Ex-brigadier-generals, top cops in Perkasa
By Hawkeye, Free Malaysia Today
KOTA BARU: Many of Perkasa’s new members comprise retired civil servants while about 10% come from PAS and PKR.
Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali said about 70% come from those who had served the civil service including four retired brigadier-generals of the army and retired senior police officers as well as a handful of retired departmental directors.
“They are not keen to join a political party, so they join us as we are by large a non-governmental organisation,” he said after organising a Perkasa rally in Pasir Mas here.
He said many retired civil servants believed in the struggle of Perkasa and his movement has outstretched the political divide as about 10% of the new members come from PAS and PKR.
There also also many ex-Umno members within the ranks, he claimed.
Ibrahim stressed that Perkasa has nothing against other communities, as it was just interested in preserving the rights of the Malays.
If one looks at Parliament nowadays, there are more non-Malay representatives and this is a reason why there is a call for unity among the Malays so that their political voice would not be diluted by the current political abyss in the country, Ibrahim said.
He said Perkasa would condemn anyone including Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat if there are issues which compromise the rights of Malays.
Ibrahim said he invited both the Chinese and Indian communities to gather here to show that his movement has nothing to do with hurting them.