Are Malays so BACKWARD they need Ridhuan Tee as a 'guide'

KUALA LUMPUR - Controversial Muslim convert Ridhuan Tee today offered himself as a guide to help “ignorant” non-Malays better understand the Malay race.

Writing in a column in Malay portal Sinar Harian Online, Ridhuan, an ethnic Chinese converted to Islam, reminded non-Malays to refrain from offending Malays.

“If you don’t understand the lifestyle and sensitivities of the Malays, ask me. I’m not being arrogant or trying to look smart. But I really understand the Malays,” said Ridhuan to the non-Malays.

“I have never called myself a Malay and I have never converted into Malay. But we have to understand the Malays, because they’re the original settlers and the majority.”

The National Defence University Malaysia lecturer said he admired the Malays for their tolerance.

He also claimed that the Malays have never tried to encroach on the rights of other races but are instead trying to stop their own rights from being eroded.

“Today, Malays have started to rise up. We accuse Malays of being racists. Actually, Malays are not racists. Malays are like that when they feel threatened,” he said.

Non-Malays must be aware of the sensitivities of the Malays, he said, adding that their sensitivity towards pigs and dogs is so acute that they refuse to even look at the animals.

Ridhuan had been criticised for his previous column where he suggested that Selangor will be known as “Selangor Darul Babi” should Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim be removed from the mentri besar post.

He had then claimed that Khalid was against a RM100 million integrated pig farm in the state.

He defended himself in today’s article, however, and urged the non-Malays to farm pigs outside “Malay areas”, adding that cow and goats should be reared more abundantly as more people eat them.

On the “Allah” controversy, Ridhuan said the Malays are inseparable from the word and asked others to respect the Malays’ position on its use, even as he claimed that he had no problem with Christians in Peninsular Malaysia using it in their worship.

“To the ultra kiasu, I remain a Chinese forever. I have never converted into Malay,” said Ridhuan to his critics.

“But remember, I still prioritise Aidilfitri and Aidiladha, even though I celebrate the Chinese New Year as well.” -Malay Mail