“My dear Tun M, the common enemy of Malays are Malay themselves; never the Chinese”

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TWICE former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had a tenure spanning 22 years (first stint) and 22 months (second stint).

If the Malays are weak now, isn’t it because he failed to establish the groundwork and foundation for them? Why is he blaming the enemy of the Malays (even if he did not state so, history suggests he meant the Chinese)?

Malays completely dominate all of the state’s important institutions, including the royals, police, armed forces, civil service and the Parliament.

Since Merdeka, no non-Malay/non-Muslim Prime Minister (PM) or Deputy Prime Minister (DPM0 has been appointed.

Since Merdeka, the Malays have held an absolute cabinet majority. So, if Malays are losing power, isn’t it because the Malays appointed to all these institutions did not perform their part in upholding ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy)?

How can the Chinese who were never near power be a threat? In fact, MCA is now unable to win Chinese support because they were seen as the ‘running dog’ of UMNO and unable to promote Chinese interest during your BN/UMNO time.

If the most important Chinese party, MCA is unable to promote Chinese interest, then what are you talking about?

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Dr M using anti-DAP narrative to strain Umno-PH ties, says analyst

PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad played on the Malays’ longstanding anti-DAP sentiment when he criticised Umno for withdrawing from a rally held in solidarity with Najib Razak earlier this week, says an analyst.

Syaza Shukri of International Islamic University Malaysia said Mahathir was seeking to unsettle Umno and strain its ties within the Pakatan Harapan-led unity government through the use of divisive rhetoric.

“Mahathir was perpetuating the ‘Malays-versus-DAP’ narrative to undermine Umno by portraying the party as weak for aligning itself with PH,” she told FMT.

On the other hand, Syaza said, the former prime minister’s son, Mukhriz, had less to lose politically and was therefore able to express his honest opinion without fear of a political backlash.

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