Ku Nan: Anti-BN Malay tsunami ‘impossible’

(MM) – Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor dismissed today an editorial by Utusan Malaysia warning of a “Malay tsunami” if Umno does not continue to be a party loved by Malays.

In its “Awang Selamat” column, the Umno-owned daily said PAS and PKR will try to create a “Malay tsunami” in the next general election.

“After the shocking Chinese tsunami in GE-13 failed to overthrow the government, the strategy is now to focus on creating a Malay tsunami in GE-14.

“Beware, although Umno is strong it is not invincible.

“Strive to be the party that is loved especially by the Muslims, Malays and Bumiputera. There is no other option,” it said.

Tengku Adnan, however, dismissed it as only the views of the editors at Utusan Malaysia, and not Malaysians.

“Look at what happened to Umno, we increased from 79 seats to 88 seats and after this there will be increase of more seats, believe me.

“And I believe once MIC is sorted out, after 21st MCA will be sorted out, then they will know what will happen to them,” he said, referring to Barisan Nasional component parties’ respective elections.

“We will gain more seats from the rakyat because they will realise that this is the party they can rely on,” he said, referring to the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

When asked if a Malay tsunami might happen in the future, Tengku Adnan said, “impossible”.

BN won 133 federal seats in the 222-seat Dewan Rakyat against the 89 bagged by Pakatan Rakyat, despite the opposition winning 53 per cent of the popular vote against just 47 per cent going the way of BN.

The results also drove a wedge in racial relations, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is also the Umno president, blaming a “Chinese tsunami” for BN’s poor performance.

MCA performed poorly in the last two elections, securing only 15 seats in 2008 and decreasing its share to only seven seats in the 13th general election this year.