Amanah MPs equate 'ketuanan Melayu' to white supremacy
PARLIAMENT | Amanah MPs today equated ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy) to white supremacy, and warned that such sentiments could lead to future unrest.
Warisan president Shafie Apdal also called on Malays to self-reflect, and not to blame other races if they are successful.
Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu (Harapan-Kota Raja) said white supremacy sentiments fanned by US President Donald Trump had triggered chaotic protests throughout the United States.
Mohamad (above) warned that...
PARLIAMENT | Amanah MPs today equated ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy) to white supremacy, and warned that such sentiments could lead to future unrest.
Warisan president Shafie Apdal also called on Malays to self-reflect, and not to blame other races if they are successful.
Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu (Harapan-Kota Raja) said white supremacy sentiments fanned by US President Donald Trump had triggered chaotic protests throughout the United States.
Mohamad (above) warned that ketuanan Melayu could also lead to this.
"If we go for ketuanan Melayu, it harkens to white supremacy. We don't see the dangers now, because it is in the early stages.
"But in the US, we can see that white supremacy has led to chaos," he said in reference to the Black Lives Matters protests in the US while debating the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's address.
Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PAS-Pasir Mas) interjected and said it was not accurate to make such equations.
"What is said as ketuanan Melayu is just stating the rights of Malays in the constitution, not more than that," Ahmad said.
Mohamad, better known as Mat Sabu, said he agreed "100 percent", but warned against statements such as corrupt Muslims should be supported, because they can repent, while non-Muslims are not able to.
"This is assabiyah (racism)," he said.
This is likely in reference to PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's remarks that a bad Muslim can repent, while those who do good but have no faith, will be rejected on judgment day.
This led Mat Sabu to a minor argument with Noh Omar (BN-Tanjong Karang), who said the Amanah president should not be equating Malays with corruption.
Meanwhile, Amanah communications director Khalid Samad later reiterated that ketuanan Melayu and white supremacy are one and the same.
"The constitution only states the special position of the Malays, not ketuanan.
"White supremacy and ketuanan Melayu are the same, because when there is a tuan (master), there is a slave, and our country has no slaves.
"All religions and races are given a place without determining which is more supreme than the other. All have rights," Khalid said.
Shafie (Warisan-Semporna) also warned that the divisive politics as employed by Trump were very destructive, and called for an end to the use of race and religion in politics.
"We say we want to fight for the Malays. We have been in power for 60 years under BN. Where did we go wrong?
"We want to blame the Chinese because they are rich? The Indians because they are lawyers?
"We have to look at ourselves. What is the reason for our failures as people, and rectify it to achieve success," said Shafie (above).
Shahidan Kassim (BN-Arau) said that the fight for Malay rights was not at the expense of other races.
"We are not denying the rights of others. We are just asking for our rights to be championed, so the issue of racism does not arise," he argued.
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