Veteran forces group Persatuan Patriot Kebangsaan (Patriot) has issued a warning against all who are out to incite hatred and racial disharmony.

In a statement today, Patriot president Mohd Arshad Raji said his members, comprising retired police and military officers, would be closely monitoring such statements made by all parties.

"Politicians, bloggers and cyber troopers, by all means, do campaign on issues. We invite them to commit to uniting all Malaysians.

"Do not incite hatred and cause racial disharmony. And for that request, we are not saying 'please'. We will be watching," he said.

Arshad said that as the heat of political campaigning towards the GE14 increases, the temperature of the speeches made by politicians from across the divide also rises.

"Politicians from both sides have resorted to calling names, uncouth brandishing and using harsh and vulgar language against each other.

"The so-called elegant silence has become ugly shouting and undignified, even portraying oneself as being childish," Arshad noted.

"Rhetorical language score is high, but (the) substance is zero.

He further said: "Talking like a childish and uneducated person is not only reflecting lowly on oneself, it is also insulting to the Malaysian populace."

Arshad pointed out that most Malaysians could understand the political nature of such undignified speeches.

"As long as it does not cross the bounds to incite hatred among the races, and they do not use racial and religious sentiments to cause distrust and disunity, the people can tolerate."

At the same time, he also reiterated Patriot's stand against the exploitation of race and religion for political mileage, cautioning that such actions could lead Malaysia towards the path of becoming a failed state.

"We cannot, and must not allow our country to be a failed state," said Arshad, in support of a statement by G25, a group of eminent former civil servants, who had made a similar call on Monday.