Chinese not afraid of Umno’s May 13 threat
By Chua Jui Meng
Johor PKR chairman and PKR
vice-president Chua Jui Meng addressing diners at the Layang Layang PKR dinner
on Dec 1, 2012.
IT’S
very irresponsible and unbecoming of Shahrizat “Cowwoman” Abdul Jalil to use
the May 13 to threaten all Malaysians, especially the non-Malays, at the Umno
general assembly that ended on Nov 30, 2012).
Who
will become Prime Minister when Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is given the mandate to
govern in the next 13th General Election?
Who
will be the new Johor Mentri Besar when PR wins the right to rule the state?
De
facto PR leader Anwar Ibrahim, a Malay, will be the prime minister. His deputy
would also be a Malay, PAS president Hadi Awang.
A
Malay leader from the PR will also be the new Johor Mentri Besar (Chief
Minister).
So,
how can there be the May 13 racial riots recur when the Umno-led BN is given
the boot by the people in the next national polls. PR Malay leaders are also backed
by non-Malay leaders in PKR and DAP.
There
is no racial discontent or friction. Only BN-Umno will be replaced by PR.
BN
politicians who continue to use the May 13 racial riots as the bogey to scare
or intimidate Malaysians into supporting them are completely out of date and
doing a disservice to communal unity and nation-building.
So,
are you all here afraid of Umno’s May 13 threat? The diners responded with a
loud “NO”.
Chua … Malaysians must not fear
exercising their rights to show who the boss is in this country.
The
next general election is not about race or religion.
It
is about good governance and justice.
Who
are the super rich and rich in Malaysia? They are the Umno Malays and their
cronies, not the ordinary rural and urban Malays.
Umno
has, over the past 55 years swallowed the bulk of the country’s wealth for
itself, as reflected by the RM1 trillion capital flight in the last decade.
Malaysians
must therefore not fear exercising their rights to show who the boss is in this
country. You have nothing to worry about because Anwar has been consistent in
his speeches, stressing the need to do away with race-based policies to
stimulate and fast track socio-economic growth via good governance.
In
the last general election, PR only managed to win one parliamentary seat in
Johor – Bakri.
The
MCA lost Bakri when it denied me the opportunity to defend the seat.
Chua (right) seated at the main table
preparing to deliver his ceramah.
This
time round, our target is to strive for PR to win at least 13 parliamentary
seats in Johor.
If
Johoreans give their full support to PR in the next general election, it is not
impossible achieve a historic strong two-party system in this country, something
we have been waiting for the last 55 years.
Johoreans
need to take the lead to help ensure our future is secured with a PR win. Every
vote counts and I appeal to all Layang Layang and Simpang Renggam voters to
support PR in the next general election.
