Not only Perkasa, opposition gets the funds too!
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I am not surprise at rousing statements by the opposition, questioning the logic behind government’s funding of Perkasa, a Malay organisation they labeled as racist and chauvinist. Funding Perkasa is promoting racism, that’s what they said.
Selangor deputy state speaker Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was so naive in accusing the government of spending tax money to finance Perkasa’s activities, equating it to ‘sponsoring a racist policy‘, an allegation deemed ‘as stupid as it is’.
I do not blame him. He is young and as an upcoming leader, he wants to be heard more frequently. But his only mistake was, he did not do any homework. His aides and seniors too failed to advise him before making such a statement.
“We (Pakatan Rakyat) have always stressed that Perkasa was Umno-BN’s ‘tool’ to ignite racial issues.
“Perkasa’s disclosure confirms our allegations. Taxpayers’ funds have been used to subsidise a racist organisation,” he said in a statement today.
He also targeted BTN, saying that in funding Perkasa, it helped spread racist propaganda.
“The 1Malaysia slogan and messages of transformation espoused by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak are meaningless if Purtajaya is funding Perkasa.”
Padang Serai MP N. Surendran asked why public funds and resources were being used to assist and promote a notorious organisation like Perkasa.
Surendran said that government funds and resources should not be used to support Umno’s narrow and racial political objectives.
PAS Women chief and Rantau Panjang MP Siti Zailah Mohd Yusof also asked how funding an organisation like Perkasa could benefit the people.
So, to Nik Nazmi, Surendran, Siti Zailah and others, I think your shallow mind has failed you and made you look so politically-handicap.
Why only people like you – the young and newcomers – made the most noise, and not your seniors and supreme leaders? Have you ever wondered why Perkasa did not hide the fact that it gets government funding?
Go ask Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh, Hadi Awang, Nik Aziz or Anwar Ibrahim. Why are they keeping numb?
The fact is, the government is so benevolent. It funds go everywhere. Proceeds from its GLCs were also used to sponsor all political parties, including the opposition. Not only an organisation like Perkasa gets it but also Dong Zong and many Chinese and Indian associations.
