September 26, 2010
To be a Malaysian does not necessarily mean to be anti-Malay.
Nazri Aziz Responds to Utusan’s Awang Selamat
PADANG RENGAS
To Mr whoever you are, of course I will respond to your article. If we believe in the freedom of speech, let it be known that it is not only given to the Press but also to the individual.
In exercising my right of reply and to defend myself, please do not interpret it to mean I am stifling criticism against me. Far from it; I have been criticised all my years in politics and I am still here where I am.
Mr Utusan said that he got a lot of SMSs to justify that he received support for his article on me. I do not want to talk about the SMSs and emails that I received because he will not be able to verify them, but I am sure he has also been informed that comments made by ordinary people reading the portal have shown that I, too, have support from public just as he claimed he has — if not more.
How can I not dub you a racist when you seem to be upset with the praises and positive responses I got from the non-Malays and attempt to put it as something negative on me, especially those coming from (Lim) Kit Siang and (Lim) Guan Eng?
By doing this you have clearly defined your position as “we Malays against you non-Malays”. Are the comments and praises of the Malays [the] only [ones that] count, and the rest can go to you-know-where? You have a long way to go in accepting that Malaysia is a country belonging to Malaysians of all races who swear their loyalty to the land of their birth.
I am right about your zero experience in politics because you wrote “When the Malays don’t vote”. Well, let me tell you our analysis has shown that “When the Non-Malays don’t vote”, the effect is the same. You have never understood what I have been trying to say, that the most important point is that “When the majority of Malaysians don’t vote” then we all are in trouble.
One of the worst things to do is to offer excuses for your failure by saying others failed too. This is a defeatist attitude and a sure recipe for doom. Why don’t you look around? I am sure you can find other papers which succeed and use them as incentive to work to increasie your readership. I like the Utusan of old and I want you to work hard towards making this paper great again.
I read with extreme happiness your support for UMNO and Barisan Nasional and to ensure that we will succeed. I want you to walk your talk and support the 1 Malaysia policy which is the brainchild of the President of UMNO and Chairman of Barisan Nasional. He is working very, very hard to win the next General Election, so please don’t make it difficult for him.
Awang does not need to tell me about how Utusan is a Malay institution and that its struggle is the same with UMNO. Long before you joined Utusan, I have been in UMNO Youth — right from being appointed exco member to the post of deputy leader — and for one-and-a-half years acting leader of UMNO Youth Malaysia. That is my credential.
If I am a Malaysian leader today, a lot of credit must be given to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. I hold him responsible for what I am today and I owe him a lot. I just want my “sifu” to continue to help me and the others to be good leaders of this blessed country of ours and not to divide us by race, creed, cult and gender. To be a Malaysian does not necessarily mean to be anti-Malay. I hope this will be understood by all.
Finally, being involved in the dissemination of messages to public as claimed by Awang, it is very important that your messages come out loud and clear to them. At the end of the day you cannot be called upon to explain all the time. What you have to bear in mind is not what you think you are but what the public perceive of you.
Sad to say, the non-Malays perceive Utusan as racist, period. And that is why I brought up the issue of Malaysian first and Malay next, in case you don’t understand why. By the way, I still do not know who you are, Awang?–http://www.themalaysianinsider.com
* This letter by Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz is in response to a Mingguan Malaysia editorial today entitled, “Lagi Jawapan buat Nazri Aziz”, by Awang Selamat.
By the way, I still do not know who you are, Awang?
Is this a joke?. If you as a minister cannot find out who is Awang, the barking dog of your party, you are really in trouble Nazri. Why don’t you pick up a phone and ask your friend when he is not busy changing his mode.
In case you also do not know who is your friend, look at this video.
I was wrong. Nazri responded to Awang Selamat, thereby having the last say. Yes, being Malaysian does not mean being anti-Malay. It is Malaysian first and Malay next.–Din Merican
Tean, the other guy is always changing mode, one day kissing Badawi’s hand and now I wonder what he is doing with Najib. You cannot trust people like him. He has no maruah, he is knows how to be in bodek mode only.–Din Merican
It is Malaysian first and Malay next.–Din Merican
Correction. It is Malaysian first and last. Period.
You can trust people like him. ???
Yup “sifu” first and last.
I can’t help but wonder that with all these good cop-bad cop wayang kulit/sandiwara going on, that they mght just undo themselves. It is truly unimaginable that Nazri doesn’t know who Awang is.. After ain’t he a minister of sorts? Scepticism is good for health.
I honestly don’t think this is just a katun to show who can bodek more. Especially when PKR is up to its nostrils with seemingly insurmountable problems with their own party polls.
Hassan ahmad was d fella that wanted ppsmi abolished.
This article of his is incomplete.
So wat Hassan Ahmad said was, Malays shoud not worry about kuasa Melayu because in parliament, there is a lot of malay MPs.
So I assume he wants Malays to only vote Malay candidates in the next general election? This will make kuasa melayu to not disappear.
Is this right Din?
Is this why you highlight this article from Hassan Ahmad?
“Tean, the other guy is always changing mode, one day kissing Badawi’s hand and now I wonder what he is doing with Najib.” Din Merican
Apparently sharing the spot with Rosmah.
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad , Nazri’s sifu? Gosh .. how ghastly !
The show must go on. UMNO is stirring up all the Pak Belalangs and to further indoctrinate the masses to follow UMNO with the explicit message – the Malay existence is in danger. If the same were to come from an opposition party, they all be in Kamunting. There is no sincerity from this government to put aside the politics of race, but rather to perpetuate it for their own benefit. Malays are engineering up their version of an asian neo fascist state. No matter how Najib puts on the spin about 1Malaysia and the need for national unity, their strategies, statements, press coverage all points towards the opposite.
This is what amazes me. How parties like MCA, MIC, Gerakan, etc., can still support UMNO and remain a part of BN. These are the parties that causes and promotes disunity and is the biggest threat to the existence of Malaysia. But then again, it is simply a reflection of the Barisan Nasional idea of being in politics. Barisan politicians are patriots to ensuring that they can participate in the looting of their country. It is not about Malaysia. It is about the bank accounts. It has been that way ever since the Great Tunku got ousted.
Nazri can talk all day long, spin all day long. But as a member of UMNO and BN, he is part of that system that we must throw out and incinerate to get the rot out of our government.
James ,
How right you are . If Nazri’s sifu is mahathir , then another spin merchant or conman is born i guess . Really , with this admission the prospects for the future seems dark and evil.
I hate politicians. They know what to say and what to do. But some don’t even know what to say and do. This Kerala merchant fan is saying one thing and doing another. He derides Al Kutty but praises him as well. All in the same breath. What a joke…
I agree Tok Cik. Is there any other way to represent the people other than politics. Loath their nonsense.
I don’t know of any other way, Kathy. For as long as there is life there will be politicians. They are an unnecessary evil.
I tend to agree with Tean that one has to be circumspect about this Awang against Nazri verbal slug-fest. Nazri not knowing who AWANG is !!!!.Who is he kidding ???. With the possibility of a snap GE, good cop bad cop DRAMA is being reenacted. You can see the RAVE responses by non-Malays applauding Nazri in the blogs !! So UMNO/ BN is OK afterall. If this is not DRAMA, how come Mr Pouting Pink Lips is all quiet ???? And also Mr Changing Mode Minister in his current MUTE mode on the issue !!!
James, those flunkies or associates of bumno you mentioned are totally irrelevant. For them, business as usual really mean that – i.e. commerce. Nobody listens to them anymore. They only way the Nons are gonna take notice, is to have a known swaggering cowboy to take over their role – which was never substantial for the past 3+ decades. Bumno is essentially running the gomen alone.
PKR too is on the verge of going the way of the dodo. Although they are the new kids on the block, all their “democratic” ideals and fervour have led to anarchy instead. Unless they reign in their thoughtless masses and gangterism they will have minimal impact the next GE. Time is not on their side.
i say dismantle malaya into 12 parts , return the northen states of kedah and perlis to the siamese. Then negotiate a good price with LKY for the one down south.
Danil
Johore is for sale! At least someone agrees with me! Lets sell Johore for a song. I rather be in a republic than to be in a kingdom full of thieves and murderers. And Kedah would be a most interesting place with Mongkut back in the state.
I am sure that Awang Selamat is a very supportive figure in UMNO and all this pretending not to know him is only a smoke screen. DRAMA UMNO. We may have been taken for a ride. So far which UMNO warlords dare to expose their champion Awang Selamat. It is like allowing their last card to be exposed. Nazir himself knows who he is he is acting all along to save MCA Gerakan and the others…..
prostitution is the first& oldest profession in the world. Second is politics. Third is Information (disinformation) dissemination, as in advertising…
Malaysian senang di konfuis lah. Hahahahah!
Seronoklah blog ini semua sekata mengutuk Kerajaan dan Orang Melayu.Tak de pembodek kerajaan di sini ya. Bolehlah I tumpang sekaki. Tapi I tak pandai tulis omputih.
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Suka sibuk,
Gunakan Bahasa Malaysia dan tulis lah dengan hati terbuka dan ikhlas demi masa depan negara tercinta. Salam dan terima kasih.–Din Merican
omitam pun boleh juga …
” …. mengutuk …. orang melayu ?” – suka sibuk.
People , are we doing this ? I hope not .
MCA, Gerakan and MIC… why the silence?
I stopped reading Utusan and so do many of my friends . Now Metro or Kosmo and what fresh air compared to the half baked and seditious articles of Utusan. may be utusan is over kill and can`t convince or express clearly what is their intention. Hard to understand Metro and Utusan are in 1 boat.
An excellent reply by Datuk Nazri to the bigot . Glad that there are still afew good men standing in BN.