FMT:
Rais Yatim’s tweet on Malaysia’s past migrants raises eyebrows
Rais Yatim is one of Mahathir's hanger on-s, a yesterday's man but who is still being used by the Old Man to voice the Imperator's unofficial policy and 'test the waters'.
Rais Yatim’s tweet on Malaysia’s past migrants raises eyebrows
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Former minister Rais Yatim’s tweet equating the Rohingya with other races in the country has drawn the ire of social media users |
PETALING JAYA: A tweet by PPBM leader Rais Yatim has raised the hackles after he equated the impact of the large number of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia with those brought in during the British era in the early 1900s.
The Negeri Sembilan party chief said when the Rohingya were small in number, they were docile.
“When their number swelled to hundreds of thousands, they gobbled us up (dibahamnya kita),” he wrote in his tweet.
“Other races who came in during the British era in
The Negeri Sembilan party chief said when the Rohingya were small in number, they were docile.
“When their number swelled to hundreds of thousands, they gobbled us up (dibahamnya kita),” he wrote in his tweet.
“Other races who came in during the British era in
the 1920s were the same in the end,” added the former culture, arts and heritage minister.
Rais said everyone should learn from history as “there are a lot who support people from outside”.
The Chinese and Indians were brought in by the British to work in tin mines, rubber estates and the police force.
FMT is awaiting a response from Rais for a further explanation on his tweet.
Rais said everyone should learn from history as “there are a lot who support people from outside”.
The Chinese and Indians were brought in by the British to work in tin mines, rubber estates and the police force.
FMT is awaiting a response from Rais for a further explanation on his tweet.
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Rais Yatim’s tweet |
For the past two weeks, there has been an increase in xenophobic comments against the Rohingya, after fake news claiming they were asking for equal rights and citizenship.
Many religious leaders and human rights activists have raised concerns over comments made based on such fake news.
Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob had also commented on the many reports and videos on social media on the Rohingya, aimed seemingly at provoking public anger at them
Ismail said the Rohingya had lived for a long time here, with the Malaysian government hosting them on humanitarian grounds.
Rais’ tweet has received negative reactions from citizens.
One user, khairullllll, said it was frustrating to see such comments as criminals can be of any race or colour.
Many religious leaders and human rights activists have raised concerns over comments made based on such fake news.
Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob had also commented on the many reports and videos on social media on the Rohingya, aimed seemingly at provoking public anger at them
Ismail said the Rohingya had lived for a long time here, with the Malaysian government hosting them on humanitarian grounds.
Rais’ tweet has received negative reactions from citizens.
One user, khairullllll, said it was frustrating to see such comments as criminals can be of any race or colour.
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kaytee notes:
Rais Yatim is one of Mahathir's hanger on-s, a yesterday's man but who is still being used by the Old Man to voice the Imperator's unofficial policy and 'test the waters'.
Just very recently Mahathir calls for understanding and sympathy for the Rohingyas but the Muhyiddin government ignored him kaukau.
Thus I am not surprised his macai has now emerged to tok-kok in a very racist manner, casting the spotlight from Rohingyas to Chinese and Indian Malaysians.
For years, Mahathir and his macai Rais work in tandem, like Yang and Yin. While Yusof Kadir is the official mouthpiece, Rais is the unofficial one where he could and would be at liberty to talk tough, crude and blunt about Mahathir's policies and at Mahathir's targets.
I speculate that Mahathir wants a point made, if the Muhyiddin can't tolerate the Rohingyas, then how could it tolerate the Chinese and Indians here; and if the Muhyiddin government can tolerate the Chinese and Indians, why couldn't it tolerate the Rohingyas as well.
I speculate that Mahathir wants a point made, if the Muhyiddin can't tolerate the Rohingyas, then how could it tolerate the Chinese and Indians here; and if the Muhyiddin government can tolerate the Chinese and Indians, why couldn't it tolerate the Rohingyas as well.
Whatever happened with his Rogol case? This bapok tua should already kick the bucket laaa, bikin semak jee.
ReplyDeleteIndians and Chinese didn't come to Malaya during British. The Indians were first establish modern settlement in Malaya. Malaya was known then as Ganganegara and was under Indian Maharaja rule before taken over by Majapahit Kingdom. From Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Siam, Malaya, Nusantara and Philippines were ruled by various Indian King. Famous: Jayavarman, Surayavarman, Chola etc. I don't need to read history bcos written records over 30 generations were passed on till now. I don't think orignal people of Malay Archipelago has any written history long before 1400AD. Because ladies then in this Archipelago were walking Topless while in India and China people wore clothes and different attires as required by their nature of job. Just stop spitting or looking down on the race that brought civilization and culture to this Archipelago. Indonesia stands as true testimony of Indian-Malay cultural, linguistic etc transfer. Pls don't manipulate your history.
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