Former prime minister sings old tune of Malays becoming 'beggars' beholden to DAP to win power, and warns of Umno's defeat.
FMT
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in an unprecedented interview with the media on the state of the nation, alleged in a bizarre take that the Malays have splintered in three directions and have become a minority, from being the majority.
Umno, PAS and PKR have begun “beggars” dependent on the Chinese in DAP to win elections, he claimed. It’s wasn’t clear how the Chinese in DAP could help Umno to win elections but he appeared to equate the fate of Umno with the fate of the Malays.
“Because the Malays have split, they have become beggars and have lost power,” said Mahathir. “This is what’s happening at the moment.”
“By right the Malays should be the majority.”
He doesn’t expand on the thought about Malays being the majority in the face of the fact that legislation can only be adopted from a convergence of interests, not necessarily derived from race, on a common platform.
Mahathir also ventured that people only dared to speak up after he had first made any criticism of the government. When asked about the recent Open Letter by 25 eminent Malays against rising extremism, he conceded he had not read it, but went on to say that criticism of the government showed that Umno would lose the elections if nothing was done.
“Leaders nowadays are only interested in achieving their personal objectives by gathering the people around them,” said Mahathir in implying that they didn’t concern themselves with the fate of Umno or the oft-cited race, religion and country theme long promoted by the party.
“Leaders should be guided by the verses in the Quran. Trust, not indulging in plunder and striving in life is important to form a government.”
He pointed out that “praying without making any efforts will not bring results”.
Keeping the fate of Umno in mind, he called for a change in attitudes among the Malays and adoption of the right culture and values to succeed.
“The nation is expected to be reach developed status soon,” he said while at the same time remaining pessimistic that the Vision 2020 target of being a developed nation could be reached. “It is not certain the Malays will be a developed people in a developed nation.”
He agreed that he had often been critical of the Malays but this was in order that they could see themselves for what they are. “If I don’t point out the realities, they would continue to remain delusional and in a state of denial,” said Mahathir.
“Muslims should by right unite and hold on to the teachings of the Quran.”
The Open Letter calls for dialogue in the face of worsening polarisation, creeping Islamisation and creeping desecularisation, and defends the federal Constitution as supreme law being secular, with
Islam as the religion of the Federation, and religion being a matter in the states where applicable.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in an unprecedented interview with the media on the state of the nation, alleged in a bizarre take that the Malays have splintered in three directions and have become a minority, from being the majority.
Umno, PAS and PKR have begun “beggars” dependent on the Chinese in DAP to win elections, he claimed. It’s wasn’t clear how the Chinese in DAP could help Umno to win elections but he appeared to equate the fate of Umno with the fate of the Malays.
“Because the Malays have split, they have become beggars and have lost power,” said Mahathir. “This is what’s happening at the moment.”
“By right the Malays should be the majority.”
He doesn’t expand on the thought about Malays being the majority in the face of the fact that legislation can only be adopted from a convergence of interests, not necessarily derived from race, on a common platform.
Mahathir also ventured that people only dared to speak up after he had first made any criticism of the government. When asked about the recent Open Letter by 25 eminent Malays against rising extremism, he conceded he had not read it, but went on to say that criticism of the government showed that Umno would lose the elections if nothing was done.
“Leaders nowadays are only interested in achieving their personal objectives by gathering the people around them,” said Mahathir in implying that they didn’t concern themselves with the fate of Umno or the oft-cited race, religion and country theme long promoted by the party.
“Leaders should be guided by the verses in the Quran. Trust, not indulging in plunder and striving in life is important to form a government.”
He pointed out that “praying without making any efforts will not bring results”.
Keeping the fate of Umno in mind, he called for a change in attitudes among the Malays and adoption of the right culture and values to succeed.
“The nation is expected to be reach developed status soon,” he said while at the same time remaining pessimistic that the Vision 2020 target of being a developed nation could be reached. “It is not certain the Malays will be a developed people in a developed nation.”
He agreed that he had often been critical of the Malays but this was in order that they could see themselves for what they are. “If I don’t point out the realities, they would continue to remain delusional and in a state of denial,” said Mahathir.
“Muslims should by right unite and hold on to the teachings of the Quran.”
The Open Letter calls for dialogue in the face of worsening polarisation, creeping Islamisation and creeping desecularisation, and defends the federal Constitution as supreme law being secular, with
Islam as the religion of the Federation, and religion being a matter in the states where applicable.
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