Next change - Perkasa Woodstock, coming this Dec 10 to13 ...

Perkasa Youth - songkoks may have to go, headbands ok

Malaysia Chronicle

In the eyes of ultra-Malay rights group Perkasa, fence-sitters that do not support either the BN or the Pakatan Rakyat are “free-minded” people. And this is why to win them over, it plans to organize its version of “Woodstock” – no doubt sans the 60s’ world of hippies, where the Vietnam War was a key topic of conversation and psychedelic music and drugs reigned supreme.

Nonetheless, as far as Perkasa Youth chief Arman Haniffa is concerned, the die is cast. According to him, Perkasa must be able to connect with the Malaysian youth and 24-hour concerts, street sports, racing competitions might be a better way than what his movement has been doing so far - which is waving the keris and yelling hate-slogans.

“This year end, we are going to organize something like Woodstock for youths that are still undecided. Fence-sitter who do not support the government or opposition are free-minded. We plan to organise 24-hour concerts, racing competitions, street sports, extreme sports and many more. This is how we are planning to mobilise the youths,” Malaysian Insider reported Arman as saying.

7 million

However, Perkasa’s motivation was not entirely altruistic and Arman could not hide a political motivation and ambition. Although, the group founded by the flamboyant Ibrahim Ali is not ready to proclaim itself a political party yet, it is certainly looking at the future.

“This is the new generation that is going to bring up the country. There are seven million of them but they (BN and Pakatan) don’t want them,” said Arman.

“Imagine if during the next general election, there will be seven million voters behind Perkasa. Both of them only talk about student leaders but student leaders are only 25 people but there are another 3,000 students in schools. When they feel neglected they begin to dissociate with politics and won’t vote.”

Cool? Smell the sweat!

Probably with so many zeros swirling in his head, Arman even invited non-Malay youths to attend the Perkasa Woodstock, slated for December 10 to 13.

And while he insisted he was not a racist, he stopped short of telling whether he was Malay first or next!

“I don’t care if you Malay, Chinese, or Indian. I want you to come and change your mind set to love this country. It shows that I am not a racist. My name is Arman, I am not a racist,” he said.