Sunday 25 August 2013

Johor's new race relations policy

I had tried to find the link of this interview with new Johor Menteri Besar DS Mohamed Khaled Nordin in the NST's website but failed to do so. I instead found it at Chuah Bee Kim's blog here,

MB that is driven by values


The following are excerpts from the interview which I believe explain the race relations policy of Khaled's administration,


Question: After what happened in GE13 where Umno’s allies in BN. particularly MCA and Gerakan suffered severe losses, how are you going to lead the coalition in Johor to regain lost ground?
Answer: First, we have to look into the results — is this the worst for BN or it could have been worse? (Former Singapore premier) Lee Kuan Yew said the opposition in this country will never form the goernment at the federal level.  The situation will be like this as the Chinese community cannot win in the rural areas.  so, is this the worst? Second, we know their (opposition’s) win was because of issues that they brought up during the general election.
In the next four or five years, the Chinese community should be made aware that they were used as tools.  The fanning of racial sentiments caused a large majority of them to sway to the opposition.
Today, at the state asembly, the opposition asked whether the menteri besar will appoint a representative (in their constituencies) and whether there are special funds available as practised by the last administration.  The opposition knows it needs this.  Previously, if BN lost a state seat, the menteri besar would appoint a representative and also allocate funds for that constituency.  This time round, there will be no representative or funds.
The people will need to look at this situation and see whether this is what they want.  we have to educate voters so that they understand that they are the losers if they fall for the opposition’s campaigns.
Question: One of your earliest statements was that you are a menteri besar for all Johoreans.  But now certain quarters have alleged that you are Malay-centric.  Your reaction?
Answer: It’s simple., in whatever relationship that you have, you need to look at it from the point of view of values.  If you help me, and I was not thankful and did not reciprocate, what will your views be on this matter?
I think all civilisations teach us about respect and being thankful.  But at times, people are pretentious, arrogant and put on different faces to deceive us.  The government is always willing to assist, but those who receive also need to show that they are sincere.
If Umno is considered racist, there won’t be any progress for the other races.  Let’s talk about the economy, where are all the races in terms of economic progress? Let’s talk about education, where are they now? if Umno is racist, I think the Chinese community will not be where they are today.  They claim that they are being treated differently, but that thinking is deliberately sown in them.
The claims that I am Malay-centric are made to sow fear and weaken the government.  for me, any plans made will be for the benefit of the rakyet.
If I am Malay-centric, I won’t be close to the Indian community.  But the reality is the Indian community is close to me.  When we meet each other, we don’t have to pretend.  I don’t want to lead a pretentious life.  If you come to me, and you ask for my help, and after I help you, you say all sorts of things behind my back, where are the values?
So, if you want to say that I’m Malay-centric, no, I am no.  I am driven by values.  That’s all.  If a person beats me up and I continue to allow the person to do so, I would be stupid.
Question: In Johor, Umno has always been unique in its history and tradition as the state is the party’s birthplace and has always been its bastion.  How are you going to maintain this position and strengthen it further?
Answers: Umno leaders at all levels must understand that Umno does not work in isolation.  Umno represents the Malays.  That’s why in the early days, Umno is Malay, and Malay is Umno.  So, any effort to corrode Umno will also corrode Malays.
To make sure that this does not happens in Johor, Umno needs to take action to respect and safeguard Malay interests.  At the same time, it must be an entity which can be relied upon by people of other races.  And our foundation to administer should be based on fairness and thoroughness rather than fairness and equality.
If Umno can show that it can champion the Malays and not just party members, then in that way, the Malays can be united under Umno and stability can be restored in the community.  As in the past, Umno must also show that it is not a power-hungry party but capable of sharing with other races and bringing about positive results.  You don’t have to fear if Umno remains as the backbone of the government.  No race should fear that they will be left behind.  But Umno must be right in representing and championing the Malays.  Go back to the original struggle where Umno takes care of the Malays and not its members only.

34 comments:

  1. if khalid has this in his head, it's for not only Melayu but semua rakyat Johor
    mere 2 months story is not fully told..
    let's hope he is true to his words

    umno now must also be seen by Melayu to really focus on Melayu
    orang Melayu sedar umno sekarang leka dengan mengekalkan kuasa dan buat harta untuk sebahagian pemimpin. INI yang orang Melayu kurang senang. Orang Melayu faham bila kedudukan meningkat, harta pun meningkat. Lumrah tu... tak ada lain macam
    Tapi bila mula bongkak atau tak dengar cakap orang, ini sifat dalam masyarakat Melayu yang memang TIDAK DITUNTUT

    sekarang umno macam ni la
    ramai Melayu tak tahu malu dah sekarang
    kalau nak diterima sebagai pemimpin dengan erti kata sebenar, BUANG semua sifat buruk ni
    boleh tengok dalam ALI RUSTAM
    memang satu Melaka frust dia tak menang

    ReplyDelete
  2. gud statement from DSKN and we hope u can walk the talk. May Allah bless u & family with this sort of thinking inside u'r head. in fact malay r tired waiting for the walk and fed up listening to the talk.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ghani still the best MB Johor got !!

    ReplyDelete
  4. DS Khaled Nordin is also a very good and respectable MB. He is down to earth and he cares about the rakyat.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. baru 3 bulan jadi MB dah very good, woi jangan nak bodek kat sini ok.

      Delete
  5. I was disappointed when Khalid Nordin gave RM 1million to that Chinese school recently.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. ya rite, the RM 1million should have given to anon 16:26.

      Delete
    2. RM 1 million mana cukup. He should give at least RM 10 million.

      Delete
    3. Anon 18:03

      Anon 16:26 was absolutely right. The sekolah-sekolah ugama Islam Johor actually deserve the RM 1million more than the (ungrateful) Cinabengs' school!

      Delete
    4. Anon 22:06 - spoken like a true Cina!

      I think if Khaled gave RM1 billion pun tak cukup and they will never vote for him. Methinks if Khaled gave one of his kidneys to them pun.. they will ask "Can I have your liver too?"

      I hope Khaled has learnt something out of Ghani's debacle. 18 years of service, can't get even 3% of votes from his "old friends". The old friends prefer a parachute candidate who didn't do anything for them except giving fiery speech to tell them how "oppressed" their good life is. Yup, that's loyalty Cina-style.

      Delete
    5. Anon 09:08, loyal to the country a must, loyal to a politician or political party only when they deserve it.

      Delete
  6. Everybody knows that if the majority are not happy, there will be trouble in the country. Everybody knows that if the majority are poor, there are bound to be an uprising. History has shown that the statements above are true.

    Whether Cina like it or not, Bumiputera is the majority of this country. If they are not happy and wealthy, there are bound to be problem in the country. And when that happened, guess who will be the bogeyman?

    Cina of this country is lucky that the Bumiputera of this blessed country are not greedy. They do not make any noise when the minority controls 80% of the economic pie. They are happy living a simple makan gaji life. Imagine if the Bumiputera are as greedy as the Cina? I suppose only the Cina can tell us what kind of unfair policies and practices they can do to oppress the minority.

    Based on this fact, the Cina by right should be thankful. Unfortunately they are not. Memang muka tak tahu malu.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The cina not happy with Melayu UMNO kerana Melayu UMNO cheats everbody in the country. Tak kisah samada Melayu,Cina, India,Iban,Kadazan,punjabi semua kena kelentong UMNO.

      Siapa Melayu yg kaya kalau bukan Melayu UMNO !! Anon:16:38 mamang muka tak tahu malu.

      Delete
    2. Kalau mangkuk 18.07 ni buat kesimpulan Melayu Kaya = Melayu UMNO , maka nampak bebeno lah mangkuk belum kena sunat lagi.

      Delete
    3. apa kene mengena manbkuk kena sunat ?? takkan Annie mangkuk pon kena sunat pulak !!

      Anon 20:07 memang muka tak tahu malu !!

      Delete
    4. Anon 16:38 : "Everybody knows that if the majority are not happy, there will be trouble in the country"

      Please tell it to UMNO, majority of Rakyat voted for PR and UMNO pulak yg jadi gomen, and Yes, majoriy are not happy with UMNO !!

      Delete
    5. Marah sungguh Anon 20:07, Melayu UMNO kaya tu kan berita, baik buat apa marah ???
      ni mesti geng dari UMNO yg tak dapat habuan.

      Delete
    6. Majority of the population don't vote at all. PR tak malu kata depa majority.

      Delete
    7. PR is not even a legal entity. They should be ashamed to use PR as it is not even registered with RoS. DAP/PKR/PAS had a marriage of convenience just to get votes for GE 13. I don't think this marriage of convenience would exist in GE 14. Anwar is becoming very unpopular by day and nowadays no one really give much attention to his comments, not even his comrades in DAP and PAS. What I can see is the Chinese of MCA and Gerakan will unite under DAP and the Malays/ Bumis under UMNO. The GE 14 will see UMNO (Malays/Bumis) vs DAP (Chinese). And the winner is Malays/Bumis and the Chinese is the loser. We also want to see that the Malays/Bumis will supercede the Chinese in economy and I am confident that we shall, InsyaAllah!

      Delete
    8. REF: DAP/PKR/PAS had a marriage of convenience just to get votes for GE 13. I don't think this marriage of convenience would exist in GE 14. Anwar is becoming very unpopular by day and nowadays no one really give much attention to his comments, not even his comrades in DAP and PAS.

      Anwar is going round looking for backsides to play ... since he's a rallying failure up front and suckin up to zionists for power glory where could he lead our country and our children but the way to raging hell?

      Delete
  7. "They do not make any noise when the minority controls 80% of the economic pie"

    Are we really sure this is the case? Or are we just repeating a lie until it appears to be the truth. I am not sure that this is the case today.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. "the minority contol 80% of economic pie"....kah..kah..kah..tu UMNO punya cerita kelentong nak buat orang-orang Melayu jealous kat minority, di Malaysia yg kaya-kaya tu kebanyakkan business Ali baba, macamlah Rosmah dgn Deepak, Madey dengan Ananda Krisnan, YTL, vincent dan lain2.

      Delete
    2. "Are we really sure this is the case? Or are we just repeating a lie until it appears to be the truth."

      .. that is PR forte. Take for instance, when they repeat over and over that they won majority votes in GE13 - they even count undi rosak and people who voted for the independents as their votes. Muka tak tahu malu kan?

      If we were to use PR logic, the majority of this country DID NOT vote for PR. Undi rosak is not vote for PR. Votes for independents are not votes for PR. People who did not vote at all are not votes for PR. The only fact is >90% of Cina voted for PR. That fact is indisputable.

      Delete
  8. re 16:38... it's a funny ting when a racist acts and talks like a racist but claims not to be a racist and tells you that you should be GRATEFUL that he and the likes of him are not acting like racist.

    So f*&k you! We are NOT afraid of you!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. anon 16:38 is from UNMO, so what can you expect of him ??

      UMNO = Cheating the majority (Melayu),discriminating the minority and curi the whole country !!

      Delete
  9. The sad fact is that whoever is the government, whether UMNO, PKR, PAS, DAP, etc they will rape and pillage the country for their personal wealth gathering. Gone are the days when the khalifah blew off the candle when they finish with the state matter and do their personal stuff.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Your sad fact is not true either.
      When UMNO leaders rape and pillage, we can change this leaders.
      When DAP, PKR and PAS rape and pillage, their leaders will ensure you become slaves to them forever.
      Tak percaya tanya itu Lim Kit Siang.

      Delete
    2. Anon 22:14, please don't bullshit ok, who rape who ??
      Rahim Thamby Chik rape an underage girl anak Lim Kit Siang pulak yg masuk penjara !!

      Altantuya kena mati bunuh C4, tak ada orang masuk penjara dan takade pembunuh pulak.

      When UMNO leader Shahrizat rape and pillage the country wealth, she got promoted to become minister by our beloved PM.

      Delete
  10. Khaled Nordin, since when UNMO take care of the Malay ?? The majority of the Malays remain poor today even after 55 years of UMNO taking care of them !!

    UMNO is a party full of parasites that eating the country wealth away in the name of the innocent Malays.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Finally a MB from Johor, the birthplace of UMNO saying the things that should be said. Just concentrate more on the malays and dont victimise the chinese, you should do just fine.

    shalelela

    ReplyDelete
  12. DELUSION affects the best of men into thinking they are more than what they really are and to feel that they cannot do with less than what they already have. DELUSION presents scapegoats to men so that they can hide from their own wrongdoings and claim credit for what they never really did. Does this sound like most of US??

    ReplyDelete
  13. Watch this video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPG4Ymuc8S0

    ReplyDelete
  14. The reality is Chinese only made up 28% of total population and their vote solidly for oppo. Let just give them what they deserve. Give the loyal rural Malay/Bumi majority the justicea they earned.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Thank you very much Anon 9:14 for a profound teaching so relevant to us here.

    ReplyDelete