'Act against Utusan for vitriolic article'
Published: Feb 17, 2014 5:50 AM | Updated: Feb 17, 2014 7:17 AM
DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang has queried the absence of action against Umno-owned daily Utusan Malaysia , for the “false article” on the front page of its weekend edition.
DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang has queried the absence of action against Umno-owned daily Utusan Malaysia, for the “false article” on the front page of its weekend edition.
Referring to an article headlined ‘Melayu, Islam dihina di Tanah Melayu’ (Malay and Islam are thrashed on Malay land), Lim said this had claimed that the DAP is out to create a ‘Christian Malaysia, anti-Malay, anti-Islam and anti-royalty’ Malaysia.
Lim said in a statement that the “vitriolic and inflammatory” article in Mingguan Malaysia yesterday was based on lies and could incite racial and religious hatred, conflict and tension.
He said this warrants immediate attention by the police and the attorney-general, while BN component parties should make a stand on whether they support the contents of the article.
Deputy editor Azman Anuar had claimed in the article that non-Malays have no respect for Malays.
“Why has this happened? It is because we are too compromising, too afraid to take action against those who have insulted Malays and Islam,” he wrote.
"It appears as if non-Malays are the landlords and Malays are the tenants, immigrants and the minority in our own country. Now that they have prospered and gained a firmer foothold both economically and politically, non-Malays forget, it was given to them by the Malays.”
Azman warned non-Malays not to play with fire as it is just a matter of time before “the hornets retaliate in attempting to defend their nest against intruders”.
'Provocation in Pakatan states'
Lim said the article - and the throwing of a slab of meat believed to be pork into a mosque in Cherok Tokun in Machang Bubuk - seem to be targeted at states governed by Pakatan Rakyat.
“I dare say that after 56 years of nationhood, the overwhelming majority of non-Malays and non-Muslims respect Malay and Muslim sensitivities and differences, just as I believe the overwhelming majority of Malays and Muslims respect the non-Malay and non-Muslim sensitivities and differences,” said Lim.
“I do not deny that there may be a handful of non-Malays and non-Muslims who do not respect Malay and Muslim rights and sensitivities, just as there are a handful of Malays and Muslims who do not respect non-Malay and non-Muslim rights and sensitivities.”
Urging moderates to speak up, Lim praised the group dubbed ‘Malaysians for Malaysia’ who had carried a message of peace to places of worship in George Town, Penang yesterday.
They visited St George’s Church, Goddess of Mercy Temple, Sri Mahamariaman Temple and Masjid Jamek Lebuh Acheh, carrying flowers and purple balloons.
The majority of Malaysians, Lim said, must unite to support this ‘Purple Movement’ in rejecting violence, aggression, bigotry and discrimination, as well as the “merchants of hate and violence in their midst”.
Referring to an article headlined ‘Melayu, Islam dihina di Tanah Melayu’ (Malay and Islam are thrashed on Malay land), Lim said this had claimed that the DAP is out to create a ‘Christian Malaysia, anti-Malay, anti-Islam and anti-royalty’ Malaysia.Lim said in a statement that the “vitriolic and inflammatory” article in Mingguan Malaysia yesterday was based on lies and could incite racial and religious hatred, conflict and tension.
He said this warrants immediate attention by the police and the attorney-general, while BN component parties should make a stand on whether they support the contents of the article.
Deputy editor Azman Anuar had claimed in the article that non-Malays have no respect for Malays.
“Why has this happened? It is because we are too compromising, too afraid to take action against those who have insulted Malays and Islam,” he wrote."It appears as if non-Malays are the landlords and Malays are the tenants, immigrants and the minority in our own country. Now that they have prospered and gained a firmer foothold both economically and politically, non-Malays forget, it was given to them by the Malays.”
Azman warned non-Malays not to play with fire as it is just a matter of time before “the hornets retaliate in attempting to defend their nest against intruders”.
'Provocation in Pakatan states'
Lim said the article - and the throwing of a slab of meat believed to be pork into a mosque in Cherok Tokun in Machang Bubuk - seem to be targeted at states governed by Pakatan Rakyat.
“I dare say that after 56 years of nationhood, the overwhelming majority of non-Malays and non-Muslims respect Malay and Muslim sensitivities and differences, just as I believe the overwhelming majority of Malays and Muslims respect the non-Malay and non-Muslim sensitivities and differences,” said Lim.
“I do not deny that there may be a handful of non-Malays and non-Muslims who do not respect Malay and Muslim rights and sensitivities, just as there are a handful of Malays and Muslims who do not respect non-Malay and non-Muslim rights and sensitivities.”
Urging moderates to speak up, Lim praised the group dubbed ‘Malaysians for Malaysia’ who had carried a message of peace to places of worship in George Town, Penang yesterday.
They visited St George’s Church, Goddess of Mercy Temple, Sri Mahamariaman Temple and Masjid Jamek Lebuh Acheh, carrying flowers and purple balloons.
The majority of Malaysians, Lim said, must unite to support this ‘Purple Movement’ in rejecting violence, aggression, bigotry and discrimination, as well as the “merchants of hate and violence in their midst”.
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