Since
1957 UMNO has effectively carried out the
population engineering of our country to
ensure its long-term survival by creating
the myth of a two pronged “Ketuanan
Melayu”. “Ketuanan Melayu” for the Malay
masses who are lull into a feeling of being superior
over the non-Malays because of their numbers and
“Ketuanan Melayu” for the UMNO Malay political
elites through the accumulation of massive material
wealth for themselves and their cronies.
And while UMNO has failed by almost any
measure you chose to gauge them – good
governance or morality – without question
they have succeeded too well in the
engineering of the population of this country of
ours.
The duplicity of UMNO in proclaiming Satu Bangsa, Satu Negara
while all the while undertaking a
relentless program to whittle down the
numbers of the non-Malays through very
precise and focused initiatives is
breathtaking in its effectiveness!
Consider this:
In 1957:
– 45% of the population are Chinese.
– 12% of the population are Indians.
In 2010
– 25% of the population are Chinese.
– 7% of the population are Indians.
Over
600,000 Chinese and Indian Malaysians with
red IC were rejected repeatedly when
applying for citizenship and possibly 60%
of them had passed away due to old age.
Since 1957:
– 2 million Chinese have emigrated.
– 0.5 million Indians have also emigrated overseas.
– 3
million Indonesians migrated to Malaysia
to become Malaysian citizens with Bumiputra
status.
Now
the non-Malays are well aware of this
tinkering and engineering of our population
and it would do us Malays no good to say
that it was UMNO doing and that we had no
hand in what happened. As a Malay I was
then comfortable that UMNO was the dominant
partner in the Barisan Nasional.
It
was comforting to know that Malays
controlled four of the five major banks.
Education? Between 1968 to 2000:
– 48 Chinese Primary Schools closed down.
– 144 Indian Primary Schools closed down.
– 2637 Malay Primary Schools were built.
Of
the total government budget for these
schools 2.5% were for the Chinese Primary
Schools, 1% for the Indian Primary School
and 96.5% for the Malay Primary School .
Petronas Petrol Stations? Of the 2000 station the Malays owned 99%.
Yes we Malays were indeed in control. In control of what?
We
were in control of the all the business
licenses and permits for Taxis and Approved
Permits.
We
were in control of Government contracts of
which 95% were given to Malays.
We
were in control of the Rice Trade through
Bernas that bought over 80% of Chinese Rice
Millers in Kedah.
We
were in control of UMBC, MISC and Southern
Bank – all previously owned by Chinese.
We
were in control of bus companies.
Throughout Malaysia MARA buses could be
seen plying all the routes. Non-Malays were
simply displaced by having their
application for bus routes and for new buses
rejected.
Every
new housing estate built had a mosque or a
surau. None, I repeat “no” temples or
churches were built for any housing estate!
So
why with control over all these highly
visible entities and business opportunities
are the Malays still unable to stand tall
and with pride over and above the
non-Malays? We are unable to so do because it was
not the Malays that benefited from these
opportunities - UMNO did.
Why
must UMNO constantly harp about the need
to spoon feed the Malays – about ketuanan
Melayu when it is already in place and
about Bumiputra status and all the
privileges and rights that goes with that
status?
And
as a Malay I want to ask the non-Malays
why do you still choose to live in a
country whose government has by its actions
and deeds done whatever it could to make you
not feel welcome? The non-Malays I know have all
told me the same thing – Malaysia is their country –
they know of no other country they can call their
own. And so they stay and put up with the
abuses.
The
difference now is that there are enough
Malays who are shamed by the antics of this
Malay political organization called UMNO.
There are enough Malays to tell the
non-Malays that we feel your pain. We understand
your frustrations and despair at not being treated
as equals in a country you call your own. And enough
non-Malays have migrated abroad to cause our
country to understand that their loss is
another country's gain. A loss, which our
country can ill afford to sustain.
And
more importantly all this ground swell of
disgust and contempt at UMNO has manifested
itself in a way these political idiots
understand – losing our votes in the 12th General Elections. Amen for that.
And so we wait for the 13th
General Election which we hope will dish
out the relevant karma for UMNO and its
Barisan Nasional partners. Meantime
understand what they have done to us all –
not only the non-Malays but also to the Malays and
do not allow Barisan Nasional to play
the race card and start their divide and rule antics on us anymore.
You are one with me we are two.
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