'Malays to be Red Indians if Umno, PAS don’t unite'

 

Former chief justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad today urged PAS and Umno to unite in order to stop DAP from attaining federal power, which he said would result in Malays suffering a fate similar to ‘Red Indians’ in the United States.

“Malays’ problems are not limited to the abolishing of the Internal Security Act (ISA) or Sedition Act,” he said.

“The problem is they face the threat of becoming like Red Indians in their own land,” he added.

He said that PAS and Umno must now join hands to ensure that the rights of Malays and Muslims are not threatened by DAP.

Hamid said that PKR cannot be expected to champion the cause of Malays because the party fights for “only one Malay”, in an apparent reference to PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.

“I don’t mention PKR because the party never said it is fighting for the Malays. It only fights for one Malay, that too if that person still considers himself a Malay,” he said.

He, however, said that Umno leaders must change the perception that the party is corrupted.

“Umno should continue being the dominant party for Malays and Muslims. The problem is their leaders,” he said.

“The number one factor why people hate Umno is because the perception of corruption. They have must correct this, not by talking but by actually avoiding corruption,” he added.