An Umno delegate wants the 1Malaysia slogan to be replaced with the 1Melayu slogan because people from the other races did not help Umno in Penang during the 13th general election.

Debating the president's address at the Umno general assembly today, Bukit Mertajam Umno division head Musa Sheikh Fadzir spoke of his experience of being "stabbed in the back" by the other races during the last general election.

NONE"Where they contested, we worked day and night, but where we contested, they didn't even work for a day," he said, referring to the other race majority parties that are components of the BN.

However, Musa (right) did not name the parties he was referring to.

He also called for government-linked companies (GLCs) to help Malays, especially Umno members.

The veteran party member went on to criticise Umno's top leaders for neglecting "loyal members" when giving out projects and positions in the GLCs.

'GLCs neglecting Malays and Umno too'

"They want to make the women (Wanita Umno) as the backbone of the party. If they want work to be done, they call the Wanita, but they give GLC jobs to outsiders," Musa said.

"Umno was formed by Malays. We are Malays. If DAP, MCA and Gerakan can talk about their own races, we too can do that," he said to loud cheers from the delegates.

Musa then trained his guns on GLCs that supposedly neglect Malays and Umno members, and named Petronas and Tenaga Nasional Bhd.

"There now are GLCs that want to import nasi lemak from abroad. Our own nasi lemak is more delicious," he said.

Malay generosity

Meanwhile, Kedah delegate Tajul Urus Mat Zain said that Umno should stop "begging" (menagih) support from other races.

He said that in the Sungai Limau by-election, all the money thrown at Chinese schools barely raised Chinese support.

"This method should no longer be employed. We should stop begging for sympathy from other races," he said.

He added that the BN government is already so generous to other races.

"We entertain the minority. Malaysia is a country of Malays, we are only sharing our development and administration."

As proof of Malay generosity, he said the total amount of PTPTN loans converted into scholarships in public tertiary institutions for non-Bumiputera students amount to RM205.5 million from 2008-2012, compared to RM77.4 million for the bumiputera.

This was because more non-bumiputera students meet the first class honours requirement for the scholarships.

"This does not include loans given out by Bank Pertanian. I am sure most are to non-bumiputera farmers, and yet they are not grateful. It's all perception," he said.
'Chinese tsunami' in Selangor
Meanwhile,Selangor delegate Kamaruzzaman Johari defended Umno president Najib Abdul Razak's "Chinese tsunami" remark, stressing that Umno's experience in the state proved that the remark reflected the true situation.

He said an analysis of the election result showed that BN lost in ever polling station which had high Chinese turnout, which implied that the community refused to vote for BN en masse.

He added that Selangor voters are different from other states and suggested that policies such as BR1M cash handouts, book vouchers and handouts for school children were not effective.

"On the contrary, they think of us as corrupt... These is what is being perceived by voters," he said.

He also alleged that some political parties are relocating Chinese voters from Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur to Selangor for the purpose of changing the composition of the electorate in the state.

"We are concerned that this can happen in a large scale without even us knowing... The voters whom we registered are not as many as theirs," he said, adding that the government should change the law to allow all above the age of 21 to be automatically registered as voters.

Additional reporting by: Aidila Razak, Kow Kwan Yee and Lee Long Hui.