The dangerous game that Nazri is playing 

The Malaysian Insight The Malaysian Insight Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Feb 2019 7:30PM · 11 Comments

Nazri Aziz had sought to put a racial spin on why four men arrested over the death of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim were later released. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, February 25, 2019.

NAZRI Aziz and his Umno friends believe that they have found a formula to catapult themselves back to political power – and Malaysians should be worried.

They believe that they must stoke the embers of hatred between Malays and non-Malays and plant discord between Muslims and non-Muslims.

They care not if this blessed country goes up in smoke and if we see each other as enemies. 

What they want is for Malays to feel under siege, fearful of an imagined bogeyman that is supposedly on a march to strip them of rights guaranteed by the Constitution. 

Nazri Aziz and his dangerous Umno comrades believe that only by playing the race and religious card to the max will they stand a chance of rising from the ashes of GE14’s humiliation.

On Saturday while stumping for the Umno candidate at the Semenyih by-election, Nazri accused the Pakatan Harapan government of being weak and unable to defend Malay rights.

He cited the appointments of Richard Malanjum as chief justice, Tommy Thomas as attorney-general and Lim Guan Eng as finance minister, as examples of Malay rights being eroded under the new government.

He sought to put a racial spin on the case of firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, wondering why four men arrested in connection to the incident at the Seafield temple riots were released. Was it because they shared the same colour as the AG? Nazri suggested.

Today, the former Umno minister was questioned by the police over his incendiary speech. And as usual, he tried to shovel the blame on someone else, saying that he was merely articulating Malay ground sentiment.

As if repeating a lie perpetuated by someone else makes it all right. 

Here’s the thing: Nazri’s racial comments were made several days after the government ordered inquest into the death of Adib began. Reports about the inquest have been widely covered in all media and evidence offered so far is far from conclusive on Adib’s cause of death. Some believe he was assaulted by several rioters, while others think he was accidentally knocked down by a fire engine that was reversing. 

Nazri, a lawyer, knows that in such a high-profile case and where there is much conflicting information, the best way forward for everyone is to hold a public inquest. 

At the inquest, lawyers holding a watching brief for Adib’s family have been able to cross-examine witnesses. At such an inquest, the government’s handling of the case is open to scrutiny. Under the glare of saturation coverage by the media, there is just no where to hide or order a cover-up. 

Nazri knows this. 

But he and his Umno friends are not interested in facts or the reality. 

They want to snare a larger share of the Malay vote in Semenyih and believe that the most effective way to do this is by painting the Chinese, Indian and non-Muslim Bumiputeras from East Malaysia as the ogre. 

This is about creating a false narrative about Malaysia after the May 9 elections, repeating it as many times as possible and hoping that it gets traction in the Malay community.

Nazri wants Malays to believe that they cannot get fair treatment and justice from non-Muslims. Rich coming from a politician from a political party synonymous with plundering and theft. 

The million-ringgit question for the Dr Mahathir government is this: Are you going to allow Umno politicians to lead the country to the precipice of disaster or are you going to take down those who agitate for racial strife? – February 25, 2019.

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  • Make Malaysia great again. I wonder how the narrow minded politicians who tread the communal lines can achieve anything like that?

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Blame not Nazri in his new found wayward style of politics. Blame in on PH being a softie. They allow it to fester. I have yet to seriously witness any convictions in crime since PH took over and all they do are charges after charges being heap on the culprit but leading no where and somewhere can delay after counter appeal. You think Nazri is not aware of the balless PH government to act.!!!! Give him credit for making a fool of the whole system where PH talk so big to reform but have yet to find their footing to do so. PH has become hypocritic and also with thousand of excuses but not one solution.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

    • Cont : I have expected the Home minister to be aggressive and takes the bull by the horn. Seems that he has "taufu" hands and totally an incompetent Minister to play the role. Knowing his acclaimation of "Malay First" is now view that his silence do lend credence on him in not taking actions against his own ex party communal fellow being. The excuse will be that PH is practising full democarcy with freedom of speech and actions but recently he makes big blunder with his speech that actions will be taken against anyone who tarnish only just Islam religion alone. You think Nazri is blind not to realise that anything they said or do and that no actions will be taken against them.

      Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

    • Conviction? I have yet to see any action taken against the perpetrators of Manjoi.

      Posted 5 years ago by Yoon Kok · Reply

  • Nazri and his bad-mouth strikes again!!

    Posted 5 years ago by Gurmit Singh · Reply

  • Nazri has just confirmed he is a racist but has he broken any laws? Apparent not, and his remarks are not even "seditious" legally speaking. Malaysia baru has not ratified ICERD, in fact Harapan has done a 180 on ICERD since Tun told UN we will ratify ICERD, by endorsing PAS and UMNO's stand for All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • In Cameron It was raining Hate speeches day and night by Umno and Pas.PH give didnt take any action.Now its raining Hate speeches in Semenyih..These hate speeches by Umno and Pas are worse than Zakir Naik hatecspeeches.In R. In Rantau its goingvto be worse with racist Mohd Hassan as candidate.

    Posted 5 years ago by Soma Govin · Reply

  • Why bother what this asshole is saying, he's lost and just say anything to gain traction and the media is just doing him a big favour.

    Posted 5 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply

  • If Malays are influenced by his speech, we need to be concerned of this divide and rule speech. He is trying to destroy the established unity all Malaysians. Sadly there are people listen and believe him, The whole group terang-terang stole the country borrowed money by the billions. Remember stolen money is not the country income bit borrowed money.

    Posted 5 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • Action must be taken against nazri.

    Posted 5 years ago by G.Selva Ganeson · Reply

  • Why is it that the race that is the majority in this country and who enjoy special rights as a result, are being told that they need to fear the monorities? Why is it that politicians of a previous Goviernment, that stole from the people and also, misappropriated funds from insitutions that take are suppose to care for the Muslins here, are the ones now shouting the loudest about non-malays and non-muslims wanting to take things away fro the malay muslims. No one should believe them and no one should give these thieves support. This Nazri is such a disgusting person.

    Posted 5 years ago by Sunita petrus · Reply