Chinese Electorate and Khir Toyo

 

I refer to a report here in which former Menteri Besar of Selangor, Khir Toyo, said that the Chinese voters are not receptive to the 1Malaysia concept and the NEM. He shallowly, as reported, goes on to say that rather than [Chinese voters] supporting the power sharing concept of BN, they are more inclined to increase their political might in Selangor through Pakatan.

For starters, let me say that his analysis that only zeroed in on the Chinese electorate is nothing less than flawed, ignorant and shameful. Khir Toyo must not use his brand of racial politics and extrapolate them on the way the Rakyat votes. Further, why did Khir single out the Chinese only? How about the Malays and Indians who voted for PKR?

I shall, for the sake of keeping this letter in context, articulate specifically to Khir’s comments on the Chinese. Intrinsically, he refers to the Chinese electorate as if they are not deserving of anything from the BN government. For every school built for them, Khir tells them that they should be grateful for it. School, clinics and roads are the very basic to the need of the Rakyat. For starters, the Rakyat should not beg for it and then later told to be grateful for it. Does Khir think the Rakyat are beggars from the first place?

Let me posit an answer for Khir on why he is no longer and should never be Menteri Besar again. If Khir practiced a Rakyat oriented approach to governance, if Khir prioritized transparcency and resisted and fought the temptation of corruption, he would still be Menteri Besar.

Should the above suggestions be practiced by Khir, building schools, roads and liberalizing sectors in the economy would be automatic without having the electorate make pitiful pleas for it.

 

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