MORE BN CHILDISHNESS: We have no links with abhorrent anti-Sabah website - Wan Azizah

I unequivocally condemn the website “Suara Pakatan Rakyat” (http://suarapakatanrakyat.com) — its editorial content and linked cartoons disparaging Malaysians from Sabah.

While the site tries hard to appear as a Pakatan Rakyat mouthpiece, it is not. I repeat that this website has nothing to do with Pakatan Rakyat, a coalition of PKR, DAP and PAS.

The site has a story (http://suarapakatanrakyat.com/2012/09/tarian-sumazau-untuk-golongan-rendah-akhlak/#) denigrating the rich culture of Sabah and its traditional dance. At least one cartoon signed off with the site’s name has appeared andbeing disseminated online. The story and cartoon are abhorrent.

If anything, Pakatan fights hard to defeat the kind of prejudice and bigotry that sites like “Suara Pakatan Rakyat” champion.

Start of a "masked" campaign to create hate against Pakatan

I fear this may be only the beginning of a series of masked surgical attacks intended to character assassinate Pakatan Rakyat, its component parties, with the general election coming ever closer.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat works tireless to realise a Malaysia which is democratic, tolerant and free of hate. “Suara Pakatan Rakyat” and those behind it, should be ashamed of themselves, hiding in the anonymity of the Internet, and showing insidious and despicable behaviour in pretending to represent Pakatan Rakyat.

I am attaching here the note from PKR Deputy Secretary General and KeADILan Penampang Divisional Chairman Darell Leiking on the same matter:

“I am aghast that such an article has been written by a journalist from the website, suarapakatanrakyat.com. The intent of the article is highly suspicious as such an article whilst critical of Najib Razak is also clearly intended to discriminate and demean the Kadazan culture.The writer has his obvious intent in creating a misunderstanding amongst our Kadazan supporters and is clearly intended to destroy the converged strength of our party based on the mutual respect and cohesiveness between our supporters from Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsula.

The Sabah and Sarawak bashing seems to be prominent these days especially in view of the recent statement by Tun Zaki on the Dayaks and the Singapore Policy restricting Sabah and Sarawak Workers from employment in Singapore. Obviously, the article is just but one of the psy-war articles intended to harm the strength of Pakatan Rakyat as it does not represent the ideals of Pakatan Rakyat what more Parti KeADILan Rakyat."

Know the wolves in sheepskin

We have struggled hard over these years, and the people of Malaysia know we stand up for all of them. I ask them to be careful when spiteful messages or materials are being distributed. It is time to know the wolves in sheepskin.

Pakatan Rakyat is about respect and inclusivity. “Suara Pakatan Rakyat” is about hate and disintegration.

Everyone should condemn “Suara Pakatan Rakyat”.

DATO’ WAN AZIZAH WAN ISMAIL

PRESIDENT, PARTI KEADILAN RAKYAT