DAP’s Chinese backers power-hungry ‘extremists’, says Dr M
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Chinese voters who chose DAP in last month’s Sarawak state election did so because they wanted power for themselves, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
The mainly urban Chinese had dumped SUPP for DAP in the April 16 vote, similar to the party’s success in Election 2008 at the expense of MCA and Gerakan, which has been attributed to voting on policies rather than along racial lines.
“Extremists want everything. Not all Chinese are like that, but you have extremists, same with Malays, even in Umno.
“Not one race in this country will be able to get 100 per cent [of] everything they wish for,” the former prime minister told reporters today.
Dr Mahathir said that while Malays were thankful to Barisan Nasional (BN) for the “benefits” given to them, Chinese voters did not feel the same despite — according to him — getting the most.
“Chinese are different from Malays. Malays support BN because they can see benefits, of which the Chinese get the most benefits.
“Chinese are looking to Penang, they want power; that’s why their judgment is different from Malays,” he said.
Dr Mahathir then insisted BN had already provided the Chinese community abundantly.
