Friday, November 11, 2011

Malays Will Become A Minority If They Are Divided, Says Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The Malays will become a minority group who are incapable of championing their rights if they continue to be divided, said former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
He said the Malays were now divided into three factions and that only through unity could they become an effective majority group to protect their interest.
"Previously, the Malays were united into one party to the extent that they succeeded in opposing (the proposed establishment of) the Malayan Union," he said when responding to a question from a participant at the premier lecture by him, entitled "The Development of the Civilisation and Culture of the Malaysian Community Towards the Formation of a Progressive Nation", here today.
Dr Mahathir, 85, said the voice of the Malays would be drowned if they were divided into several minority groups and needed the support of other groups to achieve the objectives of their struggles to preserve their own race.
Regarding the group who championed the individual's fundamental rights, the fourth Malaysian prime minister said the original democratic principle that emphasised on the rights of the majority had now turned to the aspects of the individual's fundamental rights.
He said if the freedom of the individuals was allowed without any restriction, this would create tension in the community.
Dr Mahathir said demonstrations were allowed in a democracy but if they were carried out on a large scale without restriction, this could bring about negative results such as jeopardising business activities.
He said it was also important to develop positive personal values from the young age so that this would continue to be upheld by the people as they grew older.

tunku : to me malays today are the minority in their own land. they are divided in 3 groups generally.each group will be a minority group with less say.the malays should realize this before it's too late.there is still time to reconcile.do not be fools.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

tahniah Pak Lah...tahniah al juburi.. tahniah...nik ajis..

Anonymous said...

Please do not worry to much. Yang Amat Ariff Tun has sid many thing. But on this he is dead wrong. By the year 2020 many more Malays will become millionaires. Once you reach that status you can only go foward. Then you will see a qualitative kind of unity among tha Malays.

Anonymous said...

tanya pak lah apa pendapat bijak dia.. mungkin dia tak setuju dgn Tun M...sebab dia Tun A