Zahid Exposes DAP's Plan To Name Malay Candidates In General ElectionALOR GAJAH, May 22 (Bernama) -- Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has exposed a plan by the DAP to name Malay candidates in several states in the next general election.
He said DAP was now identifying suitable Malays to contest seats in states like Perak, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan.
"They're taking measures to ensure that the candidates (Malays) would be accepted by voters," he told reporters after opening the Masjid Tanah Umno divisional meeting here Sunday.
Ahmad Zahid, who is Defence Minister, said DAP planned to name Malay electoral candidates in Perak in hopes of conquering the state and naming one of its own as menteri besar.
"This is because the Perak constitution forbids non-Malay from becoming menteri besar. For this reason, the DAP is planning to name a Malay candidate to contest a state seat so that eventually a DAP menteri besar could be sworn in," he said.
In other states, he said, DAP was likely to name Malay candidates in Malay-majority constituencies and in areas where Barisan Nasional (BN) fielded non-Malay candidates.
Ahmad Zahid described the strategy as something that could be plausibly executed by DAP.
He noted that DAP had started a blogsite in Malay after using mainly English and Mandarin to reach out to the people all this while.
"We've managed to sniff out the plan which is concocted without the knowledge of PAS and PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat). I'd like to remind PAS and PKR not to become a mere tool of the DAP," he said.
Ahmad Zahid also reminded members of Umno and other BN component parties to be wary of the DAP's ploy.
"We shouldn't remain complacent in the face of DAP's actions. I'd like to urge Malays not to associate themselves with the DAP, whether by becoming their candidates or partners under Pakatan Rakyat," he added.
tunku : if dap fields malay candidates than pas should field chinese or indian candidates in non malays area.would dap allow that?for me those malays who associate themselves with dap are not malays at heart and some even not malay like lim guan eng's political secretary, zairil. pkr as we know is not a malay party but for pas they should be careful of dap's plan.they should disassociate themselves with dap for the sake of the malays.this is how dap plan to rule malaysia,first they uses pas and pkr then they field all their people so that they have absolute power.
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6 comments:
Brader,
Real dumb comment from even you this time.
In general elections for mixed-seats, PAS & DAP have already fielded candidates.
PAS fielded Indian & Chinese candidates in Johor & Kelantan la.
DAP fielded Malay candidates in Pahang, Johor, Perak before.
Please check your facts la.
Your blog pieces are getting worse and worse with each posting.
~ Tunku Watcher
We will not forget what Zahid did in 98....he became Anwar's dog.....he made his fortune through Anwar...and showed his loyalty to Anwar although knowing all the facts about Anwar.....
For as long as Malays continue to support leaders of his character we will soon become a republic becoz 'self interest' to him is more important than anything else.
Zaid an opportunist who openly voice his support for KJ .....KJ...KJ....don't he knows about KJ...the fact is, he is a leader without any principle.
He have a lot of money from which he buys his influence.....
Zaid is a very ambitious politician...beware.....
tunku watcher, a watcher will not be bias like you...you are hardcore opposition supporter who is upset with the news.
let ask dap and pas to swap setas and see what happens in the next GE??? have guts????
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Berhati-hati.
A wake-up call to Malaysian Malays.
Open letter to PM: Make the Singapore Pledge a living reality by Ismail Kassim – Part 1
( Malays In Singapore )
Dear PM
Without the shadow of both MM and SM hovering over you, I think it will be easier for you to make a fresh start to remake Singapore in your image.
No doubt, your immediate priority will be on re-engaging with the younger generation, maintaining economic growth and improving the welfare of all Singaporeans, particularly the poorer sections of our society.
But I like to urge you also to take a fresh look at a problem that has festered like an open wound since independence 46 years ago.
I refer to the ambivalence of the PAP towards the Malay minority; on one hand, I believe, it sincerely wants to build a harmonious and progressive multiracial nation but on the other hand, it continues to harbour distrust against the community and restrict its members from participating in National Service and the security services.
Almost every Malay male from my generation onwards has a personal tale or two to tell of their unhappy experiences while in uniform. Many did not even have the opportunity of putting on a uniform.
As a former Brigadier General, I am sure you know the situation better than me and there is no need for me to elaborate, except to say that the time has come for a fresh start.
Many Malays have still not forgotten that in Aug 09 MM said in Parliament that Malays should not expect ‘’equal treatment’’ anytime soon as the Singapore Pledge on equality for all was only an ‘’aspiration’’ and not an ‘’ideology’’ and therefore it would take a long time to realize.
Just close your eyes and imagine for one moment what it feels like to be a Malay in Singapore.
If I have a son and he turns 18 years old today, he is likely to be held at arms’ length in the name of national security because of his name and religion.
But the son of any new immigrant from Timbuktu or Shenyang or Ulan Bator or Burunkundu will be warmly embraced and treated on equal terms with their Chinese, Indian and Eurasian peers.
Aside from having deep roots here over several generations, I have also paid my dues and made my little teeny mini contribution to the nation. Does it make any sense?
Open letter to PM: Make the Singapore Pledge a living reality by Ismail Kassim – Part 2
I know many Singaporeans including Malays prefer to ‘’close their eyes and shut their ears’’ on this issue, thinking that by burying it under the carpet, it will over time magically go away.
The problem with MM is that his undoubtedly unpleasant experiences at the hands of the Umno ultras impelled him to unjustifiably regard our little red dot as the Israel of the Malay world.
This is MM’s baggage that he has carried with him for almost half a century from the time when Singapore was in Malaysia. It is time you jettisoned it.
You must agree that events at home and the region since independence in 1965 do not warrant the extreme extent that Malays had been marginalized in the island’s defence and security services.
The vast majority of Malays are loyal and patriotic. They want nothing more than just to be treated equally like any other Singapore citizen.
The challenge for you now is how to make the Singapore Pledge a living reality by reconciling the Malay yearning for full equality with the PAP obsession on maintaining Chinese dominance and security.
In my No Hard Feelings memoir published in 08, I said that SM was not a seat warmer, but a system warmer because he preserved the system that he inherited and kept it in good order – after tweaking a little here and there – before passing it to you.
‘’Yes, Singapore continued to grow. So did the salaries of ministers and members of Parliament and the gap between the rich and the poor, while the curbs on political freedom remain intact,’’ I added.
I then asked whether you too would want to be a system warmer. I am glad that you have decided otherwise, judging from the way you have conducted yourself in the recent general election, which, I would say is the cleanest and fairest polls fought by the PAP since independence.
At least, I know no opposition leader will be bankrupted or hounded out of the island.
I hope you will keep up the momentum of change for a better Singapore where all irrespective of race, religion or social class can have a place under its immense shade.
If there is any PAP leader who can right the wrong to the Malays, it is you. I have confidence in you because I have been reliably told that you have been meditating daily for years.
Anyone who walks the path of meditation, and believes in the power of the qi and absorbs its benefits, will acquire a tremendous empathy for the ordinary man and the underdog and a deep sense of fair-play.
Seize the moment. History is watching.
Ismail Kassim
17 May 2011
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