Datuk Seri Najib Razak distanced his administration today from Utusan Malaysia’s call for a ‘1 Melayu, 1 Bumi’ movement, saying it was the personal opinion of the writer in the Umno-owned daily.
The prime minister also said the Malay-language newspaper will not deter the government’s commitment to the 1 Malaysia concept.
“That is the personal opinion of the writer. In terms of the government, we already have a concept that is very clear and we will continue our efforts,” Najib (picture) told a press conference here.
Utusan Malaysia has called on its owners Umno to spearhead a 1 Melayu, 1 Bumi movement involving all Malay parties, claiming that the DAP was intent on toppling the country’s Malay leadership by appealing to the Chinese vote.
“What Umno needs to do now, in this pressing time, is to launch a wave of racial unity — 1 Melayu, 1 Bumi. Launch 1 Melayu, 1Bumi immediately with other Malay parties,” assistant chief editor Datuk Zaini Hassan wrote in the Malay daily yesterday.
Zaini said while the DAP had united the Chinese politically, the Malays had so far done nothing in response.
Najib stressed the movement was unnecessary as the Malay community can unite by supporting Umno.
“For the Malay community, what is important is that they continue supporting Umno. That plays a major role in uniting the Malay community in terms of politics by supporting Umno,” the Umno president said.
Perkasa announced yesterday that it would spearhead the “1 Melayu, 1 Bumi” movement and warned the Malays that the Chinese were ultimately seeking political power.
In backing Utusan Malaysia’s call for a movement to “unite” all Malay parties, Perkasa secretary-general Syed Hassan Syed Ali said that the Malay rights group did not have the “luxury of time” to wait for Malay political parties to initiate action.
However, in a surprising move earlier today, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad spoke out against the movement and called it disastrous.
Dr Mahathir said that such a movement would eventually result in a two-party system where each side would be dominated by one race.
“If we go ahead with this, there will be a two-party system... if one side is Malay-dominated and one side Chinese dominated, this would be bad,” the former prime minister said.
This is the first time Dr Mahathir, a strong Malay rights proponent and Perkasa patron, has disagreed with the group and Utusan’s ideas.
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its personal as you said it, but it threaten other Malaysian. It is seditious!!!! It not only threaten to your 1Malaysia, it threaten peace and harmony of Malaysian. PUT HIM IN JAIL or ISA him!! SUSPEN UTUSAN to show us you are PM to all Malaysian!!!!!
WE WANT ACTION AND NOT JUST TALK.
Syed Hassan,Zubir Harun, Ramlah Adam, Ziara, Arman, Zaini Hassan all Umno leaders. How is that it is Perkasa personal matter as it is fully connected with Umno leaders. Perkasa members all Umno members like Mukhriz, Zubir Harun, Mahathir Kutty, Ramlah Adam, Arman Syed Hassan,Zaini Hassan etc, except Umno friendly Ibrahim Ali who didn't fill is application form yet: how is it considered as Perkasa personal opinion, when all are Umno branches leaders?
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