Umno is an expert when it comes to the subject of Malay traitors because the party tops the list, said DAP MP Ariff Sabri.  

He was responding to Umno which has portrayed DAP's candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud as a traitor to the race due to her affiliation with a Chinese-dominated party.

But the vocal Ariff termed this as the mindset of Malays at the village level.

"When there are no Malays in DAP, they say DAP is racist.

"When Malays join DAP, they say the Malays are just for decoration and they are traitors to their race," he added in his blog.

 

Window dressing or otherwise, the Raub MP said that DAP is fielding Dyana in order to convince the Malays.

Similarly, he added, Umno also fields MCA, MIC and Gerakan candidates to fish for non-Malay votes.

Listing out several examples ranging from the selling of Malay reserve land and the hike in electricity tariff despite TNB raking in billions in profit, Ariff claimed that Umno lacks the moral authority to talk about betrayal.            

"Treachery is synonymous with Umno," he said.

Ariff also questioned why Umno cannot accept the fact that not all Malays want to be associated with the party.

"If Malays choose not to join Umno, does that make them lesser Malays?

"Why does Umno behave like someone with a mental condition who cannot grasp this fact?" he added.

Ariff also pointed out that Umno has 3.4 million members whereas DAP's Malay members do not even amount to 15,000.

Questioning what the fuss is about, he asked: "How can 15,000 Malays threaten 3.4 million Umno soldiers?"

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