‘WAR IS FINE, WE WILL WELCOME WAR’- ALREADY UMNO-PAS SHOW THEIR ‘TALIBAN’ STRIPES AGAINST NON-MALAYS: PAS RUSHES TO BACK ISMAIL SABRI DESPITE UMNO MAN’S TWISTING OF MAY 13 RACIAL RIOTS – IF NON-MALAYS DECLARE WAR ON MALAYS THEN MAY 13 WILL HAPPEN AGAIN BUT WHO DECLARED ‘WAR’ AGAINST WHOM IN 1969?

KUALA LUMPUR— The Dewan Rakyat turned chaotic today after two Opposition MPs made remarks that rivals interpreted as inciting racial conflict.

When debating the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s address today, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (BN-Bera) chided Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan) for allegedly claiming the PAS-Umno collaboration is tantamount to a declaration of war on non-Malays.

Ismail expressed concern that the remark may cause unrest among non-Malays and reminded the Dewan Rakyat of the May 13, 1969 race riots.

“Is this a provocation towards the non-Malays, to declare war on Malays in our country? This is a very serious provocation. If the provocation is taken (seriously) by the non-Malays and a war is declared on the Malays, then surely a situation like May 13 will happen,” Ismail said.

Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan (PAS-Kota Baru) then remarked, “War is fine. We will welcome war if (they) want a war.”

This caused outrage in the House, with a visibly upset Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang) demanding to know who made the offending remark.

Takiyuddin then claimed ownership and repeated it for her benefit.

“I said, ‘If there is a declaration of war, we can welcome the war,’” Takiyuddin said.

Others such as Datuk Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) treated that as a clarion call and shouted that they should welcome war if it were to happen.

“Why fear?” Bung exclaimed.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof then told the MPs to watch their language.

He also reminded the lawmakers about the rules against racial incitement and expressed disappointment with the remarks welcoming war of any sort.