My comments blown out of proportion, says Azran
Ahmad Fadli KCPublished: May 15, 2013 7:57 AM | Updated: May 15, 2013 11:04 AM
AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran Osman Rani said his criticism of Malay language daily Utusan Malaysia has been taken out of context.
"Things have been blown out of proportion," he told Malaysiakini today when contacted, declining to comment on groups who had criticised him over his posting on microblogging site Twitter .
AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran Osman Rani said his criticism of Malay language daily Utusan Malaysia has been taken out of context.
"Things have been blown out of proportion," he told Malaysiakini today when contacted, declining to comment on groups that criticised him for his posting on microblogging site Twitter.
Azran had reportedly described Utusan Malaysia’s controversial headline 'Apa lagi Cina mahu?' (What more do the Chinese want?) last week as racist, and the Malay rights group Perkasa as being narrow-minded and causing the Malays to be left behind.
Utusan Malaysia responded by publishing statements from Perkasa leaders, the Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia and anti-PKR activists condemning Azran.
Perkasa acting president Abdul Rahman Bakar (centre in picture) was quoted by the daily yesterday as saying that Azran was “arrogant” because he would not have obtained his high position without “the Malay power that Utusan Malaysia fights for.”
“Did it not occur to Azran that the reason the government issued AirAsia a licence is because it used to be owned by Malays in its early years?
“He claims that Perkasa’s narrow-mindedness caused Malays to be left behind, but didn’t he know that Malay agenda and interests can only be realised with political power in Malay hands, to the extent that we can own airlines, which we didn’t think was possible before,” Utusan Malaysia quotes Abdul Rahman as saying.
"Things have been blown out of proportion," he told Malaysiakini today when contacted, declining to comment on groups that criticised him for his posting on microblogging site Twitter.Azran had reportedly described Utusan Malaysia’s controversial headline 'Apa lagi Cina mahu?' (What more do the Chinese want?) last week as racist, and the Malay rights group Perkasa as being narrow-minded and causing the Malays to be left behind.
Utusan Malaysia responded by publishing statements from Perkasa leaders, the Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia and anti-PKR activists condemning Azran.
Perkasa acting president Abdul Rahman Bakar (centre in picture) was quoted by the daily yesterday as saying that Azran was “arrogant” because he would not have obtained his high position without “the Malay power that Utusan Malaysia fights for.”“Did it not occur to Azran that the reason the government issued AirAsia a licence is because it used to be owned by Malays in its early years?
“He claims that Perkasa’s narrow-mindedness caused Malays to be left behind, but didn’t he know that Malay agenda and interests can only be realised with political power in Malay hands, to the extent that we can own airlines, which we didn’t think was possible before,” Utusan Malaysia quotes Abdul Rahman as saying.
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