Rafidah says Utusan Malaysia was out of line with, “Apa lagi Cina mahu”
(The Malaysian Insider) – Former Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz yesterday revealed that she too was offended by the editorial direction taken by Umno-backed newspaper Utusan Malaysia, which has been stridently critical of the Chinese community for strongly backing the opposition.
She told The Malaysian Insider that she disapproved of the provocative front page headline published after the general election, “Apa lagi Cina mahu?” (What more do the Chinese want?)
“That was very wrong… it was totally not right to put it that way. I was shocked.
“It is not a ‘healthy’ remark, to be put simply,” the former Kuala Kangsar MP said while recounting her own experience canvassing votes for the Barisan Nasional (BN) in a multiracial setting.
Rafidah said she had always enjoyed the company of all, regardless of whether they were Malays, Indians or Chinese, adding that she was well received by non-Malays.
“We have to be welcoming first and the rest will see and realise it. We have to open up our arms and treat everyone equally … you cannot just utter something like ‘apa lagi Cina mahu’ and be done with it.”
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