Mahathir recruiting Malays for his Pribumi

In my previous post Hanif Omar & his fairy tale beneath another fairy tale beneath other fairy tales I penned:

I wasn't GST-ed but now am I SST-ed? 

But what worries me far more than his overtly racist fairy tales is that I know he was/is not a racist, hadn't acted that way while as IGP, and wouldn't have acted racially as he has done now on his own UNLESS he was told/instructed to do so.

I also suspect that related to his ketuanan racist fibs (lies) is the present struggle for Malay support amongst UMNO, PAS, Pribumi and PKR (lil' Amanah tagging along only).

Hanif Omar's agitating racist lies seem to be designed to drive the Malays towards the strongest (or seen as strongest) right-wing ketuanan pribumi political bloc in order for Malays to be "protected" by a pribumi strongman from the rapacious grasp of the (projected, propaganda-ed and portrayed) greedy corrupt arrogant Chinamen who smoke opium, eat pigs, worship idols (maybe even including Chin Peng) and kamcheng with their kind from China.

Today I see in MM Online the article PPBM to ensure no more abuses of Malay benefits, extracts as follows:

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the party intends to ensure that the benefits given to the Malay community will not end up being abused by them.

This meant leakages will be stemmed, that the Malays would also be trained to be financially wise, and the practice of selling Approved Permits to others will be dealt with severely.

“Personal support from your leaders is irrelevant. Only those with the capability, experience and integrity (for jobs) will be chosen,” he said during PPBM’s second anniversary celebrations at Stadium Malawati last night. [...]

Throughout his speech the Prime Minister had stern words for his party members, saying that they were the final hope for the Malay community to regain their honour.

He said the country’s political realities were such that it meant PPBM had to be race-based.

“The Malays do not believe their fate would be fought for by a non-Malay or mixed party. Their stance has made them fall behind,” he said in his characteristic blunt manner.

Dr Mahathir said the Malays have relied too much on Umno for 61 years to uphold their rights, insomuch that they were blinded to its leaders greed for wealth and power.

and weren't you PM for 22 years in that 61 years?  

and now a word or two from your friend 

and from those who suffered enormously under you draconian reign 

“Umno lost track of things, diverting from its original struggle. The leaders enriched themselves regardless of the damage inflicted upon the nation. [...]

Dr Mahathir called upon party members to avoid turning PPBM into a clone of Umno under former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, and reminded them that the ultimate aim is to ensure equal and just economic distribution to all Malaysians.

“For the rest of the Malays, join us in this struggle and fight. For only we and we alone can repair our standing,” he said.

I rest my case that he is campaigning and urging the Malays to flock to his Pribumi, for him to rebuild UMNO Mark III.

But for 22 years (1981 to 2003), as President of UMNO and PM, did he succeed in helping uplift the Malays (other than his own sons and cronies).