Fight for all races, Shafie tells BN parties

Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties should win the heart of all races and not merely focusing on a particular race, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.

He said the people’s confidence could not be achieved by bellowing actions and services merely for a particular race in public.

“This is because such action will only create problems for us later,” he told reporters after attending the breaking of fast hosted by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry here today.

Mohd Shafie, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, was commenting on MCA president Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek’s proposal that the 30 per cent Bumiputera quota should be reduced across the board.

“A party that champions the rights of all people will not necessarily get everything it wants and the differences should not be made a stumbling block against cooperation.

“What is important is the approaches or methods as there are things that can weaken or strengthen the cohesion. Use our reasoning and wisdom,” he said, adding that the purpose of a struggle was to strengthen the party without ignoring the rights of all people in the country.



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Shafie, why don't you tell that to the DPM, that Malay first, Malaysian second UMNOPutra? Each time he feels UMNO's grasp on power is being threatened by an enlightened rakyat, he plays the racial card. Worse, he issues threat of another May 13. Is he saying that UMNO orchestrated and had control over May 13? Is he saying that UMNO can unleashed another May 13 anytime it wants to? If UMNO had fought for all Malaysians, particularly for the poor, regardless of race, instead of enriching the few UMNOPutras and BNPutras, the rakyat would have continued to support UMNO and BN. But, no, UMNO and BN chose to exploit the NEP for the gains of the UMNOPutras and BNPutras. How low can you get when you steal from the poor to enrich yourselves?