Wrong Again…

In an understandably defensive tone, Najib tries in vain to convince millions of us that Umno is not to blame for the terror attacks on the churches. And in what clearly is a follow-up attempt at more damage control, he’s now tried even more desperately to insist that Umno is not a racist party. And what’s his basis for such a claim? History!

By G. Krishnan

Now, there’s a perfect example of what I would surely have to be selective Umno history. Perhaps Najib and Umno sympathizers could use a brief refresher on some landmark episodes so that we can see once again how badly he’s got it wrong when he claims Umno is not a racist party.

It was Umno that gave us the NEP and our legalized discriminatory system – our very own Malaysian apartheid.

It was Umno that gave us unprecedented expansion of discriminatory educational, housing, employment, and various other public policies.

It was Umno that gave us the culture and ideology of Ketuanan Melayu.

It was Umno that gave us the marginalization of minority rights in every imaginable facet of society.

It was Umno that gave us kris-waving general assemblies.

It was at an Umno rally in 1987 when anti-Chinese rhetoric was being stoked and fermented.

It is Umno that has given us a education system in which merit has been set aside in favour of race-based criteria for admission, promotions, and success.

It is Umno that has given us the tradition of abuse and contempt for the poor minorities in the country.

It is Umno that has been at the controls when the racist and brainwashing BTN programmes were put in place.

It was Umno that was in charge when we underwent the saga of temple destructions.

It was Umno that was in charge when the ban on ‘Allah’ was imposed.

And who exactly controls the so-called newspaper that publishes racist garbage?

And under whose watch exactly did this current controversy get incompetently – and tragically – out of control?

Huufff…. Need I go on?

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