MP accuses Najib of hypocrisy over BTN
A DAP parliamentarian has accused Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of being a hypocrite over allegedly racist presentation slides prepared by the National Civics Bureau (BTN).
The Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto said while Najib is advocating his 1Malaysia concept and had repeatedly urged moderation, he has been silent on BTN even though the bureau is under the Prime Minister’s Department.
“The PM, Najib Razak, the infamous one-finger 1Malaysia warrior, is an undeniable hypocrite of the highest order and a charlatan, as this virulent poisonous bureau, the BTN, is parked right under his nose in the Prime Minister’s Department and he has yet to make a stand on its survival,” she said in a statement today.
Kasthuri ( photo ) and two other DAP parliamentarians had urged BTN’s abolition during a press conference last Tuesday.
This followed a leak at BTN’s website that allowed members of the public to download its presentation slides, some of which were deemed racist.
The security oversight has since been corrected with the removal of the slides from public access.
Following the incident, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Razali Ibrahim had defended BTN , challenging critics to prove that it is racist.
Kasthuri however, shot back that it is Razali who needs to prove BTN’s worth, saying that the proof of BTN’s racism is in its own slides.
“How is it possible that Razali Ibrahim challenge critics to prove that the BTN is not a racist mouthpiece while there is concrete evidence before him that it is that and more.
"In defending this vile organ, it is him who should prove its worth.
“Not only should the BTN be abolished and dissolved, policy makers at BTN should be exposed along with the names of those who call the shots and give instructions,” she said, quipping that Razali may have been a victim of brainwashing.
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