Malays will have bleak future, Dr Mahathir says after joining Putra

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 1 Mar 2023 8:22PM · 2 Comments

Dr Mahathir Mohamad fears that there could be changes in electoral boundaries resulting in the number of Malay-majority seats being reduced. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 1, 2023.

MALAYS will have a bleak future as “others” have dominated the economy, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said after joining Putra, Free Malaysia Today reports.

Dr Mahathir also said that Malays were taking a back seat in politics.

“That’s why before I die, I will work for my race.

“Call me racist, but Malays are now left behind after giving way to foreigners,” he said while explaining his decision to join Putra. 

Last week, Dr Mahathir Mohamad and 12 other former Pejuang members had joined Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra).

In a Facebook post, former Pejuang central executive committee member Armin Baniaz Pahamin confirmed that the ex-members had signed with Putra.

Armin said Dr Mahathir joined Putra to continue his political struggle.

Dr Mahathir also said that there are fears that there could be changes in electoral boundaries resulting in the number of Malay-majority seats being reduced.

“And if there are fewer Malay-majority areas, there is a chance for others to exert influence on the government,” he said.

Dr Mahathir and 12 other members quit Pejuang in early February after the party decided to quit the Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) coalition it had formed ahead of the general election. 

Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir said their decision to quit GTA was made after taking into account the views put forth during the party’s general assembly. 

Pejuang was established by Dr Mahathir in August 2020, following his ousting from Bersatu.

He stepped down as chairman in December last year after the party’s miserable performance in the November general election, in which every Pejuang candidate lost their deposit. –  March 1, 2023.
 

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  • After so many years of him being PM, all he managed to do was to create a bunch of rich useless cronies, not just Malays but other races as well. These are his frontmen who make good use of the opportunities this greedy man gave them and of course, his family too became fabulously rich. The Malays in general were left by the wayside and allowed to suffer the pains of poverty. Now there is hope of the rakyat that corruption will be ended and the ill-gotten gains are to be clawed back and this old man is worried about him and his family losing not only their wealth but also their freedom as well

    Posted 3 years ago by Brave Malaysian · Reply

  • This old man is the epitome of evil and deceit. He is responsible for the destruction of Malaysia through his corrupt ways and cronyism. He created many billionaires who had monopoly and easy opportunities, both Malays and Non Malays. But these are his cronies who probably fronted for him and his family. The result is that his own family members are fabulously rich through immoral means. What he is fighting for is not the Malays but for the survival of his family's ill gotten wealth. He is afraid that under the present unity government, eventually investigations will be centered on his family's massive reported wealth. He has lost the power and influence to manipulate and is utterly desperate since he is also running out of time. It is not looking good for this old and devil-reincarnate and hope he meet his Maker soon so that he does not do any more damage to the country. Then he has a lot of answering to his Maker. He will bring absolutely nothing with him then. So I wonder what is he fighting for in the end.

    Posted 3 years ago by Brave Malaysian · Reply