Take responsibility over Utusan headline, Najib told
Najib Abdul Razak, as Umno chief, must take responsibility over party-owned Utusan Malaysia ’s glaring headline in today’s publication, questioning 'Apa lagi Cina mahu?' (What more do the Chinese want?) and a subsequent article, said Anwar Ibrahim.
Najib Abdul Razak, as Umno chief, must take responsibility over party-owned Utusan Malaysia ’s glaring headline in today’s publication, questioning 'Apa lagi Cina mahu?' (What more do the Chinese want?) and a subsequent article, said Anwar Ibrahim.
“They (
Utusan
) follow Najib’s instruction. First, it is an Umno newspaper.
“Second, I know this because when I was Umno deputy president, the Umno president could give daily instructions to Utusan ,” he told a press conference at PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya today.
He also said Najib, who was yesterday sworn in again as PM, has contradicted his own call for national reconciliation by blaming BN’s poorer performance in this year’s polls on a “ Chinese tsunami ”.
Anwar said it was unfortunate that Umno leaders continue to lend their “blessings and support” to Utusan .
The headline today, which spanned the front and back page in bold red letters, stoked the ire of many people from all racial groups, including Umno supreme council member Saifuddin Abdullah.
Anwar also said he may not continue as parliamentary opposition leader, since Pakatan is questioning the election results.
"After the election, I indicated to (Lim) Kit Siang that I am not keen to continue as opposition leader," he added.
"They said I should but I have not made a decision yet. The focus is to ensure we reject the fraudulent process in elections."
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