KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Taiping DAP MP Nga Kor Ming today slammed the Shah Alam cow-head protesters who categorised Malays and non-Malays as first and second class citizens respectively, saying their attitude smacked of “Jurassic”-era attitude.
The protesters had launched the tirade outside the district police headquarters here, after lodging a report against DAP’s M. Kulasegaran who said in Parliament last week that the concept of Malay supremacy ran contrary to the prime minister’s 1 Malaysia slogan.
Nga said that the protestors did not represent the Malays and were instead an insult to the community.
“According to The Malaysian Insider report, the cow-head protesters who were charged for sedition and illegal assembly stepped on Lim Kit Siang’s, (Lim) Guan Eng’s and my photos. To the best of my knowledge, these people do not represent the Malays,” the Perak DAP Youth chief said.
“The Malays are people who are well natured, peace-loving, friendly and smart. This group of people does not represent the Malays and they are not qualified to represent the Malays,” he told reporters during a press conference.
Nga added that the protesters’ mentality belong to the Jurassic era.
“These type of people, the mentality is still stagnant in the Jurassic era and I believe these are the people who should migrate to ‘Jurassic Park’ because Malaysia is such a beautiful country, just like our tourism’s slogan, Malaysia Truly Asia.
“To ask and to demand a member of parliament to surrender the citizenship only shows how shallow their mindset is. We hope the government, especially the AG’s chambers, will uphold justice and charge them for their act, which is uncalled for,” he said.
The leaders of the protesters revealed that 30 police reports would be lodged against Kulasegaran in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur today, and that they expect it to be a nation-wide exercise with the participation of other Malay groups.
On Saturday, members from Gagasan Melayu Perak (GMP) issued a memorandum warning the Ipoh Barat MP to stop questioning Malay supremacy and the New Economic Policy, to the DAP headquarters in Ipoh.
The Malay ultra nationalist group erected banners demanding Kulasegaran to return to his “homeland” and reminded Malays that the DAP would not uphold their rights.
However, Kulasegaran wants the police to investigate the incident in Ipoh.
“We want the police to investigate the matter in Ipoh first. In fact, they have called me, called my secretary and ask me to come and give a statement. My statement is in the Hansard, whatever I said is there.
“I think the bottom line is that. I have never questioned the rights and the privileges of the Malays or non-Malays because they are all stated in the federal constitution. Ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy) is not stated anywhere in the Federal Constitution. That must be clear. It is one of the concepts from Umno Putera,” Kulasegaran explained.
MI
08/12/09
The protesters had launched the tirade outside the district police headquarters here, after lodging a report against DAP’s M. Kulasegaran who said in Parliament last week that the concept of Malay supremacy ran contrary to the prime minister’s 1 Malaysia slogan.
Nga said that the protestors did not represent the Malays and were instead an insult to the community.
“According to The Malaysian Insider report, the cow-head protesters who were charged for sedition and illegal assembly stepped on Lim Kit Siang’s, (Lim) Guan Eng’s and my photos. To the best of my knowledge, these people do not represent the Malays,” the Perak DAP Youth chief said.
“The Malays are people who are well natured, peace-loving, friendly and smart. This group of people does not represent the Malays and they are not qualified to represent the Malays,” he told reporters during a press conference.
Nga added that the protesters’ mentality belong to the Jurassic era.
“These type of people, the mentality is still stagnant in the Jurassic era and I believe these are the people who should migrate to ‘Jurassic Park’ because Malaysia is such a beautiful country, just like our tourism’s slogan, Malaysia Truly Asia.
“To ask and to demand a member of parliament to surrender the citizenship only shows how shallow their mindset is. We hope the government, especially the AG’s chambers, will uphold justice and charge them for their act, which is uncalled for,” he said.
The leaders of the protesters revealed that 30 police reports would be lodged against Kulasegaran in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur today, and that they expect it to be a nation-wide exercise with the participation of other Malay groups.
On Saturday, members from Gagasan Melayu Perak (GMP) issued a memorandum warning the Ipoh Barat MP to stop questioning Malay supremacy and the New Economic Policy, to the DAP headquarters in Ipoh.
The Malay ultra nationalist group erected banners demanding Kulasegaran to return to his “homeland” and reminded Malays that the DAP would not uphold their rights.
However, Kulasegaran wants the police to investigate the incident in Ipoh.
“We want the police to investigate the matter in Ipoh first. In fact, they have called me, called my secretary and ask me to come and give a statement. My statement is in the Hansard, whatever I said is there.
“I think the bottom line is that. I have never questioned the rights and the privileges of the Malays or non-Malays because they are all stated in the federal constitution. Ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy) is not stated anywhere in the Federal Constitution. That must be clear. It is one of the concepts from Umno Putera,” Kulasegaran explained.
MI
08/12/09
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