Political parties who champion the "Malaysian Malaysia" concept have exploited the rakyat’s confusion over the Federal Constitution.

This was among the findings in the draft of a memorandum prepared by the multi-NGO coalition, the National Unity Front (NUF).

The NUF's memorandum committee chairperson Ibrahim Ali said the draft of memorandum will be given to NUF chairperson former chief justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad (left) for review.

'Malaysian Malaysia' is the DAP's slogan, to denote equality for all Malaysians.

The NUF was formed as an alternative to the federal government-endorsed National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), which has been accused of threatening the special position of Islam and Malays.

According to Ibrahim, NUF found that some people had wrongly-interpreted the Constitution, particularly Articles 3, 11, 152 and 153.

 

The mentioned Articles constitute the status of Islam as the official religion of the Federation, freedom of religion, status of Bahasa Malaysia as the national language and special position of the bumiputera.

'Rights NGOs, churches a threat'

Speaking at a press conference today, Ibrahim, who is Malay rights group Perkasa chief, said the "Malaysian Malaysia" concept questions matters related to Islam, Bahasa Malaysia and the bumiputera.

He said NUF also found that another threat to national unity was the spread of NGOs who "champion human rights and equal rights without taking into account the oppression then done by the British on the bumiputera".

 

The actions by several head of churches, who have called for the word 'Allah' to be allowed for use in Malay-language Bibles was also a factor which "threatens unity".

 

"Also, the spread of social media users who insult Islam and those who mock the royal institution are factors harming national unity," Ibrahim added.

The draft of the memorandum, titled "The Unity of Malaysians: The Core of the Country's Peace and Prosperity", will be discussed in a meeting by the committee members after review by Abdul Hamid.

 

It will then be debated by representatives from participating NGOs in a "National Unity Convention" to be held soon, before presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

 

"After we present the memorandum to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the prime minister, we will release the memorandum to the public," he said.