KUALA LUMPUR: Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali has lambasted P. Waytha Moorthy over his recent statements on the temple issue and called for his resignation.
“Waytha Moorthy should instead be the ‘menteri celaka’ (cursed minister) instead of Minister of Unity.
“One minute he’s blaming the police for inaction and the next he has made a U-turn and is praising them, but without apologising for his earlier statement, he said about Waytha Moorthy, who is the Minister of National Unity and Social Wellbeing.
“He should be fired. I also believe his recent statement led to a group in India to claim there were multiple deaths during the riot. He has tarnished the image of our country,”
“Because of him, now there is tension between the races. All these while, all the races have been peaceful,” he said here today before the start of the groups annual general meeting.
Ibrahim was believed to be referring to the Nov 26 attack on the Seafield temple in USJ Subang Jaya by a group of Malay ruffians that Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said had been hired by the developer to force the temple to move.
The attack led to a fracas when Hindus came to defend the temple.
However, several leaders and the police have since said it was not a racial incident, but a land dispute between the temple and developer.
Waytha Moorthy initially claimed that the Subang Jaya police should be probed for being late to arrive to deal with the scuffle which took place at the temple at about 2am on Monday (Nov 26).
However, on Sunday (Dec 1), Waytha Moorthy lauded the police for the “quick action” and highest level of professionalism in handling the temple issue.
Ibrahim added that the minister’s comments were just a way for him to garner political mileage among the Indian public.
A congregation of supporters shouted insults about Waytha Moothy (who was not there) during Ibrahim’s speech outside the Regency Hotel here.
The crowd also called on the minister to step down, in between shouts for all to respect Malay rights.
Ibrahim also said that the Prime Minister should re-evaluate the quota of Indian ministers in his cabinet.
“The Indian population only makes up 7% so why must there be so many Indian ministers. Are there no other capable Malay leaders in Pakatan Harapan?” he said.
Ibrahim also urged the government not to abolish the Sedition Act, for security reasons.
“It has to be maintained. You look at all the cyber troopers and bloggers out there now, insulting Islam using fake names. Before when we still had the ISA, action would have been taken against these people.
“If we still had ISA, these people could had been hauled in for crime prevention. I myself have been hit with the ISA twice but I defend it,” he said, when met before the Perkasa annual general meeting.
He added that if it’s true that the Sedition Act has been placed under a moratorium by the Pakatan government, Perkasa would challenge it in court.
He also thanked the police for keeping the peace at the venue where he was speaking, but warned them to be also take action on other races.
“They have to be fair to everybody. It’s not only the Malays who have to follow the law.
“If it comes to a time when we have to take the law in our own hands, don’t scold us,” he said.
Police presence at the hotel during Perkasa’s gathering was noticeable.
No outward incidents occurred and traffic near the hotel was running as normal.
The police did not receive any official notice regarding today’s assembly during Perkasa’s annual general meeting.
Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Shaharuddin Abdullah said that any party that intends on having an assembly should send an official letter of notice to the police.
“This is so the police can monitor the situation and to avoid incidences from a third party,” he said when contacted.
As of now, ACP Shaharuddin said that the assembly was peaceful. – THE STAR
No more tolerance for other races, warns Perkasa chief
PERKASA will not keep quiet and will run amok all over the country if the Malays continue to be stepped on, its president Ibrahim Ali warned today.
Speaking at the right wing Malay group’s rally, Ibrahim said it was time for the Malays to rise up.
He said Perkasa will be touring the country to uphold Islam and Malay supremacy.
“The time to speak has ended. Perkasa feels that the Malays have lost their patience. Tolerance has come to an end. This is a message for the first round. We will not keep quiet. We will run amok all over the country.
“It is time for us to be patriotic. Don’t be the only race that abides by the law while others do whatever they want,” he said during the Himpunan Jihad Perkasa in Kampung Baru today.
After his speech, Ibrahim clarified that the word “amok” was not referring to any extreme measures, but reiterated that the Malays would retaliate if the non-Malays went overboard.
He also defended the use of the word “jihad” in the group’s ninth annual general meeting slogan this afternoon.
“What is wrong with the word ‘jihad’? It is an Arabic word. It means struggle. There is nothing wrong with it. Same goes to the word ‘mengamuk’.
“I am from Kelantan and we often use this word. It means we will not keep quiet. We will protest. We will send memoranda. Just don’t push us to the wall. We will retaliate.
“Do not make us lose our minds. Do not make us lose our patience and do not make us run amok,” he said.
Yesterday, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin urged those attending the rally against the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on December 8 to respect the law and not speak provocatively in their speeches.
“I would like remind the organisers and the participants to remain peaceful and abide by the law at all times,” Muhyiddin said.
“Do not disrupt public order or use provocative statements that could stir up religious or racial tension in the country.”
He said police will be watching the gathering closely to avoid any untoward incidents.
Muhyiddin said Perkasa should be responsible, given the riots at the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Subang Jaya that saw 48 people arrested.
“We just had a riot that caused tension in the nation. It is our responsibility to make sure such incidents do not recur. I believe that Perkasa as a group understands the rule of law,” the home minister said.
Last Monday, a riot broke out at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple, which saw several people injured and vehicles torched. – THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT
THE STAR / THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT
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