FMT:
Wrong for PN leaders to sign Dr M’s ‘Malay Proclamation’, says Gerakan No 2
Oh Tong Keong says Bersatu and PAS leaders should not be lending support to a race-based movement.
Gerakan deputy president Oh Tong Keong said the economic issues faced by the people are more pressing than backing the ‘Malay Proclamation’ initiated by Dr Mahathir Mohamad. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: A Gerakan leader has spoken out against several of his Perikatan Nasional colleagues for supporting the “Malay Proclamation” initiated by Dr Mahathir Mohamad, describing it as “inappropriate”.
Gerakan deputy president Oh Tong Keong said the Bersatu and PAS leaders should be working to help address economic issues instead of lending support to a race-based movement.
“We can’t stop them from doing what they want to do because this is a democratic country. But the issue at hand is the people’s economy. The prices of goods are rising but the people don’t have enough money in their pockets.
“(The opposition should) share their ideas with the government so we can have better policies for the people and their salaries will rise. Stop playing politics,” he told FMT.
However, Oh said this was his personal view and he could not speak for Gerakan as a whole.
Gerakan is among the component parties of PN, alongside PAS and the Muhyiddin Yassin-led Bersatu.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and several other party leaders had signed Mahathir’s “Malay Proclamation” in the presence of the former prime minister to signify their support for his call for the Malays to unite and “save” the community.
Three Bersatu leaders – deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu, information chief Razali Idris and Supreme Council member Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid – have also signed the document in their personal capacities.
PETALING JAYA: A Gerakan leader has spoken out against several of his Perikatan Nasional colleagues for supporting the “Malay Proclamation” initiated by Dr Mahathir Mohamad, describing it as “inappropriate”.
Gerakan deputy president Oh Tong Keong said the Bersatu and PAS leaders should be working to help address economic issues instead of lending support to a race-based movement.
“We can’t stop them from doing what they want to do because this is a democratic country. But the issue at hand is the people’s economy. The prices of goods are rising but the people don’t have enough money in their pockets.
“(The opposition should) share their ideas with the government so we can have better policies for the people and their salaries will rise. Stop playing politics,” he told FMT.
However, Oh said this was his personal view and he could not speak for Gerakan as a whole.
Gerakan is among the component parties of PN, alongside PAS and the Muhyiddin Yassin-led Bersatu.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and several other party leaders had signed Mahathir’s “Malay Proclamation” in the presence of the former prime minister to signify their support for his call for the Malays to unite and “save” the community.
Three Bersatu leaders – deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu, information chief Razali Idris and Supreme Council member Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid – have also signed the document in their personal capacities.
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kt comments:
Gerakan was never thought of as a stupid party - intellectually it was once teeming with doctors, lawyers, academicians, renowned university professors, PhDs etc, but today it has become the most MORONIC party (sadly dominated by Chinese) in the political history of Malaysia - you just have to suck racists' guli's. You're all an e;f;f;i;n;g;;; disgrace to Dr Lim CE
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