Najib: Take away Dr Mahathir’s social media account before more damage is done
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Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak says ‘someone’ should take away all Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s social media accounts before he does more damage. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has called for calm following public controversy over one of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's tweets on Muslims and France.
Also speaking on Twitter, the Pekan MP said the world “should calm down” and read Dr Mahathir's statement in its full context.
“I am sure he did not mean exactly what he said. And even if he did, it is his personal opinion not Malaysia's,” he said.
However Najib also took a dig at the Langkawi MP, adding that “someone” should take away all his social media accounts before he does more damage.
Dr Mahathir's tweet, in which he said that Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past, was part of a series of tweets in response to the attack in a cathedral in Nice, France, yesterday which saw three people knifed to death and several others injured.
He was speaking about how Muslims also deserve to be angry and a boycott against France will not even suffice.
The controversial tweet was followed by another in which the 95-year old former prime minister said that by and large Muslims have not applied the “eye for an eye” law, and that neither should the French but instead teach their people to respect other people’s feelings.
The tweet was initially marked for “glorifying violence” but was left online, with Twitter citing its policy on keeping tweets of public interest. Subsequently the tweet was completely removed for violating its rules.
Prior to the series of tweets, Dr Mahathir wrote on his blog chedet.cc in which he suggested that Muslims have the right to punish the French for their alleged wrongs committed against them.
His series of tweets has since drawn condemnation both domestically and from abroad, particularly from Australian diplomats and the country's prime minister Scott Morrison.
The attack in Nice comes while France is still reeling from the beheading earlier this month of French middle school teacher Samuel Paty by a man of Chechen origin.
Since Paty’s killing, French officials — backed by many ordinary citizens — have re-asserted the right to display the cartoons, and the images have been widely displayed at marches in solidarity with the killed teacher.
That has prompted an outpouring of anger in parts of the Muslim world, with some governments accusing French leader Emmanuel Macron of pursuing an anti-Islam agenda.
Also speaking on Twitter, the Pekan MP said the world “should calm down” and read Dr Mahathir's statement in its full context.
“I am sure he did not mean exactly what he said. And even if he did, it is his personal opinion not Malaysia's,” he said.
However Najib also took a dig at the Langkawi MP, adding that “someone” should take away all his social media accounts before he does more damage.
Dr Mahathir's tweet, in which he said that Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past, was part of a series of tweets in response to the attack in a cathedral in Nice, France, yesterday which saw three people knifed to death and several others injured.
He was speaking about how Muslims also deserve to be angry and a boycott against France will not even suffice.
The controversial tweet was followed by another in which the 95-year old former prime minister said that by and large Muslims have not applied the “eye for an eye” law, and that neither should the French but instead teach their people to respect other people’s feelings.
The tweet was initially marked for “glorifying violence” but was left online, with Twitter citing its policy on keeping tweets of public interest. Subsequently the tweet was completely removed for violating its rules.
Prior to the series of tweets, Dr Mahathir wrote on his blog chedet.cc in which he suggested that Muslims have the right to punish the French for their alleged wrongs committed against them.
His series of tweets has since drawn condemnation both domestically and from abroad, particularly from Australian diplomats and the country's prime minister Scott Morrison.
The attack in Nice comes while France is still reeling from the beheading earlier this month of French middle school teacher Samuel Paty by a man of Chechen origin.
Since Paty’s killing, French officials — backed by many ordinary citizens — have re-asserted the right to display the cartoons, and the images have been widely displayed at marches in solidarity with the killed teacher.
That has prompted an outpouring of anger in parts of the Muslim world, with some governments accusing French leader Emmanuel Macron of pursuing an anti-Islam agenda.
Just hours ago, one EU Parliament member, Nathalie Loiseau, appeared on Amanpour CNN...and they both discussed 'Malaysia Mahathir' about his call for the right to kill millions of French citizens in retaliation.
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Bapa Kemerosotan Negara
Convicted criminals should not be allowed to twit or Facebook either. Where are the standards.
ReplyDeleteThey should have closed Jibby’s social media account six years ago, when he praised the murderous ISIL terror group.....ha ha ha but KT kept silent then I believe.......but today he gives megaphone to Jibby....
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Dr M raps Najib over supposed Isis thumbs up
Koh Jun Lin
16 Aug 2014
Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamed has ticked off Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for supposedly urging Umno to emulate the terrorist organisation Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (Isis).
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Dua kali lima sepuloh..Najib and Mahathir should have their media accounts closed down.
ReplyDeletesend conman to ccp china, let him do wechat n weibo so rest of us not in ccp land r safe from his evil thot n deed.
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DeleteSend mamak to Formosa to horn his bigmouth skill.
台毒水炮 r world famous & shameless too. The best part is nobody outside that f*cked island (those outsiders with meme-ed 台毒 indoctrination included) understand the leaked farts.