KUCHING - DAP leader Lim Kit Siang said Monday that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak appeared to be losing the battle for 1Malaysia when a rational and level-headed Umno leader like Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Mohd Hanadzlah could make a racist remark.
Ipoh-born Husni was alleged to have made the racist remark at a dinner held by the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce last Friday.
However, Husni denied making the remark.
Lim said it had been caught on tape and it was reported in the evening edition of the Penang papers on Saturday night but it was taken out in the morning editions of the Sunday papers.
Speaking at the opening of the new RM800,000 DAP building at Jalan Abang Abdul Rahim here, Lim said it was "most shocking" that Husni could have uttered such a racially-laden statement which runs counter to Najib's 1Malaysia slogan and concept.
"Penang Umno virus"
He asked: "The question all Malaysians must ponder is why a usually rational, level-headed and reasonable Umno leader who is very moderate in his views could make such a racist remark completely out of his character?"
"The only explanation is that when Husni went to Penang, he was influenced by the sustained hate campaign of UMNO Penang exploiting the "race and religion" card falsely painting Penang Chief Minister and Pakatan Rakyat Penang State Government as anti-Malay and anti-Islam," the Ipoh-Timur MP told DAP members.
He said Husni should "not succumb to the Penang Umno virus" that is conducting an "irresponsible and seditious campaign of hate and racism".
Last month, a special aide of the PM, Nasir Safar, had to quit his post after he made derogatory and seditious words against the Chinese and Indian community at a 1Malaysia function.
MM
08/03/10
Ipoh-born Husni was alleged to have made the racist remark at a dinner held by the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce last Friday.
However, Husni denied making the remark.
Lim said it had been caught on tape and it was reported in the evening edition of the Penang papers on Saturday night but it was taken out in the morning editions of the Sunday papers.
Speaking at the opening of the new RM800,000 DAP building at Jalan Abang Abdul Rahim here, Lim said it was "most shocking" that Husni could have uttered such a racially-laden statement which runs counter to Najib's 1Malaysia slogan and concept.
"Penang Umno virus"
He asked: "The question all Malaysians must ponder is why a usually rational, level-headed and reasonable Umno leader who is very moderate in his views could make such a racist remark completely out of his character?"
"The only explanation is that when Husni went to Penang, he was influenced by the sustained hate campaign of UMNO Penang exploiting the "race and religion" card falsely painting Penang Chief Minister and Pakatan Rakyat Penang State Government as anti-Malay and anti-Islam," the Ipoh-Timur MP told DAP members.
He said Husni should "not succumb to the Penang Umno virus" that is conducting an "irresponsible and seditious campaign of hate and racism".
Last month, a special aide of the PM, Nasir Safar, had to quit his post after he made derogatory and seditious words against the Chinese and Indian community at a 1Malaysia function.
MM
08/03/10
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