Zero tolerance for bigots and racists in Malacca

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Malacca Chief Minister Idris Haron says the state of Malacca will not tolerate anyform of racism.

He said he is a “firm believer of a racial diversity and will never allow Malacca to be a breeding ground for racists and ultras."

"Our country is known for its cultural and ethnic diversities for the past 58 years...we will not tolerate any extremism in Malacca.

"This not only my stance but also of Governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob to continue living as united Malaccans," CM Idris told The Star in an interview.

Idris said Islam calls for good relations between ethnicities.

"In a nutshell, Malacca is against anyform of bigotry,” he said.

His remarks comes days after the rally to “defend Malay dignity” organised by the National Silat Federation (Pesaka) and supported by Umno, in Kuala Lumpur.

Pesaka is headed by former Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam, who said the rally was to send a message to non-Malays not to insult Malay leaders.

The rally was also supported by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who said Malays have been insulted far too many times to remain silent.

Najib was referring to the four Bersih rallies for clean election and cleangovernment. The latest Bersih rally last month also called for Najib's resignation.

At least 100,000 attended the Bersih 4 rally on Aug 29 and 30 while about 45,000 attended the Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu rally on Sept 16.

Earlier, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of neighbouring Johor said racists have no place in the southern state.

 

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The National Silat Federation (Pesaka) chief Mohd Ali Rustam said the Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu rally last Wednesday succeed in sending a message to non-Malays not to insult them anymore.

He warned that while Malaygroups cannot stop antigovernment demonstrations according to law, any rally meant to topple the government will be met with retaliation.

“We cannot do anything if they assembly peacefully and follow the law, but if they demonstrate so they can topple the government, we will gather again in a peaceful manner, and ‘whack’ (sic) them,” he said in an interview with Mingguan Malaysia today.

Asked what the rally had achieved the former Umno vice president said it showed that Malays are brave and will not take insults to their leaders lying down.


He said as silat practitioners, they are supposed to safeguard the nation and the community from such insults and the rally was to send a warning message.

“May this act as a reminder. The next time they want to insult us, they will remember that we will retaliate against them.


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Gerakan Youth today questioned claims by the government’s top two leaders that Malay dignity has been challenged.

In fact, said Gerakan Youth deputy chief Andy Yong, Malays already dominate most things in society.

"I question whether Bersih 4 or the Chinese actually questioned the Malays' right and dignity? I do not think they did it out of any ulterior motive of racial play.

“As we know, except for the entrepreneurship, business corporates or industry, professionals andeconomy where there is no dominance by a single race, Malays practically dominate everything,” Yong said in a statement.

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Malaysians should be thankful for being able to live in peace, harmony and free from war, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan.

He said the peace and harmony enjoyed, despite the religious and cultural differences in this country, could only be achieved from the pillars of social justice, respect and hope for a betterfuture.

“This is unlike in certain nations where we can see the devastation in human lives and the breakdown of nationhood.

“For these people, peace is just like an illusion and there is no lasting resolution in sight,” he told reporters after flagging off the “Run For Peace 2015″ at Stadium MBPJ here today.

However, he said, Malaysians should not take these matters for granted as it was obvious that the element of hatred and disunity were spreading among the people, particularly inthe peninsula.

Giving as examples the Bersih 4 and “Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu” rallies, he said both were not done in a proper way and had disrupted the nation’s peace and harmony.

“In terms of yellow shirts (Bersih 4), I have no problem with it, but apart from demonstrating abouteconomy, justice and fair elections, they were asking the Prime Minister to resign.

“So this is a problem because they must know that the Prime Minister was elected through a general election.

“As for the red shirt rally (Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu), even though it was a legal assembly, there were irresponsible people who created racism through their speeches and posters.”

Therefore, Low said leaders at demonstrations or assemblies must not lead with selfish elements, such as religious bigotry and ethnic intolerance.

The “Run For Peace 2015″, organised by Soka Gakkai Malaysia, an organisation for peace efforts, was participated by 20,000 people. It was aimed at inspiring people to work for peace in the community.

The 8km run also gathered another 70,000 people at 19 locations nationwide, including Terengganu, Sabah and Sarawak. These have been held since Sept 6 until today, without any medals or categories