Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has emerged as the most disappointing leader for the Indian community, said the United for the Rights of Malaysians Party (Urimai).
Its pro-tem chairperson P Ramasamy said this following PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli’s assertion that non-Malay support for Pakatan Harapan is crashing.
“The presence of a few Indian sycophants within DAP and PKR does little to reverse the broader community’s disillusionment with the Madani government.
“As it stands, the likelihood of the Harapan-led government returning to power in the next general election is uncertain at best.
“Should Perikatan Nasional develop and sustain a genuinely inclusive approach that resonates with non-Malay communities, Malaysia could well see a significant political shift in the years ahead,” he said in a statement today.
Precarious times
Yesterday, Rafizi said PKR and Harapan are not in a position to win the next general election.
Presenting data, he pointed out that when it comes to Malay voters, support for Harapan is at 27 percent as of April, and has been slowly increasing from 20 percent in August 2020.
Combined Malay support for BN and PN has dipped to 48 percent. A breakdown of how each coalition was performing was not shown.
Chinese and Indian support, he added, crashed from around 56 and 50 percent, respectively, in August 2024, to 31 percent in April.
‘Sidelined, abandoned’
Touching on Indian votes, Ramasamy said the former feel sidelined and abandoned by the coalition, with Anwar’s rhetoric about uplifting the community not being translated into tangible benefits.
He pointed out that the community’s frustration was clear in the Sungai Bakap by-election, where Indian voters supported the PN candidate.
“Symbolic narratives of Anwar as a Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela figure ring hollow for Indians, especially given the absence of a Tamil minister in the cabinet and the perceived lack of social and economic attention to the community.
“The forced relocation of a 130-year-old Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur - reportedly orchestrated under Anwar’s leadership - has only deepened the wounds,” the former Penang deputy chief minister added.
Ramasamy said the disillusionment among the Chinese voters could also be seen by their low turnout during by-elections.
“Without a credible political alternative, this trend of apathy and disengagement is likely to persist.
“And DAP is no longer viewed as the guardian of Chinese political interests within the ruling coalition,” he added. -Mkini
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