PERHAPS one can be forgiven for wondering if Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has tried too hard to portray a colour-blind image or one of versatility given she is the first Chinese and non-Muslim minister overseeing the administration, planning and development of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan.
On the other hand, perhaps the National DAP deputy secretary-general has accepted as part of a bittersweet reality that she can never satisfy everyone – particularly the approximate 63.5% Muslim populace – given divisive politics characterised by the intense intertwining of Malay ethnicity, Islam and political power.
With Malays torn between conservative Islamist ideologies championed by PAS and those professing the more moderate, pluralistic Madani mentality, it is little wonder that the Segambut MP will never be able to escape loathing of detractors.
“What’s so great about wearing a baju kurung … The late Lee Kuan Yew used to wear a songkok to enter when entering a Malay kampung … Nothing more than a drama queen,” jibed one hater to a Facebook post of Yeoh gracing the Nur Ramadan Programme 2026 in Putrajaya recently.
Through the collaboration of various agencies, a total of 5,100 asnaf (poor and needy Muslims) in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan received zakat (tithe) cash assistance of RM200 each involving a total RM1.02 mil to ease their burden.
As Madani backers encouraged Yeoh to ignore noises from the disgruntled, many of the presumably Opposition-slant commenters continued to mock the former youth and sports minister by appealing to Muslims not to easily fall for the charade “just because of free food and the way of dressing”.
Drawing parallel with DAP advisor Lim Guan Eng, one commenter even warned Muslims against the make-believe “donning of moderate Muslim garb” by recounting a similar trend when the party and PAS were allies in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition but “lastly fight Islam in silence”.
As one labelled her as a “fox with chicken feathers”, another cast doubt as to why “a Muslim event was graced by a Chinese”.
As calls for awareness and realisation that “the DAP tribe cannot be trusted for history has taught (the Malays) many valuable lessons” continue to reverberate, one detractor even implored his brethren “not to be careless but to show their true power during GE16 (16th General Election)”.
Lamenting that “Malays are easy to be bought over” or are “easily forgetful of their past”, the political motivation of the haters is obvious – Yeoh is targetted for her DAP affiliation and so do the Malays MPs in the party.
“Remember history, the late Lee Kuan Yew also wore a songkok while campaigning to win the votes of Singaporean Malay Muslims. But look at the level at which the Singaporean Malays are now ruling Singapore,” reminisced one commenter while unveiling a somehow chilling reality.
Although there’re Malay PAP (People’s Action Party) leaders, they’re just like crouching on the edge of a bushel.
Their fate whether it is RaRa (Bentong MP Young Syefura Othman), Syahrezan (Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan) or Syeerlena (Bukit Bendera MP Syerleena Abdul Rashid) will be the same as Tunku Abdul Aziz, the former DAP deputy president.
Only time will tell. Don’t be a servant or a donkey and be ridden by the racist and chauvinist DAP leadership.
Read the history of DAP’s establishment which is merely an offshoot of Singapore’s PAP. Lastly to the Malays and other Bumiputera, don’t be a “majority that acts and thinks like a minority”. My 2 cents.
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