Not all Chinese opportunists, says Nur Jazlan after acupuncture

Not all Chinese opportunists, says Nur Jazlan after acupuncture

Published: Sep 30, 2024 7:31 PM


Johor BN deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed, who posted on Facebook about undergoing acupuncture treatment following the hectic campaign period for the Mahkota by-election, also shared his views on the lower turnout of Chinese voters.

Likening politics to the needles during the session, which he described as effective in addressing the sores and aches, the former deputy home minister said this does not mean that Chinese voters had “angkat tangan (given up)” on politics.

“On the contrary, I see it as a positive sign of the rising political awareness among Chinese voters, especially on issues other than the economy.

“So, not all Chinese voters are opportunists,” he added.

Last week, Jazlan piled the pressure on DAP to ensure that Chinese voters turn up to cast their ballots for the BN candidate and described this as an unexacting task.

Nur Jazlan Mohamed


“When we talk about Chinese voters and Chinese parties, we can see there is a group of voters who are opportunistic in making choices. It is not that the Chinese don’t care about politics but they lean more toward evaluating the benefit they would get before giving their support and votes.

“They will see first, who can offer something on the question of what is in their pocket and their opportunities to ‘cari makan’ (earn a living),” the former Pulai MP said.

In his latest post, Jazlan thanked DAP, especially Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi, for campaigning for BN.

He also recorded his appreciation to the media, including Malaysiakini “for being wise in quoting his views on the difficulties faced by DAP in distinguishing their grassroots voters from the opportunist Chinese voters”.

“It seems like Malaysiakini understood the essence of the article and that is the reason certain DAP leaders went on a rant because they knew it was their weakness.

“The issue I sought to put forth was that not all Chinese voters are opportunists but just a handful. But DAP failed to identify this grassroots group.

“The more than 9,000 (Chinese voters) who cast their ballots in Mahkota are the majority of Chinese voters who have political and economic awareness,” he added.


Remark has ‘big impact’

Jazlan also noted that his remark that it would be “easy” for DAP to resolve the halal certification saga appeared to have a “big impact” on the party leaders.

“Some claimed I was being sarcastic and belittling DAP. One or two of their leaders were quick to rant and attack me. However, the majority of DAP leaders were more rational. Perhaps they read my article until the end, my writing was replete with facts and not mere sensationalism.

“Amid the concerns of DAP leaders who were campaigning about the issue of (Umno Youth chief) Dr Muhamad Akmal (Saleh), (DAP vice-chairperson) Teresa (Kok) and the halal certification, they managed, to a certain extent, to convince (outstation) Chinese voters to return (to vote) or (those in Mahkota) to cast their ballots.

“What I saw is that the main issue DAP was upset about is not the halal certification but rather because one of their ‘expired’ leaders got hit, but (the issue) diverted to the halal certification (instead).

“To me, most Chinese are wise. They understand the real issue behind the halal certification,” he added.