Dr Mahathir’s congress speech ‘insulting’, says Islamist group

Diyana Ibrahim Diyana Ibrahim Updated 6 years ago · Published on 6 Oct 2019 4:03PM · 16 Comments

Islamist group Ummah says Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's speech at the Malay Dignity Congress was insulting and degraded the community. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, October 6, 2019.

A MALAY group has accused Dr Mahathir Mohamad of insulting the race in his speech at the Malay Dignity Congress this morning.

Gerakan Pembela Ummah (Ummah) also slammed the prime minister for recycling his old speeches touching on the Malays without addressing the issue of unity in the community.

“I am disappointed that he had nothing new to say for the Malays and the community. His speech was only insulting and degraded the Malays,” said Ummah president Aminuddin Yahaya.

“Nothing in his speech showed that he wants the community to be united. He keeps abusing the Malays by saying that they are lazy and do not want to work.”

Aminuddin was referring to Dr Mahathir’s speech at the congress where the prime minister had said only the Malays can restore the dignity of the Malays, and stop expecting others to do it for them.

He said even the government led by a Malay leader could not restore the dignity of the Malays if the Malay people refused to strive for the betterment of the community.

“Don’t ask others to do something to restore our dignity. We, the Malays, are the ones who have to restore the dignity of the Malays,” he said.

Dr Mahathir also said the efforts to restore the Malay dignity would be difficult if the Malay people were hesitant to participate and make optimal use of the opportunities made available by the government.

Aminuddin also said the congress itself was a failure as a result of Dr Mahathir’s speech, which had failed to uplift the Malays.

“For me, the Malay image, the dignity, had not been restored as the speech was an anti-climax. It dampened the spirit of the Malays.

“I am certain the majority of the people are disappointed with his speech and after this, they will have to decide not to vote for such a government.”

Dr Mahathir had in his previous speeches lashed out at the Malays for relying on government crutches and failing to upskill themselves. – October 6, 2019.

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  • What dignity and image? As long as the Malays want to walk with walking sticks all their lives when there is nothing run with their body or feet, they will be walking in shame.

    Posted 6 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

  • What dignity and image? As long as the Malays want to walk with walking sticks all their lives when there is nothing run with their body or feet, they will be walking in shame.

    Posted 6 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

  • This guy is stupid, lazy, oku and a parasite. He is a disgrace to his own race. TDM told the harsh reality that this idiot refuses to acknowledge.

    Posted 6 years ago by Concerned Citizen · Reply

  • The truth really hurts huh? Mahathir spoke the truth. If Malays want dignity they have to earn it. Malays need to reflect and think for themselves.

    Posted 6 years ago by Elyse Gim · Reply

  • TDM's medicine is painful for freeloaders and parasites like these Ummah fellas.

    Posted 6 years ago by Leong Hong · Reply

  • What dignity after 60 yrs? Who force Malay to be lazy? Who choose to be a kleoptocrate? Who still support the kleoptocrate? Who sell the Malay dignity to China firm in order to bail out 1mdb? If one doesn't know his ignorance and laziness carried his dignity, who can save him?

    Posted 6 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • EARN RESPECT BY GIVING RESPECT > bodoh tak paham kah? Mahu kerajaan bantu from 'cradle to grave'?

    Posted 6 years ago by Swaminaidu Venkatasamy · Reply

  • Dr M is probably the mastermind behind the congress, hoping to swing Malay support to Bersatu, but judging from the reactions to his speech, all he succeeded in doing is to push them towards Umno-Pas, I want to laugh at the irony, but unfortunately the future of our country is no laughing matter.

    Posted 6 years ago by A Subscriber · Reply

  • You were spoon-fed for 62 years where 99.9% of all the senior positions in the government and GLCs were your own race and yet you don't have an iota of shame, respect and dignity? Search your soul and reasons for your failure before pinning the blame on Others. Could not find any words in the dictionary to define your idiosyncrasies.

    Posted 6 years ago by Justin Leno · Reply

  • Dignity goes further south!

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Laziness is a human weakness. Any race can have it without exception. Its not a racial issue

    Posted 6 years ago by Zabidi Hussin · Reply

  • Truth hurts..A honest speech and work hard for the money...Najib gave you Rm 1 and he pocketed Rm 99...Tak malu ka?

    Posted 6 years ago by Kalai Chelven · Reply

  • It is because the same result is seen during TDM ruling, after his retirement, and now back in action again. No doubt TDM is part of the failed system for governing our country too long and created such kleoptocrate ruling. Apa lagi Melayu mau? Dignity & image? earn it la.. chinese saying 'Dignity and image is given, shaming is self create'

    Posted 6 years ago by Marcus Tan · Reply

  • Melayu memang malas, but of course not all
    Ade je yg hardworking
    Truth hurts...

    Posted 6 years ago by Lan Lan · Reply

  • Telling the truth, u don't like. Not telling u the truth, Malays don't even know their own weakness. Smart people take criticism as advice and motivation to correct and advance. Stupid ash take criticism as condemn and insulting. U take your choice.

    Posted 6 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • dignity?...with hand-outs. What dignity? These racists just using the 3 R's to take advantage of the situation.

    Posted 6 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply