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| Speaker warns MPs not to fan flames which can lead to racial discord after Guan Eng's controversial remark is raised.
The temperature in the Dewan Rakyat increased by several notches when opposition lawmakers raised Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's controversial “declaration of war” remark.
Speaker Mohamad Ariff Mohd Yusof then cautioned MPs against fanning statements that could incite racial tensions.
"The standing order states do not raise issues that could incite negative feelings among races. If something has been stated, there is no need to support it or further fan the flames," he said.
The commotion was triggered during opposition leader Ismail Sabri Yaakob's debate on the royal address that touched on Lim's statement regarding the union between Umno and PAS.
Last Wednesday, Lim issued a statement in Chinese urging MCA to immediately leave BN because Umno and PAS were now "declaring war" on non-Muslims. He later issued a correction, which replaced the phrase "declaring war" with "targeting".
Ismail Sabri questioned whether Lim's initial statement was tantamount to a "provocation" for non-Muslims to "declare war" against Malay Muslims in Malaysia.
"This is a very serious provocation.
"If this provocation was taken (seriously) by the non-Malays who subsequently declare war against Malays, it means surely something that we do not wish, like May 13, 1969, will happen," said the Bera MP.
Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang) then demanded to know the identity of the MP who had made the remark, and Takiyuddin repeated himself.
Following an uproar from the government bench, Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) stood up and declared, "If there is a war, we welcome the war!"
Lim was not present in the Dewan Rakyat.
Yesterday, inspector-general of police Mohamad Fuzi Harun revealed that 58 police reports have been lodged on the matter and Lim might be called in for questioning. - Mkini
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