MALAYSIA NOW IN ‘DANGER ZONE’: RACIST RACE CHAMPIONING & RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY NEAR ALL-TIME HIGH – AS DEVOID OF INTELLECT POLITICIANS FROM UMNO, PAS & EVEN IN PAKATAN RUSH TO ‘CURRY FAVOR’

RACISM and racial politicking have reached dangerous levels in Malaysia and, if left unhindered, would permanently destroy Malaysia’s multi-cultural society, warned a veterans group.

In a statement today, the National Patriots Association (Patriot) said politicians have been increasingly banking on racial and religious sentiments to curry support, as evident by the recent by-elections in Semenyih and Cameron Highlands which were rife with racially charged speeches.

The group also drew reference to the saga of MCA and MIC threatening to leave the Barisan National pact, as an indication that “politics has rolled back into pure racism”.

“Racism and racial politicking have now encroached into danger zone. Constructive change must start before our nation and society descend into permanent destruction,” said Patriot president Mohamed Arshad Raji.

He said that tolerance and understanding have been thrashed and replaced with the championing of racial hatred.

The “marriage” of Umno and PAS to become a pact that harps on Malay supremacy or Malay-Muslim unity against others has also led certain Pakatan Harapan politicians to propagate policies of the Malay agenda, said Mohamed Arshad.

“The propagation of race and religion now takes centre stage and if this is allowed to fester, there is little hope of ever seeing a united Malaysian society,” he said in the statement.

“The like-mindedness, understanding and willingness to strengthen the bond of brotherliness and friendship among the various races that our founding fathers had carved out for this nation is now being threatened by selfish and self-centred politicians, particularly by those that had held powerful positions in government before.”

Patriot called on political leaders to get back on track to think as Malaysians first, and to serve all Malaysians without exercising parochial politics and being biased towards a particular race.

He called for the dismantling of race-based political parties as the first step to getting rid of racism.

“The Malaysian society cannot remain parochial in its societal outlook any longer after six decades of independence.

“We ought to be more inclusive and symbiotic in facing the challenges of our country as truly one Malaysian people,” he said.

MALAY MAIL