BTN FT chief in hot soup after calling Chinese and Indian ‘Si Mata Sepet’ and ‘Si Botol’

Politicians from both the divide came out to slam the official from the BTN (National Civic Bureau) who allegedly made a ‘racist’ remarks during a function organized by Puteri Umno yesterday. DAP and MCA both slammed Hamim Husain, the deputy director of the bureau or Biro Tata Negara for his statements when he referred to the Chinese and Indian community as ‘Si Mata Sepet’ and ‘Si Botol’ in his call to the members of Puteri Umno to start getting the votes from the non-Malays.

He allegedly said “The ‘si mata sepet’ that has never gone to a mosque or surau only has one vote. The ‘si botol’ that only knows how to go up to Batu Caves up and down only has one vote.” DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang said “The Cabinet is meeting tomorrow. It must act or be exposed for its irrelevance or impotence. The manner in which the BTN controversy was being handled was in stark contrast with Najib’s remarks at the UN General Assembly yesterday where he pushed for moderation to be practised between all major religions and races in the world. Borrowing Najib’s analogy in the UN yesterday, the real issue in Malaysia is not between Malays and non-Malays or Muslims and non-Muslims but between the moderates and extremists. Would the Cabinet dare to rise up to the challenge tomorrow and answer this national call?”

From the other side of the political divide, Loh Seng Kok, a member of the central committee of MCA said “It is time to put a halt to the arrogance and intolerance of bigots. It was high time the government overhauled the BTN, given that there had been many reports alleging that the bureau’s courses promoted “ethnic supremacy” and racism. The Kursus BTN should produce civil servants with a global outlook and a 1 Malaysia mindset of moderation, mutual respect, and not extremists stuck in racial parochialism,”




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Lets si mata sepet and si botol teach you a leason on GE 13. This is a good scenario which will lead to the dead of Umno on next GE.. Come on Umno make more rasist issue and fact... Thanks thanks and thanks again Fu-cking umno.

What Mahathir said about having BTN is good and it helps promote Rukun Negara. Now Tun, apa macam??
Non-muslims reaction compared to Melayu reaction to racist remarks, the non-muslims seem to score high for not reacting to stupidity. Only the Melayus will react like monkeys. Look at the recent murder case how some stupid melayus thinks it was a racist murder. One can only laugh or cry for their stupidity.

When he went overseas to promote 1 Malaysia but back home his deputy commented " Malay First, malaysian second".

When he went overseas to promote about fair politicis, Teoh Beng Hock was murdered.

Now he is in US promoting " better understanding of Islam and fought out Islamphobia" but back home, the biggest muslim NGO holding illegal demonstration and burning Namewee (chinese) photos. And now at BTN ( special program for government muslim staff), the head of BTN belittle the Chinese & Indian.

From all the above 'coincidences', it is evidently that some very powerful forces inside his dept trying to oust him.