Perkasa wants BN members to quit blaming others for the growing racial tension in the country.

Instead its president Ibrahim Ali wants BN component parties to go to the ground, especially the Chinese ground, to improve perception towards BN.

Ibrahim said that political parties have the resources to do so and should not only rely on the media to get the message across.

He said the ethnic Chinese have skewed judgement because they mostly get the information from “distorted” sources.

"The racial issue surfaced as a blame game, as the result of the yellow and red shirt dichotomy.

"It would be good if they (BN), who have a lot of resources, meet the people, the Chinese on the ground to aggressively and systematically give the real explanation.

“The Chinese only got the news from ‘spun’ news, which create confusion, as well as one-sided information from the DAP and PKR leaders," he said after officiating the Selayang Perkasa Annual General Meeting today.

Malay-Chinese relations is strained following a slew of racially-charged statements by Umno politicians against the Chinese community.

This comes after mega rallies Bersih 4 and Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu – the latter called to defend “Malay dignity” after the Bersih 4, which was predominantly attended by Chinese protestors.

Bersih 4 was to demand clean governance, and call for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s resignation amid allegations of corruption.

In the latest kerfuffle, Deputy Agriculture and Agro Based Industries Minister Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (photo) threatened to “slap” any Chinese who complain of alleged injustice in Malaysia to foreign quarters.

He later said he said this in jest, and that he only meant “DAP Chinese”.

We're not against all Chinese

Ibrahim said the Chinese community needs to know that Malays are not against all of them, but only those who insult Malays and Islam.

He said that NGOs like Perkasa have been in talks with various groups with positive results.

This includes the Christian community, which formerly denounce Ibrahim and Perkasa for his remarks against Malay language Bibles.

"Now we are even sending WhatsApp messages to each other," he said, smiling, referring to the instant messaging application.

"Even with democracy and human rights, we still have rules. Now many are making remarks that are against the spirit of federal constitution. Perkasa fights those who do that, and yet we are called racist.

“Perkasa has already sat down in talks with Chinese NGOs. We are also willing to sit in a discussion, not debate as the opposition wants it, but discussion in a calm and harmonious environment," he added.

Ibrahim said the Chinese and Malays need each other as the Chinese would not be comfortable and safe if the Malays are not united.

He said that the communities have lived in peace since independence, and everyone’s prosperity depends on unity among other communities.

"The Chinese know that Malays make up the majority of the population and so we are the biggest group of consumers. We all need each other, and we must fight for unity.

"It is important for the Malays to be united because they are the majority. If the Malays are united, then they [the Chinese] are safe because most of the consumers are Malay," he said.

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