A MALAY group has accused Dr Mahathir Mohamad of insulting the race in his speech at the Malay Dignity Congress this morning.
Gerakan Pembela Ummah (Ummah) also slammed the prime minister for recycling his old speeches touching on the Malays without addressing the issue of unity in the community.
“I am disappointed that he had nothing new to say for the Malays and the community. His speech was only insulting and degraded the Malays,” said Ummah president Aminuddin Yahaya.
“Nothing in his speech showed that he wants the community to be united. He keeps abusing the Malays by saying that they are lazy and do not want to work.”
Aminuddin was referring to Dr Mahathir’s speech at the congress where the prime minister had said only the Malays can restore the dignity of the Malays, and stop expecting others to do it for them.
He said even the government led by a Malay leader could not restore the dignity of the Malays if the Malay people refused to strive for the betterment of the community.
“Don’t ask others to do something to restore our dignity. We, the Malays, are the ones who have to restore the dignity of the Malays,” he said.
Dr Mahathir also said the efforts to restore the Malay dignity would be difficult if the Malay people were hesitant to participate and make optimal use of the opportunities made available by the government.
Aminuddin also said the congress itself was a failure as a result of Dr Mahathir’s speech, which had failed to uplift the Malays.
“For me, the Malay image, the dignity, had not been restored as the speech was an anti-climax. It dampened the spirit of the Malays.
“I am certain the majority of the people are disappointed with his speech and after this, they will have to decide not to vote for such a government.”
Dr Mahathir had in his previous speeches lashed out at the Malays for relying on government crutches and failing to upskill themselves.
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