Too many idiots around, Malays must think rationally, Daim told HK paper

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 5 May 2019 10:30AM · 6 Comments

Special adviser Daim Zainuddin has called for Malay voters to think logically and not fall for racial rhetoric. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 5, 2019

A YEAR after Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over Putrajaya, Malaysia is still dogged by racial politics with many “idiots around”, said Daim Zainuddin.

The Council of Eminent Persons chairman told the South China Morning Post that he always expected the opposition to continue to fan racial sentiments because Malay votes are now split among PH’s Bersatu, PKR and Amanah; with Umno and PAS in the opposition.

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  • What for !!! talking and scolding them as idiots. Act on it. Get rid of all the idiots and retards from UmnoPAS and their political supporters of Muftis and Ustaz/Ustazah.. They are the cause !!!!!! Friday congregation are not of spiritual uplifting and teaching the Muslim to be good Islamic followers but spewing poisonous lies to sow discord and racial unrest. Act !! don't talk anymore !!! Rakyat are fed up to listen to mere words full of shits and hypocrisy.!!!!

    Posted 4 years ago by Lee Lee

    • projects costing RM11 billion, pay RM50 million to OPUS Consultants (M) Sdn Bhd does not make sense

      RM305 million (consultant fee) for PH Finance Ministrys pet tunnel project costing only RM6.3 billion is good.

      Friday congregation should start accounting lesson ala DAP too

      Posted 4 years ago by Abdul hakim Bujang

  • The PH government must seriously get tough with the idiots.. They continue to undermine the efforts by OH.
    It is about your ability on how tough you can get and also your ability to think what really needs to be done..

    Posted 4 years ago by Kampung Boy

  • Whose fault is it? Three generations of poor education keeping them in the dark, ensuring they cant think on their own and years of brainwashing so UMNO could manipulate them is now coming back to haunt you guys. Its going to be hard to change 3 generations of Malays who thinks they need to defend their race and religion and their rulers. The indoctrination worked so well it is now impossible to get them to change and now it is something we have to live and fight with in perpetuity.

    Posted 4 years ago by Elyse Gim

    • Very good observation. Unfortunately those who think alike as u are actually wasting time. Malays are like sheeps, they go where they are lead to. At the same time they never sit down to think indepth of what was told to them, the weigh the truth and lies. Malaysia will never progress with this kind of attitude or mindset. We live in a multi race society with malay majority of 65% and islam being accepted as national religion. Yet these idiots listen to "paid" Muftis to promote race and religion hatred. To remain in power UMNO played this card to the hilt and it worked. Educated malays realised this and voted PH while the uneducated ones voted UMNO. Right now the momentum of disruption, destroying PH image as pro chinese is taking roots.

      Posted 4 years ago by Jon Lam

  • I think he referred to the opposition as idiots including MCA and MIC?

    Posted 4 years ago by Hisham Mokhtar