‘Show the people that you really care, like your grandfather would have wanted. Love all and hate none. May Allah always guide you like he did your grandfather.’

On 'Utusan - the true face of 1Malaysia'

CS: From the audacity shown by this Utusan Malaysia writer, it is clear that he has been put up to this task of inciting racial hatred amongst all Malaysians. It is also a foregone conclusion who is behind this despicable act.

I would urge the home minister to remember the words of his grandfather, Onn Jaffar. He said "the only way forward for this nation is to think as one, to believe as one and to act like one". These words were drops of pearls, inspired by Allah for the good of all mankind.

Dear Dato Hishammuddin, as home minister, you now have the power to make or break this nation, which is at the brink of collapse. You will make the nation proud if only you act as the leader of one nation, not as a Malay, Chinese or Indian but as a Malaysian.

Show the people that you really care, like your grandfather would have wanted. Put an end to this type reporting/comments in Utusan . You know what the consequences will be if you do not take action now.

Be all you can. Love all and hate none. May Allah always guide you like he did your grandfather.

Orang Sarawak: Being a reader from Sarawak, I am shocked at the way Utusan Malaysia reports on issues affecting Malaysians. Why do I have this feeling that Utusan is allowed to get away with ‘murder’ while other vernacular papers are hauled up over so-called instigating articles?

Fortunately in Sarawak, we are all sensible people. May I suggest that politicians from Peninsular Malaysia learn from Sarawak? Quite recently, we had a PAS leader referring to Sarawak voters as backward and still wearing ‘cawat’ (loincloth). And now we have Utusan touching on sensitive issues!

We have yet to see what action the Home Ministry or related authorities are going to take against such irresponsible papers.

In the meantime, we should voice our displeasure over Utusan's articles by burning the paper in public. Let's do it now to show that we, the citizens of Malaysia, are against any form of action or move that will jeopardise the already delicate position that we are in now.

Jason LKH: I really wonder if this Utusan writer is on the prime minister’s side. His article only speaks of Malays, Malays and more Malays, forgetting that PAS is really a political party of Malays. Is this his idea of 1MALAY-sia?

In his starting line “What the Chinese, Indians and PAS want now is greater political and administrative powers. Not justice and democracy.” He really is implying a vendetta against his own people when he included PAS. I write this way, for I could only deduce that his perspectives are drawn along racial lines. Yet surprisingly he has a personal vendetta against PAS on behalf of Umno.

Furthermore, for the DPM to defend Utusan , I have one big question for him: How does your action to defend Utusan a service to the 1Malaysia concept which your leader is so passionate about?

Nonetheless, I think this author is hinting his opposition against Najib’s slogan 1Malaysia because it is definitely no different from Lee Kuan Yew’s slogan back in the 60s - Malaysian Malaysia.

P Dev Anand Pillai: If Anwar Ibrahim is a traitor, then what does that make the leaders of the current administration who go to Singapore and shout Chinese-friendly policies that will dupe the Singaporeans to pour their money here when the ‘little Napoleans’ in the respective departments say otherwise. Will these leaders be deemed traitors too?

What do we call these leaders who pander to the business and property tycoons in the name of 1Malaysia? What do we call these leaders who are from the current administration who send their offsprings overseas for better quality education whilst making our kids over here be subject to their guinea pig policies? Shall we call them traitors too?

On S'gor PAS: Ban alcohol in Muslim areas

Simon: I sincerely believe there is something amiss with the statement by Selangor PAS Hasan Ali. If the retailer wishes to sell alcohol to increase his or her profits then by all means do so. If a customer wishes to purchase it then the retailer can qualify if that purchaser is a Muslim or not before the sale is made.

If Hasan wishes to stop retailers from selling alcohol in Muslim-majority areas, is he personally willing to compensate from his own pocket the lost in profits the retailer would have made selling alcohol to the non-Muslim customers in such areas.

MS:

However well-intentioned the PAS leaders may be in wanting to ban alcohol sales in Muslim-majority areas, the effect of any such action would be to segregate the neighbourhoods.

It is these good intentions that are the starting points for extremists to add on other facets according to their own (mis)interpretation and drive a wedge between communities.

Exco member Ronnie Liu is absolutely right in getting involved and his action is not interference as the PAS councillors think. His action is to maintain unity in diversity and stop more wedges being driven based on religion and race.

The Selangor MB must make a clear stand that every area, and thereby its residents, are equal.

The original idea to make alcohol less easily available by banning mini-marts and convenience stores from selling it is, however, probably a good idea.