Dismissing criticisms against Umno raised at today's MCA Youth assembly in good faith, BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said race-based matters are a non-issue in Malaysia.
He noted that even during the Umno meeting recently, there were a lot of Malay-based issues raised that may be perceived as racist.
"I don't complain... the Chinese do the same.
"That one is a non-issue. It is their election, so they are trying to be champions of something... God bless them!"
When told that MCA Youth leader Wee Ka Siong had sternly told Umno to watch its remarks to avoid turning Chinese voters away, this too did not seem to bother Tengku Adnan.
"Wee Ka Siong is my friend," he said, "l'm not going to tell him not to make noise."
He noted that even during the Umno meeting recently, there were a lot of Malay-based issues raised that may be perceived as racist.
"I don't complain... the Chinese do the same."That one is a non-issue. It is their election, so they are trying to be champions of something... God bless them!"
When told that MCA Youth leader Wee Ka Siong had sternly told Umno to watch its remarks to avoid turning Chinese voters away, this too did not seem to bother Tengku Adnan.
"Wee Ka Siong is my friend," he said, "l'm not going to tell him not to make noise."
At the 67th Umno general assembly, delegates had also made some controversial statements including a suggestion that the 1Malaysia slogan be replaced with the 1Melayu slogan because people from the other races did not help Umno in Penang during the 13th general election.
Tengku Adnan said that to mitigate the problem, perhaps parties should stop giving “live” coverage rights of their meetings to reporters, whom he fingered as the real troublemakers.
The MCA elections kicked off today with the 48th MCA Youth national annual assembly and election at the party’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
The Chinese-based party had seen its support eroded during the last general election, winning only seven seats in Parliament. It has opted not to accept ministerial posts in the cabinet.
Tengku Adnan said that to mitigate the problem, perhaps parties should stop giving “live” coverage rights of their meetings to reporters, whom he fingered as the real troublemakers.
The MCA elections kicked off today with the 48th MCA Youth national annual assembly and election at the party’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
The Chinese-based party had seen its support eroded during the last general election, winning only seven seats in Parliament. It has opted not to accept ministerial posts in the cabinet.
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