Media Statement by YB V.Sivakumar, Member of Parliament for Batu
Gajah on 2 August at Empire Hotel, Subang Jaya, Selangor
Barisan Nasional has no direction in running the country with a
fair and equitable manner. Recently, we can see clearly that the leaders of the
Barisan Nasional are always playing with fire racism. They tend to raise issues
of racism for political objectives. Evidently, each individual wants to defend
only his or her own race. This kind of racial politics is damaging the
country’s plurality which is our identity and pride inside and outside of the
nation.
Barisan Nasional leaders intentionally cause discontent and
strife among the people in our country. They have set out to forget the
contribution of each race in the development of the country. Each Barisan
Nasional leader is trying to scare the citizenry for their own political
benefits. They deliberately create misunderstandings and feelings of suspicion
amongst each other in order to run the country by adopting the principle of
'divide and rule'. Barisan Nasional component parties strongly support racism
to maintain their position in the country. They create communal heat.
This pattern has been the success formulae of the component
parties to govern the country for over 50 years. People have been deceived by
stirring up racism. In a state of anxiety and fear, people threw their votes to
parties contesting under the umbrella of the Barisan Nasional. Will people
still be fooled by the racist agenda that always mocked by the Barisan
Nasional?
If the racial politics continue, the country's future will be in
darkness. Our country will not achieve the anticipated progress and will be in
chaos. Safety and welfare of citizens will be jeopardized. We likewise will not
be respected in the international arena if the unrest between ethnics threaten
the national security. This will also affect the country's economic system.
Altogether, this would be detrimental to all Malaysians, irrespective of race.
Future generations will have to live in a state of uncertainty.
People should dare to oppose racial politics. Political leaders
should also stop exploiting people for their political pursuits
For instance, tMenteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri
Mohammad Hassan said that there is no need to give any seats to its component
parties in Negeri Sembilan. In other words, he does not care about MCA and MIC
anymore. This clearly proves UMNO does not respect other races. UMNO, as the
main party of Barisan Nasional, did not even bother about other communities.
This is absolutely promoting political arrogance undermining the Chinese and
Indians in this nation.
The other races are not respected by UMNO. This can be observed
from the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan's speech, who had openly expressed his
feelings against other races. I do not know how the leaders of the
MCA and MIC could digest the racist speech by this UMNO minister. As a DAP
leader, I am disappointed because I had noticed his speech contained thick
elements of racism that can, without any doubt, cause disunity in this country.
Did he also implicitly say that Barisan Nasional no longer needs the Chinese
and Indians' votes?
I also want to know the stance of Menteri Besar of the other
states on this issue. Do they dare to contest in the next general elections
without MCA and MIC? Do they still need Chinese and Indian supports? I am keen
to know the stance of the Menteri Besar of Perak, Dato Seri Zambry Abdul
Kadeer’s concern in this matter.
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Media Statement by YB V.Sivakumar, Member of Parliament for Batu
Gajah on 2 August at Empire Hotel, Subang Jaya, Selangor
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