UMNO insults and degrades non Malays but no qualm robbing them their share of wealth
UMNO the dominant party of BN has long treated the
non Malays and non Muslims as second class citizen. With the mass influx
of Muslim foreign workers the non Malays and non Muslims even rank
after them further down. This is the political structure which
Malaysians don’t talk in the open but everybody knows and lives and
moves about accordingly without upsetting each other. That is the
strength or weakness of Malaysians. The UMNO politician may not say it
himself but when others say so he will be indifferent or silently
encourage it. They implemented racist policies and practices all the way
right from 1970 in the name of equality and fairness. They deprived the
non Malays and non Muslims their fair share of their own sweat and
blood. That nefarious and hypocritical are UMNO politicians when dealing
with rights of non Malays and non Muslims.
UMNO leaders have introduced policies and procedures that will knock
off the non Malays and non Muslims from scholarships, university
enrolment, government employment, procurements and contracts from
eligibility to compete and bid. This blatant blockage has reduced and
eliminated the participation of non Malays and non Muslims in civil
service, uniformed service, providing services to government and its
agencies. The non Malays and non Muslims were reduced to the periphery
in education and medical services.
But all these racial policies have reduced and restricted Malaysian
competitiveness, efficiency and integrity. Malaysian economy is heading
nowhere despite all the transformational programs. These preferential
state ethnic policies have stifled the quality of reasoned and informed
decisions and thinking in the government decision making bodies.
Recruitment and promotion is race based and not meritocracy. As a
consequence of these racial policies many Malays themselves have grown
despondent and start distancing from UMNO.
The educated and informed Malays could see the duplicity and self
enriching actions of UMNO leadership. Majority of Malays are still
vulnerable and affected by the economic uncertainties and very dependent
on government aid. But a small section of elite UMNOPUTRAS have
enriched themselves at the expense of state coffers. The vast majority
of Malays poor are hoodwinked and bribed in the name of race and
religion to support these few elite UMNOPUTRAS. UMNO is fighting tooth
and nail to keep these Malay poor in good humor by giving goodies and
cash. When the competition for the Malay heartland is intense the role
of non Malays and non Muslims will decide which way Malaysian politics
will go.
The non Malays especially Indians must believe that their one vote
counts and makes a difference. The minorities are the king makers. They
must be registered as voters first and vote during general elections.
Indians must discard the thinking that whether Rama rules or Ravana
rules, nothing going to change. There is difference in Rama’s and
Ravana’s rule. Our future is in our hand and not in the UMNOPUTRAS hand.
Make hay when the sun shines. Sail when the wind blows. This is the
moment. Let’s not miss it and blame everybody else except ourselves.
It’s now or never.
Senator S. Ramakrishnan
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