NEP an Umno gimmick to rob Malays

The entire polemics on the issue of the NEP is clearly an attempt to deflect attention from the basic fundamental issues of growth development and distributive justice. Those who are questioning the validity, the relevance and the wisdom to continue the NEP are not only the Chinese but also more concerned Malays.

The vast majority of Malays now begin to understand that the New Economic Policy is now becoming a gimmick for those in power in Umno to virtually rob wealth opportunities for themselves, their families and their cronies.

The vast majority of the Malays did not benefit from the APs, from Scomi, from ECM Libra, from Patrick Lim in Terengganu, et cetera, et cetera. So we must understand that we need to engage and continue this dialogue rationally. We need to promote a policy and agenda that would treat Malaysians as Malaysians and to defend the rights of the Malays, the marginalised and the poor.

We must also defend the rights of the Chinese, the Indians, the Ibans and the Kadazans as Malaysians.

Why the hypocrisy that we are one family, we are one nation, warming up to each other, kita satu keluarga (we’re one family), while at the same time, UMNO promotes this defeatist racist agenda?

That is why Malaysians are not totally surprised that a few of this rich Malays in Umno, including Umno Youth, are taking this up as a major battle. To attack the non-Malays, to threaten them because they want to defend, not Malay interests, but the interests of themselves, their families and their cronies.

Malaysians must openly challenge them to rationally debate this issue based on facts. Not based on racist propaganda. If UMNO were to come and tell Malaysians that they are not ready to talk about a Malaysian agenda’, Malaysians must tell them that we have been independent for the last half a century. If UMNO are not ready, they are not competent, UMNO @ Barisan Nasional have to resign. Let a new team of competent, fair-minded just Malaysians to take over the helm of this country.