09-06-2023, 02:42 PM
You divided the nation, not non-Malay parties, Ti tells Dr M
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PETALING JAYA: An MCA leader has hit out at former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for reportedly claiming that non-Malay political parties were partly to blame for race issues in the country.
MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker claimed that Mahathir had not only divided Malaysians along ethnic lines during his 22-year rule as the prime minister, but also split the Malays between being conservative and liberal.
Ti said “liberal Malays” used to be the pride of Malaysia, with the country seen globally as a progressive and open-minded Muslim nation.
“Now, they are looked upon with distrust and disgust as they do not have Islamic credentials and are mostly Western-trained technocrats. Today, ‘Malay liberals’ are frowned upon as if being open-minded and a progressive thinker is a sin.
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MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker claimed that Mahathir had not only divided Malaysians along ethnic lines during his 22-year rule as the prime minister, but also split the Malays between being conservative and liberal.
Ti said “liberal Malays” used to be the pride of Malaysia, with the country seen globally as a progressive and open-minded Muslim nation.
“Now, they are looked upon with distrust and disgust as they do not have Islamic credentials and are mostly Western-trained technocrats. Today, ‘Malay liberals’ are frowned upon as if being open-minded and a progressive thinker is a sin.
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