Islam dictates race above nationality, #Merah169 leader claims
(MMO) – While he would proclaim he is Malaysian first, Islam requires him to prioritise his race before his nationality, #Merah169 rally leader Datuk Jamal Md Yunos asserted in an interview last night.
The Sungai Besar Umno division chief was speaking as a guest in an online Chinese-language talk show on www.pocketimes.my, and was asked by the hosts if he identified as Malaysian first or Malay first.
Put on the spot, he first stalled for time by suggesting that the show’s two ethnic Chinese hosts would identify with their race first, but was instead met with denials.
“I will also say I am Malaysian first, of Malay descent but it is mandatory in our religion that we need to defend our race first but not oppress other races, this is my opinion,” he said.
“I am a Malay and I will defend the fate of Malays but we will never oppress the Chinese or Indians. We are one race if we go by the constitution. Surely, nothing untoward will happen in this country,” he said during the interview that ran more than an hour long.
