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Utusan-Perkasa: Ministry of Truth for the Malays?

By Ministry of Truth I refer to the fictional entity in Orwell’s 1984.

The recent seditious accusation by Utusan Malaysia based on rumours by Umno-supported bloggers has cast and severely dented the image of Utusan Malaysia even further within the Malay community. And naturally Perkasa needs no introduction.

It seems very obvious that Utusan being a propaganda tool to a certain faction of the Umno spearheaded by none other than Dr Mahathir aims very clearly to raise and indulge in ensuring Malaysians stay divided to ensure the path is laid out for his son.

As for Perkasa, the alternative game plan to maintain the division between Umno as he observed the success with Hindraf.    

Sadly though, Hindraf had genuine reasons as we can naturally observe the dilapidated state of the Malaysian Indians who neither has political nor economical power, whereas Perkasa is a purely politically motivated tool that would eventually gather dust.  

There is no question within the Umno power players that there is a tussle going on between the Najib camp and the Muhyiddin camp under the tutelage of Dr Mahathir with the assistance of PerkasA. It was all so obvious with the Interlok issue.

Malays like me don’t even take a second look at Utusan Malaysia or Perkasa as it does not reflect real reporting or contain any substance, but rather plays the role as the mouth piece for Umno’s power struggle. You don't need a rocket scientist to figure this out.

Malays like me having lived with other Malaysians irrespective of their origin can comprehend the game plan of Umno and their mini Napoleoans in their attempt to create a rift amongst Malaysians as a ploy to hold on to power.

A slap on the wrist is all that Utusan gets for carrying out such seditious allegations against the Christian pastors, but can you blame Umno when they themselves have to squabble amongst themselves to maintain their hegemony for their preferred faction, like what we see in new found political clout within Pakatan?

Whether Umno maintains its hegemony is not the issue, neither is Pakatan coming into power, but Malaysians coming together as a united public.

Malays need to realise that we are all Malaysians along with our fellow non-Malays who seek our support and effort to ensure that fairness and justice are in place for them without the typical rhetoric that is based only for Umno or Pakatan to survive.

I urge the Malaysian Malay to rally for any Malaysian with a genuine and real cause, not on a platform like how Utusan /Perkasa does it through the current active frontline crusader like Ibrahim Ali for the evergreen hypocritical racist Dr Mahathir, or for that matter not even like Pakatan.


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