Dr M: Anwar doesn’t care about Malay unity
By Tashny Sukumaran, Free Malaysia Today
ALOR STAR: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim “doesn’t care about Malay unity, he just wants to be prime minister”.
He urged Malaysians to be wary of Anwar, whom some touted as a “hero”.
Dr Mahathir then recounted the history of his former protege during the latter’s days in Umno and his ambition to become prime minister.
The country’s longest-serving premier was speaking at a gathering organised by Perkasa, held at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium, which is just a stone’s throw from the house he grew up in.
About 800 turned up for the event billed as the start of Perkasa’s “’1Melayu, 1Bumi” movement.
Dr Mahathir said Anwar had succeeded in breaking the unity of the Malays until they became weak.
He added that Malays who were dissatisfied with Umno scouted around for this “champion” (Anwar) to realise their goal of breaking up Malay unity.
He also took a dig at Anwar over the controversial sex video scandal, saying that Anwar looked religious, but “behind” he was doing something else. This provoked laughter from the crowd.
He exhorted Malays to unite under the Barisan Nasional (BN) because the splitting of the Malays into PAS, Umno and PKR had made them weak.
