CAUGHT ON AUDIO, UMNO DEPUTY MINISTER NOW SAYS THAT SLAP REMARK WAS A JOKE?

Image above: Umno’s Datuk Tajuddin on 'slap' remark

 

Umno’s Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman sought to play off his “slap” remark aimed at ethnic Chinese as just a joke, after an audio recording was uploaded onto the Internet, Sin Chew Daily reported this evening.

The deputy agriculture and agro-based industry minister insisted he had not done anything wrong as the comment was made after his news conference yesterday; and even challenged news portal Malaysiakini — which had uploaded the audio clip — to produce a video recording of him saying it instead.

“Do they have the video? Was I still sitting or standing at that time? Or I was about to leave after saying that?

“It was only a joke and not part of the press conference,” he was quoted as saying by the Chinese-language daily in a report posted on its website in English.

Tajuddin, who received immediate criticism, had initially accused Malaysiakini of misquoting him in its article, which had translated the Bahasa Malaysia portion of his remarks to mean that he was threatening to slap the Chinese.

The Pasir Salak MP also told Sin Chew Daily that he did not fear any disciplinary action from his party over the incident as he had not issued any inappropriate statement in an official capacity.

However, Tajuddin’s off-the-cuff remark appears to have riled up even his political allies in Barisan Nasional (BN), with both MCA and Gerakan saying they will issue a formal protest note and ask the coalition leadership to punish the Perak lawmaker.

“MCA will lodge a formal protest via the BN channel and request that the coalition stops and takes action against such a person who has brought destruction towards national unity.

“We want Tajuddin to apologise to the people of Malaysia for his damaging remark,” MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan in a statement.

Ong ticked off Tajuddin, telling his Umno ally to first check his facts before issuing such reckless comments on Chinese Malaysians.

Tajuddin’s remark was ostensibly in response to a comment by Chinese ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang in Petaling Street last week that Beijing would not hesitate to speak out against any threat that may affect the country’s ties with Malaysia, in commenting on the communal tension here.

It seems that the BN leaders can change their stance overnight. Ku Nan defended Tajudin saying that he was misquoted by the media. Now, what do they have to say since there’s proof of what Tajuddin said. Oh…it was only a joke.

So, since it is a joke, so stop talking about this and don’t sensationalize it. These low grade leaders are truly a waste of tax payer’s money.

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Malaymailonline

MCA URGING DAP TO EXIT FROM SELANGOR GOVT DUE TO TIES WITH PAS.

Image: MCA Logo

  

DAP must exit the Selangor state government to prove it has integrity over severing ties with PAS which is also present in the state government.

MCA Selangor State Liaison Committee secretary Ng Chok Sin said considering the newly formed Pakatan Harapan is minus PAS, DAP should exit the Selangor government or insist that PAS be removed.

“They should insist that Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali must remove PAS elected representatives from the Executive Council, rather than allow PAS to continue lingering. “Rather they form a partnership with breakaway PAS members as a guise to deceive the non-Muslim community,” he said in a press statement.

He said DAP must prove that it has completely severed ties with PAS. “They must not just use Pakatan Harapan to mask that it still maintains ties with PAS.

“DAP had campaigned for PAS in the last general election, whitewashing their theocratic goals. After PAS’ election success, without any remorse, it proceeded to approve the hudud enactment in the Kelantan state legislative assembly besides seeking to table a Private Member’s Bill in the Dewan Rakyat to allow formal implementation of hudud enactment. “

He said DAP must also demand that PKR reviews its relationship with DAP, failing which, DAP should hack its cooperation with PKR. “This is because if DAP continues its alliance with PKR which continues to work together with PAS, then DAP will still be maintaining cooperation with PAS indirectly.

“Hence, Pakatan Harapan becomes a convenient cloak to cover up this indirect co-operation and hence DAP would still be an accomplice to PAS enforcing hudud enactment.” He said DAP must give an ultimatum to PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail that as PAS refused to join, the doors should remain closed to them.

“It should otherwise, eject itself from Pakatan Harapan to indicate that its decision to cut ties with PAS is real, rather than placing hopes that the Opposition coalition’s new name will disguise its existing links to PAS.”

C’mon MCA, is this the BEST you can come up with? Your people have already regarded your party as redundant and yet you are trying to come up with new ways to show your master how good a servant you are? Isn’t this what the whole matter is about?

Comparing to MIC, your party fared better but why it was still rejected by the Chinese community is anyone’s guess. MCA is part of the Barisan Nasional alliance which is very popularly reputed with loudmouth, less commonsense UMNO leaders who go about making nonsensical statements in the government media on a daily basis.

You are now barking at DAP is seen similar as a dog barking at a mountain. Results: No Impact!!You need to realize that when DAP took over the Penang state government, the financial standing was a mess left behind by the GERAKAN. Why? It is because UMNO holds the Trump card on all component parties of BN just like a ‘Big Brother’. Even when they say something sensitive or may be considered inappropriate, you guys just have to shut your gap in order to survive and stay in your reputed positions, as a mere puppet!!

There was once an UMNO man slapped Kamalanathan who holds ministerial position from MIC. No action taken because he was an UMNO man. That alone speaks volumes on your pretentious unity government which the general public can see through and are assessing on a daily basis.

So, why not you just be a good boy and do your work by providing meaningful service to your community? The public are watching daily and know what is going on and how to decipher each action despite what spinning is done in the government controlled TV stations such as the TV3.

NOW, GO DO SOME WORK!!

CONTRIBUTION:

Therakyatpost

lwjuan

RED SHIRT RALLY LEADER DATUK JAMAL WARNS OF A RACIAL RIOT COMING SATURDAY

The Red Shirt Leader, Mohd Jamal had urged the government to immediately resolve the non-Malay monopoly in Petaling Street and the sale of counterfeit products in the place which is also known as the Chinatown. He warned that the coming Saturday may end up in riot if the government failed to do anything about this issue. The Red Shirt Rally also known as ‘Himpunan Melayu Bersatu’ (Assembly of United Malays) who is mostly made up of Malays supporting the present ruling elite party, UMNO. They had a gathering on September 16 wearing Red T-Shirts to show support to the Prime Minister and to send the message to the organizers of Bersih 4.0 that the UMNO has strength too.

Image above: Jamal (second from left) smiling his way out. It appears as this man is enjoying all the attention he is getting from the medias lately, an attention for all the wrong reasons.

 

Jamal said that if the authorities do not take action, there’s a 99% chance of another rally on this Saturday and possibly might turn up into riot. He said that he had already met with the Chief Director of Enforcement (KPDNKK) and made his requests pertaining to the matter.

Jamal had earlier claimed that Petaling Street is monopolized by the Chinese and urged the area be shared with the Malay traders. Most of the Chinese traders there are not in favour of his request and suggested so that Jamal would seek from the authorities to open the space for the Malay traders to trade in a different location.

Previously, on September 16, Jamal’s group from the Red Rally had met the brunt of the FRU when they tried to enter this area during the rally. The Police only gave permit to gather for the Malay martial arts, PESAKA at Padang Merbok but these Red Shirts took matters into their own hands by going to prohibited places. The Red Shirts started calling the Police force Chinese lackeys ‘Barua Cina’ for not allowing them to enter. When they Reds started to throw bottles and cones at the Police, the FRU unit fired the water cannon seeing the Reds running helter skelter at all directions.

Coming Saturday apparently happens to be the third day of the Hari Raya Aidiladha, a day Muslims celebrate religious festival. The mayor has not approved the rally which is scheduled to be on Saturday.

What I don’t understand is that initially when the idea of Red Shirts started off; it was more to show the strength of the UMNO supporters. Now it seems to divert to Petaling Street. This street had for decades been a Chinese traders’ area and also a popular tourist centre. Why now the sudden focus in this area?

What really is the agenda of Jamal behind these claims? His focus seems to be shifting from business and now to creating a riot. Isn’t this a seditious claim by Jamal? Datuk Seri Khairuddin was detained today under SOSMA Act under section 124K and 124L where he could be detained without trial for up to 29 days. These acts are only enforced on a person who is deemed to sabotage the nation. How is Dato Jamal seen here? Isn’t he also doing something that is detrimental to the nation or is he going to walk around scott free to do the damages he so desires.

This Jamal fellow is like loose cannon. And loose cannons should not only be monitored, but the right action should be taken before the cannon bursts out and make irretrievable damages to the nation. I don’t think this fellow has the best interest in the nation and it is high time the authorities step on the pedal to do something about this loudmouth as there are only 2 days left for the D-Day.

CONTRIBUTION:

Malaysian Chronicles – 99% demo Sabtu jadi, Jamal beri amaran rusuhan

Malaysian Chronicles – Khairuddin detained immediately as soon as he was released

RED SHIRT RALLY: IS IT A RECIPE FOR ANOTHER DISASTER?

The country has done well in the past 58 years of independence. And yes, it has its share of black days too. Who wouldn’t forget the cursed incident that happened on one fateful Friday the 13^th, 1969 notoriously dubbed as ‘May 13’ incident. Strange that it may seem, numerological addition of 1969 would have the number 7 and again, addition of 13 (day) + 05 (month) and 1969 (year) would also provide you 34, which bring you back to the same number 7. Sorry, I think my random thoughts just got diverted a bit.

This post is written as a run up to the September 16 Red Shirt Rally by the pro-government supporters tomorrow. The rally organizers decided to do this rally on Malaysia day. Although generally it appears that the people behind this rally are made up of NGO’s but in truth, it is an open secret that most of them are made up of UMNO members, which forms part of the Barisan Nasional (BN) party from the present ruling coalition. In another words, the other side of the mask behind Red Shirts are none other than UMNO. The Leader of the Red Shirt pack is none other than Sungai Besar UMNO division chief Datuk Jamal Md Yunos.

Image above: The leader of the Red shirt racist group, Datuk Jamal Md Yunos

 

How it all started

BERSIH (meaning CLEAN) is a coalition for Clean and Fair Elections. They did a 34 hours rally from 29^th – 30^th August, 2015. Since this is the fourth time they are having a rally, it was known as BERSIH 4.0. Besides wearing Yellow T-shirt that reads BERSIH, Their primary goals for having the rally for the fourth time is to call for:

• Free and Fair Elections
• A Transparent Government
• The Right to Demonstrate
• Saving the Economy of Malaysia

 But prior to the rally, they were met with a lot of hurdles and objections preventing for the planned rally to take place. The Police did not approve the rally and there were condemnations from the NGO’s who were pro-govt. This was when the Red Shirts first made their comical debut appearance. 

Image above: Red Shirts show off their martial arts skills to discourage public from supporting Bersih 4. They wanted to have a rally on the same day with Bersih 4 but was rejected by authorities for fear of untoward incidents.

Video: Prelude to BERSIH 4.0. Intimidation strategy that didn't work out for the Red Shirts prior to the Bersih rally. The video did not succeed to instill fear among the public against attending the Bersih rally. You can see them Red Shirts live in action in the video above. They were beaten by stick and suddenly they start making inhumane noises and did some pretty odd things...

The outcome of the rally:

 Image above: Crowd marching during Bersih 4

Image above: Aerial view of the 'Yellow' Bersih supporters

Image above: A Bersih supporter with a placard with a message to the Prime Minister

  

Image above: Participants of 34 hours Bersih rally sleeping on the road during the night

Image above: Bersih protestors mocking the Prime Minister Najib on the alleged USD700 million (MYR 2.6 billion) in his personal bank account. The Prime Minister has said that the amount was donated to him from middle-east.

The BERSIH 4 officials claimed that the rally was a success with a turnout of 500 000 peaceful rally goers. But the pro-government begged to differ saying that actual turnout was only 20 000 people.  In fact, the current Prime Minister, Najib Razak himself alluded that the figure was too small a number that even the Felda settlers from the rural district can easily outnumber this figure in following. There was a number game downplayed by the ruling government in the major newspapers and the media owned by them. Speaking of Felda, there is a planned assembly currently in question. It is allegedly claimed that the Felda director-general was issued a letter to question the legitimacy of a planned assembly of 20 000 people tomorrow.

But seriously, what did BERSIH achieve from the goals outlined? If you see the previous goals, there are some similarities in the goals outlined especially in regards to transparency of government or the clean-up of the electoral commission. What really changed? Nay, not much has changed ever since.  So what about BERSIH 4 then? Result: Status Quo.

'People Power' need to wait until the next General Election

Since then, the Prime Minister has spoken!! He said that People Power must have to wait until the next general elections in 2018. What about the charges on gerrymandering? If there’s any truth, then the winning odds will be in favour of the present ruling coalition, wouldn’t it? After all, isn’t the same ruling coalition had been in power for the last 58 years? Furthermore, another 15 additional State seats had recently been allocated with the approval of the Election Commission in rural Sarawak where chance favours BN again. Isn’t this another pure co-incidence?

But can we dismiss the fact that BERSIH 4 had no impact at all? No. The voice of the majority was demonstrated through the masses who participated in the rally. Of course 80% were made up of Chinese and the rest were Indians, Malays and others. That does not prove that only the Chinese are supportive of the Bersih coalition. The rally was conducted in KL city and major roads leading to starting point were blocked by the Police. On top of that, civil servants did not want to take the chance in the rally for fear of detrimental repercussions to their job status. As for the students of Public Universities, they were also warned not to participate. So, with all the ‘wet blanket’ thrown about, there was minimal participation of the Malays in the rally. Another factor was the absence of PAS movement members due to the break-up from the opposition coalition.

You shown us your might, now its our turn

So, now that the Bersih 4.0 is over, the Reds feel that it is their turn for the show of strength. The way they have been carrying themselves about the coming rally was so disturbing and alarming that many have begun to resent and oppose their views and actions including ex-Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohammad who defended Bersih 4 and scorn against the Red Shirt. Meanwhile, other ex-ministers during his era such as Zam Maidin and ex-Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz had also chipped in to criticize the present status. Even the recent ousted Deputy Prime Minister who was replaced when he questioned the PM Najib about the origin of the USD700 million into Najib’s personal bank account says that holding the rally is not the best way to defend the Malays. He was a man who once said, I am a Malay first and a Malaysian second.

Loss of business
Petaling Street, a popular shopping and tourist destination will be closed on September 16 due to safety concerns. Approximately 500 shops and 773 small traders lost a day's business because of the proposed rally.

Despite all the provocation actions and talk by the Reds, now they are saying that 20 000 ex-army personnel will be deployed at various undisclosed locations to protect the Malays from the ‘imaginary phantoms’. The moment the Chinese or the opposition party DAP Chinese start to attack, these ex-army men will then spring into action.  Just before this, they were burning the effigy of the Penang State Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng who is also the Penang State Chief Minister. In response, the CM chided, you can burn my photo but don’t burn the country. PM Najib’s former political secretary, Datuk Mohd Fatmi from Kota Baru division made a fiery speech in which he is recorded to say,” The people of Kota Baru must fight, fight for our religion, race and country.”

Back-up for the Chinese
Meanwhile, in another interesting twist to the rally, another Malay NGO, who call themselves the 'Otai Reformis 98' have come forward with a message to the supporters of the Red Shirt Rally. The spokespersons for Otai, Abdul Razak along with 18 other Malay NGO's besides sending a memorandum to the King about their concerns on the rally, have also sent out a message to the Red Shirts that they will mobilize their people at the Chinese populated Petaling Street business area and will protect the Chinese from morning until midnight. If the Red Shirts still insist in coming, they will have to face us there.

The role of the Police Force
When Bersih proposed to do the rally, it was met with objection from the Police calling it uncivilized and racist but it was a different story for Red Shirt. When the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) granted permission to allow the Red Shirts organizers to have the rally at Padang Merbok, it was then declared as legal by the Police who clarified that it meets with the Peaceful Assembly Act. Yes, the Federal government controlled body does have its own favorites and can be biased with regards to decision.

Well, in less than 24 hours, we will know the outcome of the rally which is scheduled to take place from 12pm – 6pm tomorrow. A recent poll conducted among Malay voters points out that 53% do not support the Reds while 24% showed support. Sometimes small fire if not curbed early can spread into wildfires. Who has not forgotten the Low Yat incident that almost turned into a racial riot barely two months back? A phone thief twisted the story that a Chinese trader cheated him and within hours few hundred Malays flocked in and attacked the Chinese with casualties. Luckily, one of the Chinese reporters was saved by a Malay man. It is this type of Malays who are not easily bought in by the slander, who represent the 53% who do not support the Red movement. This is where it is hoped that the Police Force will be there tomorrow to prevent any untoward incidents and take appropriate right before things get out of hand. I hope commonsense will prevail against emotions tomorrow.

CONTRIBUTION:

TheSunDaily: Felda Assembly questioned

MalaysiaKini: Red Shirt debut martial arts demo opposite

MalaysiaKini: Muhyiddin Rally not the best way to defend Malays

MalaysiaChronicles: Fiery speech Kota Baru Division and burning effigy

MalaysiaKini: Poll result for Red Rally turnout

FreeMalaysiaToday: Low Yat Incident

MalaysianInsider: Stop racialising country’s problems

FMT: Zam Maidin – Najib may risk all to save himself

Jeelife: May 13

TheMalaymailonline: Red Shirt to teach Chinese not to be rude to Malays

TheRakyatPost: Ex-PM Mahathir Mohammad defends Bersih 4

MalaysianChronicle: Ex-PM: No benefits to Malays to champion red shirt rally
FMT: Petaling Street closed for business on Sept 16
FMT: Otai reformis and 18 Malay NGO's to defend the Chinese  
Malaymailonline: IGP maintains Bersih 4 rally illegal 
 MI: Red Shirt rally on Sept 16 is legal now
MI: Bersih Street protests