I am not surprise at rousing statements by the opposition, questioning the logic behind government's funding of Perkasa, a Malay organisation they labeled as racist and chauvinist. Funding Perkasa is promoting racism, that's what they said.
Selangor deputy state speaker Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was so naive in accusing the government of spending tax money to finance Perkasa's activities, equating it to 'sponsoring a racist policy', an allegation deemed 'as stupid as it is'.
I do not blame him. He is young and as an upcoming leader, he wants to be heard more frequently. But his only mistake was, he did not do any homework. His aides and seniors too failed to advise him before making such a statement.
Why only people like you - the young and newcomers - made the most noise, and not your seniors and supreme leaders? Have you ever wondered why Perkasa did not hide the fact that it gets government funding?
Go ask Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh, Hadi Awang, Nik Aziz or Anwar Ibrahim. Why are they keeping numb?
The fact is, the government is so benevolent. It funds go everywhere. Proceeds from its GLCs were also used to sponsor all political parties, including the opposition. Not only an organisation like Perkasa gets it but also Dong Zong and many Chinese and Indian associations.
Please be alert and be educated that not all stories are to be told. Its 'tau sama tau'. Of course when the government allocates development funds to Kelantan and Pakatan's states, the practice is to announce it. However, small funding for NGOs is never revealed because almost everybody got it.
The government receives many applications and requests for funding from various organisations, including the opposition-linked, and the quantum of handouts was not based on politics - its more on good gesture, realising that multiracial Malaysians must be aided to carry out their activities.
And these critics about Perkasa and the government funding are all made by shallow-minded people who all this while thought Barisan Nasional only aides pro-Umno and pro-BN organisations. But still, no point blaming them because they don't know the true fact behind it.
In being fair to all parties, the government (since Perikatan era) will try its best to accommodate them with funding. Unlike some NGOs and anti-government groups (including one or two media organisations) that receive foreign capital injection, such an assistance is not publicised.
And that's how democratic and benevolent BN government is.
So, to Nik Nazmi - accept the fact that we have only one government, the government for all! I am not sure if Pakatan Rakyat would sponsor communism should they win the 15th general election, four or five years from now...
Selangor deputy state speaker Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was so naive in accusing the government of spending tax money to finance Perkasa's activities, equating it to 'sponsoring a racist policy', an allegation deemed 'as stupid as it is'.
I do not blame him. He is young and as an upcoming leader, he wants to be heard more frequently. But his only mistake was, he did not do any homework. His aides and seniors too failed to advise him before making such a statement.
"We (Pakatan Rakyat) have always stressed that Perkasa was Umno-BN's 'tool' to ignite racial issues.So, to Nik Nazmi, Surendran, Siti Zailah and others, I think your shallow mind has failed you and made you look so politically-handicap.
"Perkasa's disclosure confirms our allegations. Taxpayers' funds have been used to subsidise a racist organisation,” he said in a statement today.
He also targeted BTN, saying that in funding Perkasa, it helped spread racist propaganda.
"The 1Malaysia slogan and messages of transformation espoused by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak are meaningless if Purtajaya is funding Perkasa.”
Padang Serai MP N. Surendran asked why public funds and resources were being used to assist and promote a notorious organisation like Perkasa.
Surendran said that government funds and resources should not be used to support Umno's narrow and racial political objectives.
PAS Women chief and Rantau Panjang MP Siti Zailah Mohd Yusof also asked how funding an organisation like Perkasa could benefit the people.
Why only people like you - the young and newcomers - made the most noise, and not your seniors and supreme leaders? Have you ever wondered why Perkasa did not hide the fact that it gets government funding?
Go ask Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh, Hadi Awang, Nik Aziz or Anwar Ibrahim. Why are they keeping numb?
The fact is, the government is so benevolent. It funds go everywhere. Proceeds from its GLCs were also used to sponsor all political parties, including the opposition. Not only an organisation like Perkasa gets it but also Dong Zong and many Chinese and Indian associations.
Please be alert and be educated that not all stories are to be told. Its 'tau sama tau'. Of course when the government allocates development funds to Kelantan and Pakatan's states, the practice is to announce it. However, small funding for NGOs is never revealed because almost everybody got it.
The government receives many applications and requests for funding from various organisations, including the opposition-linked, and the quantum of handouts was not based on politics - its more on good gesture, realising that multiracial Malaysians must be aided to carry out their activities.
And these critics about Perkasa and the government funding are all made by shallow-minded people who all this while thought Barisan Nasional only aides pro-Umno and pro-BN organisations. But still, no point blaming them because they don't know the true fact behind it.
In being fair to all parties, the government (since Perikatan era) will try its best to accommodate them with funding. Unlike some NGOs and anti-government groups (including one or two media organisations) that receive foreign capital injection, such an assistance is not publicised.
And that's how democratic and benevolent BN government is.
So, to Nik Nazmi - accept the fact that we have only one government, the government for all! I am not sure if Pakatan Rakyat would sponsor communism should they win the 15th general election, four or five years from now...
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