa Samad’s confession that Umno “protects” and provides “benefits” to Perkasa.
“Perkasa has been taking very extremist stands on certain issues and that has not gone down well with multi-racial Malaysia, especially the non-Malays,” he told FMT.
“With this revelation, it is now time for Umno to make their stand very clear and state categorically whether they are supporting or behind Perkasa,” he added.
Murugesan said that there was no “direct link” between Perkasa and BN, and said the revelation would not effect other BN component parties “per se”.
“However, it is not good for BN because some of their views expressed are very extremist,” he lamented.
“Even MIC have criticised some of their stands and distanced ourselves from them. That is why it is important for Umno to make their stand clear,” he reiterated.
MCA vice-president Chua Tee Yong, however, dismissed the revelation and said that Putrajaya had more pressing matters to focus on.
“I think what is more pressing now is how the government will implement the measures to cushion those that need assistance in view of the restructering of subsidies,” he said.
He pointed out that Isa was no longer in the Umno Supreme Council or mainstream leadership line-up.
Yesterday, PKR vice-president N Surendran demanded Umno leaders explain what “benefits” it had provided to Perkasa, and whether it involved using government authority.
Surendran told FMT that there was no doubt at all that when Umno talked about protecting Perkasa, it was admitting to abusing its government authority so that the vocal group escaped prosecution.
In a press conference on Monday, former Umno vice president Isa Samad told reporters that Perkasa could not replace Umno in looking after the Malays because Perkasa itself relied on Umno.
PETALING JAYA: S Murugesan today urged Umno to clarify their stand on Malay rights group Perkasa, which he described as having “extremist” views.The MIC central working committee member was responding to Umno leader Isa Samad’s confession that Umno “protects” and provides “benefits” to Perkasa.
“Perkasa has been taking very extremist stands on certain issues and that has not gone down well with multi-racial Malaysia, especially the non-Malays,” he told FMT.
“With this revelation, it is now time for Umno to make their stand very clear and state categorically whether they are supporting or behind Perkasa,” he added.
Murugesan said that there was no “direct link” between Perkasa and BN, and said the revelation would not effect other BN component parties “per se”.
“However, it is not good for BN because some of their views expressed are very extremist,” he lamented.
“Even MIC have criticised some of their stands and distanced ourselves from them. That is why it is important for Umno to make their stand clear,” he reiterated.
MCA vice-president Chua Tee Yong, however, dismissed the revelation and said that Putrajaya had more pressing matters to focus on.
“I think what is more pressing now is how the government will implement the measures to cushion those that need assistance in view of the restructering of subsidies,” he said.
He pointed out that Isa was no longer in the Umno Supreme Council or mainstream leadership line-up.
Yesterday, PKR vice-president N Surendran demanded Umno leaders explain what “benefits” it had provided to Perkasa, and whether it involved using government authority.
Surendran told FMT that there was no doubt at all that when Umno talked about protecting Perkasa, it was admitting to abusing its government authority so that the vocal group escaped prosecution.
In a press conference on Monday, former Umno vice president Isa Samad told reporters that Perkasa could not replace Umno in looking after the Malays because Perkasa itself relied on Umno.
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