The Bible Society of Malaysia says calling non-Malays 'pendatang' is just a ploy to get attention.
PETALING JAYA: Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia’s (Isma) move to term non-Muslims as ‘pendatang‘ is just to get attention and cheap publicity, newly elected Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) chairman Rev Ng Moon Hing said.
“The best way to be known, is to say something extreme. That is what Isma has done in a racial context,” Ng told a press conference after being elected as the new chairman of the society here last night.
Isma president Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman had on Tuesday said that the Chinese came to the country with the British as intruders and were given citizenship and enjoyed the wealth of the country.
Ng said Isma was an opportunist for issuing such a statement.
“When you do or say something racial, publicly, your agenda is to stir up problems and disrupt the harmony of the people living in Malaysia. Isma is an opportunist, as they are trying to tear the fabric of the nation,” he added.
According to Ng, the government needs to take a stand on the issue to ensure religious extremists like Isma do not succeed in tearing the nation apart.
“The government must take a strong stand to make sure Isma and other religious extremist groups do not pollute the harmonious ground on which our country is built upon,” he said.
He also said that Isma’s agenda is to create animosity among the races in Malaysia.
“The best way to be known, is to say something extreme. That is what Isma has done in a racial context,” Ng told a press conference after being elected as the new chairman of the society here last night.
Isma president Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman had on Tuesday said that the Chinese came to the country with the British as intruders and were given citizenship and enjoyed the wealth of the country.
Ng said Isma was an opportunist for issuing such a statement.
“When you do or say something racial, publicly, your agenda is to stir up problems and disrupt the harmony of the people living in Malaysia. Isma is an opportunist, as they are trying to tear the fabric of the nation,” he added.
According to Ng, the government needs to take a stand on the issue to ensure religious extremists like Isma do not succeed in tearing the nation apart.
“The government must take a strong stand to make sure Isma and other religious extremist groups do not pollute the harmonious ground on which our country is built upon,” he said.
He also said that Isma’s agenda is to create animosity among the races in Malaysia.
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