The Ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy) concept should be changed to Ketuanan Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian supremacy) as it is the people who are the true masters of the country.

In making the call, DAP national vice-chairman M Kulasegaran is going on the offensive against racist groups and organisations which have lodged several police reports for his stand against Malay supremacy.

"What we need in this country is people's supremacy and not Malay supremacy, which is a Umno political concept propagated to serve their own interests and not the Malay race," the DAP Ipoh Barat MP said.

y4c nep forum 060207 m kulasegaran "It is the people who are the masters as seen by their voting power during last year's March 8 general election which changed the political equation of the BN from the two-third majority to a simple majority," he pointed out.

"So how can Umno claim to have the edge in supremacy when it's the people who have the final say?" Kulasegaran ( left ) asked.

He said there must exist no master and servant relationship among the people in order to achieve genuine unity and harmony in a multi-racial society.

That relationship belongs to the colonial days of British rule and it is now irrelevant to the modern society which sees all Malaysians as equal, he added.

"In fact, the Malay supremacy is no longer supported or endorsed by BN component parties as seen by recent political events.

"The only difference between them and me is that I am vocal in voicing the concerns of every Malaysian whereas they prefer to remain silent in case they offend their Umno boss."

No apology

The vocal DAP leader said that he will continue to speak up without fear or favour, keeping true to his conscience and principles.

"There is no way that I will apologise as demanded by certain quarters and will not give up my citizenship as I was born and lived here like those so-called Umno Malay supremacy people," he said.

In the first place these people must know how to differentiate between the special powers of the Malay, which is enshrined in the federal constitution, and Malay supremacy which is not, he pointed out.