Perkasa Youth calls Wan Azizah a political prostitute
By Adib Zalkapli, The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Perkasa Youth chief Arman Azha Abu Hanifah described PKR leaders as desperate for non-Malay votes, calling Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail a “political prostitute” for rejecting the concept of Malay supremacy.
The constitution lists down the special position of the Malays and other Bumiputeras, but there is no mention of Malay supremacy, a rallying cry popularised by Umno since the early 1980s.
Arman told a press conference here today that Dr Wan Azizah had failed to understand the history and context of constitutional provisions that accord the Malays with what he said were special privileges.
He also claimed Dr Wan Azizah’s criticism against Malay rights was a rejection of the Malay Rulers’ sovereignty.
“Supremacy is not becoming master to enslave others. The term Malay supremacy refers to the history that this country was once under direct rule of the Malay Rulers,” said Arman.
“In according special privileges to the Malays other races are also to fight for their own privileges,” he added.
At the PKR’s annual congress last weekend, Dr Wan Azizah described Malay supremacy as a slogan used by a small group of Malay elites to cheat others.
She also called on the Malay community to become a dignified race and not to be obsessed with being a “master”.
“Has Dr Wan Azizah forgotten that it was because of Malay supremacy that she got to become a doctor,” said Arman.
