Saturday, April 12, 2008

Non Malays Should Not Seek Equality

Compare this prince to another prince...Raja Nazrin. Unity? How is it achievable with a stand like this? And also, who are we then to pass judgement or even comment on countries where abuses of rights abound? Own backyard also not cannot 'jaga' properly. This is still another form of apartheid. What is so wrong with equality? Doesn't mean that one will be discriminated. Is this another admission that the 'tongkat' is needed to prop the Malays? For once, I think we should stop drawing divisive lines among Malaysians and move on so that we can become a greater nation. Anyway, this post by SEAN-THE-MAN has some quite interesting facts about the social contract signed so many decades ago...the one which gave birth to our (my) country, Malaysia.

From Malaysiakini
Tengku Faris: Non-Malays should not seek equality

Andrew Ong | Apr 12, 08 2:10pm

Kelantan Crown Prince Tengku Faris Petra said today that Malays had been coerced into giving non-Malays citizenship and the latter should therefore not seek equality or special treatment.
He said this during his keynote speech at a forum titled “Malay unity is the core of national unity” organised by the newly formed Barisan Bertindak Perpaduan Melayu in Kuala Lumpur today.
Speaking to a crowd of about 1,000 people, Tengku Faris said the Malay rulers would be an umbrella to foster unity among all Malaysians, based on the Federal Constitution and the Rukun Negara.
“Therefore, the rakyat must unite and never raise issues regarding Malay rights and special privileges because it is a quid pro quo in gratitude for the giving in of citizenship (beri-paksa kerakyatan) to 2.7 million non-Malays into the Tanah Melayu federation.

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