MCA blasts extremists in Wesak Day message
Published: May 16, 2011 2:41 PM | Updated: May 16, 2011 8:56 PM
As part of its Wesak Day message released today, the MCA warned that "anarchy" would follow if extremists continue to stir racial and religious animosity.
As part of its Wesak Day message released today, the MCA warned that "anarchy" would follow if extremists continue to stir racial and religious animosity.
"There is no place for these people who are instigators and considered as destructive elements bent on causing unrest and stirring up hatred among fellow Malaysians.
"We will be a nation in anarchy if our tolerance barometer surpasses its limits on contentious issues that have been weaved out of context for political expediency," MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek said in a statement.
Chua said Malaysians must not be trapped by those using racial or religious issues for their own political gains because it was a "recipe for disaster".
"The moderation of politics must be upheld and emphasised. There is no place for religious zealots in this country," he said.
Chua's statement comes at a time when there is widespread discontent over a May 7 front page report by Utusan Malaysia which reported on unsubstantiated claims by two pro-Umno blogs that there was a Christian conspiracy hatched by Church groups and DAP.
The report claimed that the plot entails making Christianity the official religion of the country and installing a Christian prime minister. The Church groups and DAP have denied the claims.
Pray for peace
Although Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had called for calm, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters last Friday that there was "some basis" to the Utusan report, fuelling speculation further.
Chua also said Malaysians should use Wesak Day to reflect and affirm their commitment to peace.
"No matter whom we pray to, we should have common goals of maintaining peace and order in the country," he said.
He said Malaysians have a unique strength in diversity, exemplified through 1Malaysia, as compared with other parts of the world where different communities engage in hostility and even civil war.
Malaysians must look forward to forging goodwill, cooperation, understanding, cohesiveness, multiculturalism and tolerance, he said.
"The MCA wishes to emphasise that no one race or religion is less important than the other, (and no) one race is more supreme than the other."
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"There is no place for these people who are instigators and considered as destructive elements bent on causing unrest and stirring up hatred among fellow Malaysians.
"We will be a nation in anarchy if our tolerance barometer surpasses its limits on contentious issues that have been weaved out of context for political expediency," MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek said in a statement.Chua said Malaysians must not be trapped by those using racial or religious issues for their own political gains because it was a "recipe for disaster".
"The moderation of politics must be upheld and emphasised. There is no place for religious zealots in this country," he said.
Chua's statement comes at a time when there is widespread discontent over a May 7 front page report by Utusan Malaysia which reported on unsubstantiated claims by two pro-Umno blogs that there was a Christian conspiracy hatched by Church groups and DAP.
The report claimed that the plot entails making Christianity the official religion of the country and installing a Christian prime minister. The Church groups and DAP have denied the claims.
Pray for peace
Although Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had called for calm, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters last Friday that there was "some basis" to the Utusan report, fuelling speculation further.
Chua also said Malaysians should use Wesak Day to reflect and affirm their commitment to peace."No matter whom we pray to, we should have common goals of maintaining peace and order in the country," he said.
He said Malaysians have a unique strength in diversity, exemplified through 1Malaysia, as compared with other parts of the world where different communities engage in hostility and even civil war.
Malaysians must look forward to forging goodwill, cooperation, understanding, cohesiveness, multiculturalism and tolerance, he said.
"The MCA wishes to emphasise that no one race or religion is less important than the other, (and no) one race is more supreme than the other."
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