12-17-2023, 07:51 AM
Why fear a non-Malay PM?
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Malay politicians keep harping on the same tune, that they want a leader who will defend the Malays and protect Islam. They claim that a non-Malay prime minister would threaten their rights and position.
On Dec 14, the MP for Machang, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should amend the Federal Constitution so that only Malays could be prime minister.
He claimed that this move would help restore Malay support for the Madani administration.
No! Why should Anwar do this? Why should he deny Malaysians who are non-Malay an equal chance of becoming PM?
Some of us entrust our lives to non-Malay professionals and we have no qualms about our surgeon, doctor, dentist or lawyer taking care of our medical needs or when we need them to defend us in court.
Why can’t the responsibility of taking care of us be extended to taking care of the nation?
There is nothing in the constitution to say that prime ministers must be Malay.
The ultra-nationalists demand that our PMs be Malay and some non-Malays, who have been conditioned by fear, will agree with them.
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On Dec 14, the MP for Machang, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should amend the Federal Constitution so that only Malays could be prime minister.
He claimed that this move would help restore Malay support for the Madani administration.
No! Why should Anwar do this? Why should he deny Malaysians who are non-Malay an equal chance of becoming PM?
Some of us entrust our lives to non-Malay professionals and we have no qualms about our surgeon, doctor, dentist or lawyer taking care of our medical needs or when we need them to defend us in court.
Why can’t the responsibility of taking care of us be extended to taking care of the nation?
There is nothing in the constitution to say that prime ministers must be Malay.
The ultra-nationalists demand that our PMs be Malay and some non-Malays, who have been conditioned by fear, will agree with them.
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