Khairy raps Umno Youth for vulgarising Kluang MP’s name

Sheridan Mahavera Lee Chi Leong Sheridan Mahavera, Lee Chi Leong Updated 4 years ago · Published on 19 Aug 2019 4:06PM · 5 Comments

Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin says it is possible to criticise 'ethically' and effectively. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 19, 2019.

KHAIRY Jamaluddin today chastised his former Umno Youth colleagues for degrading Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi’s name during a protest last weekend.

“Those who uttered vulgar terms, those who were rude… I don’t think that was appropriate,” said the Rembau lawmaker, who was Umno Youth chief from 2009 to last year.

“If we want to criticise her, that’s okay. If we want to say her statement was not right, that she was not being sensitive to Malays, that’s okay. But to turn her name into something vulgar, I don’t think that’s acceptable,” he told reporters after a talk at Sunway University.

Umno Youth members on Saturday staged a protest outside Wong’s office, following her remarks on the plan to teach the Jawi script to Year Four pupils in vernacular schools.

When explaining that the Arabic-based script has nothing to do with religion, she had said some erotic novels in the 1940s were written in Jawi.

Wong is believed to have been referring to an argument first made by renowned Malay historian Dr Mohd Faizal Musa.

Umno Youth members, angered by her comments, resorted to calling her “Wong P***”, using a vulgar Bahasa Malaysia term for female genitals.

Today, Khairy urged his party colleagues to be rational and mature when criticising Pakatan Harapan politicians.

“I hope that they can give intellectual and rational criticism. We can criticise ethically without losing effectiveness in our arguments.” – August 19, 2019.

(From left) DAP's Liew Chin Tong, PKR's Nurul Izzah Anwar and Umno's Khairy Jamaluddin during a talk at Sunway University today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 19, 2019.

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  • great to see there are right minded moderate umno leaders left. you are definitely a future leader. thank you sir

    Posted 4 years ago by . . · Reply

  • Good that Khairy is talking sense. Khairy be moderate and you will definitely get the respect of people. I noticed a lot of changes in you.

    Posted 4 years ago by Swaminaidu Venkatasamy · Reply

  • Hoping to see a party led by young leaders emerge to champion new Malaysia. They will be free from the burden of race and religion and will therefore be able to extent their talents to the highest limit for the benefits of all Malaysians. Let's pray.

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Khairy should lead the party. He seems to be the only one who is rational and talks ideas rather than resort to the age old and tired race game.

    Posted 4 years ago by Sunita petrus · Reply

  • I always has the impression KJ just doesn't fit into that racist kera and beruk Party.

    Posted 4 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply