The Untouchable

Refer to Chua Soi Lek blog of the acute reaction of the bumi & muslim of the following:-

1) UMNO and PAS muzakarah for Malay and Muslim unity.

2) The intrusion in Bar Council’s forum on non-Muslim and problems associated with conversion by one of the spouses are real problem that we have to solve.

3) Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s suggestion to open up 10% to non-bumi in UiTM causes uproar among bumi students.

What we have in this country is that the Malay and Muslim are already widely “accepted” or “spoiled” as "untouchable" and, they are considered as the supreme group that no body should dare to change/query that. The other races and religious groups had already accepted the “norm” however, if there were any problems such as those that you've just mentioned; where on earth should these groups turning to for justice and settlement?

The problem is that there seems to have no adequate or appropriate measures or mechanism to tackle these issues which have been happening frequently. By not talking about the issues, we have simply sweep it under the carpet and in time to come, another similar issue crops up and we are in crisis again.

On top of that, some political groups or politicians find the easy way to popularise themselves through crisis like those mentioned for a quick "gain" without concerning the negative effects of their wrong doing, for example, they may not care about the "side-effects" of these bumi or Muslim groups who think they are above the law, and international laws.

Worst, all these “crisis” were mostly deliberately “created” by these people in power. The situation is very much resemblance to parents stirring up untoward quarrels and fighting amongst the children.

It's no doubt that ethno-centric would still be the centre of politic in Malaysia as long as peoples are categorically divided by these so-called privileges and "classes". Nevertheless, in order to play down the issue and put an end to it, the abolishing of all the discriminative policy will be the mandatory one. It can be done if the leaders are sincere and has the determination to face it.

A wise statesman would never ever divide its peoples just like family parents would not treat each of their children differently. The current "privileges" enjoying by these groups must be abolished in stages now if the country really wants to move forward to be competitive and relevant in the world. The current benefiting groups must be persuaded and convinced to accept this reality and be brave enough to accept the challenges ahead. The transformation will be a "revolution" worth the risk for the present and future generation alike.

PAS prefers new party be formed, why?

Referring to excerpt from Daily Express today (27-July-2008) of the following :-
“Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has proposed the dissolution of both PAS and Umno and the setting up of a new Islam-based political party to unite the Malays and enable Islam to be the protective umbrella for all the people, including non-Muslims.”

My understanding towards the above event is that the main aim of the new party is to make sure Islam becoming the political ideology for the peoples of all races irregardless of religions and community. Is it truer that PAS is heading for the so-called “Ketuanan Islam” or “Islam Supremacy” ideology?

How are they going to take care of the rest of the communities in terms of race, religion, and region?

Would there still be the emphasis of Bumiputra and non-Bumiputra?

If this so-called new party is materialized, then the so-called “social contract” that whoever the parties involved during the formation of Federation of Malay and Malaysia should be null & void; so, does it mean that the constitution would remain unchanged for many years to come? Or, it may be subjected to change by the then new government and constitution in order to suit their new ideology?

What will happen to those who do not subscribed to this new party ideology? With same token, can other race or religious-based parties be allowed to do similar setup like the PAS-UMNO merge which is going to be squarely Islam-centric?

This is like the Indian Cast System whereby people fate falls only on their skin colour or group. Ketuanan Melayu or Bumiputra / non-bumiputra partitioning policy is similarly functioning the same as the Indian Cast System which has been known to be the main culprit to Indian nation building and the Indian plight.

I really doubt that this is going to be a positive way forward for Malaysia as I see backward rather than forward. We seem like tying ourselves with ropes in a tiny space than freeing ourselves from the tangles. The merger does not solve the dilemma of Malay nor the religion as it’s the peoples themselves that need to be fixed and not the existing parties that they belong right now. In other words, they are solving their problems the wrong way or perhaps they are trying to distract their supporters for their misgivings.