Pressure group warns Umno-PAS pact not to fail or Malays will lose heart

Timothy Achariam Sheridan Mahavera Mohd Farhan Darwis Timothy Achariam, Sheridan Mahavera, Mohd Farhan Darwis Updated 4 years ago · Published on 13 Sep 2019 8:00PM · 8 Comments

The 'Wacana Intelektual' panel on the sidelines of the Himpunan Penyatuan Ummah (Ummah Unity Gathering) at PWTC today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 13, 2019.

THE Umno-PAS pact to be inked tomorrow is not just political move but will help Malays and Muslims increase their economic standing, said a Muslim pressure group today.

Gerakan Pembela Ummah chairman Aminuddin Yahaya said the unity pact between the two Malay parties will help the community to be on a par with the Chinese and Indians in the country.

He said Malays, especially youth, will lose faith in politics if the union between the two parties fails to fulfil its promises to uphold the community’s position in the country.

He also said leaders of both the parties needs to be wary of disappointing youth, as they will be disillusioned if the promises of this pact are not delivered. 

“Malays, especially the youth, are excited by this unity by both parties. The important part now is the content of the charter and its agenda.

“If it does not meet their expectations, they may be disillusioned with politics altogether,” he said.  

Aminuddin was speaking as a panellist on the “Wacana Intelektual” on the sidelines of the Himpunan Penyatuan Ummah”(Ummah Unity Gathering) at PWTC.

He also slammed the Pakatan Harapan government for not being “Malay-centric”. 

“I see that today’s government isn’t a Malay-centric government,” he said.

Gerakan Pembela Ummah chairman Aminuddin Yahaya says the Pakatan Harapan government is not Malay-centric. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, September 13, 2019.

He also said that the Malays have lost their identity because they are influenced by western values. 

“We have lost our identity. Today, Western values and ideals control our youth. Some of them even say that they are okay with a non-Malay being the prime minister.” 

Aminuddin said that if they don’t protect their identity, the future of the Malay race will be destroyed.  

“If we, especially the government, don’t stand up for our identity, we will be left behind compared to other races,” he said.

“When we say that we have to defend Malay rights, we are called racist… this is a wrong perception, Islam does not discriminate, but we have to be strong in our convictions to defend our identity,” he said.

The charter between Umno and PAS is the result of months of discussions between the two former rivals with the ultimate aim of dethroning the multicultural Pakatan Harapan in Putrajaya.   

Both parties have pledged to send 2,000 delegates each at the signing of the charter, which would take place at Umno’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. 

Umno, MCA and MIC are the founding members of BN. They are also the remaining members of the coalition, which at its peak consisted of 14 political parties. – September 13, 2019.

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  • will help Malays and Muslims increase their economic standing...
    for the past 60 years when they were in power and had all the means to help and yet they failed miserably.
    still it the denial mode and syiok sendiri!

    Posted 4 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • Basis dah salah bagaimana akan berjaya? Tamak pada kuasa bermakna juga tamak pada kekayaan. Segala ini untuk kebaikan pribadi.

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • What is Malay-centric? We know undoubtedly you mean free handouts and spoon feeding. You are going back to the bygone era where things have failed badly. Why walk the same path again?

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Malay-centric? Why not it be Malaysian-centric? Are we not rightful citizens of this beloved country?

    Posted 4 years ago by Sidney Karan · Reply

  • The joint purpose is NOT a national agenda bcos it excludes the balance 40% of Non Malay. How can a kleoptocratic Umno and a economic dump PAS can bring up the economic standing of the Malays? Maybe only the 1% of both party top leaders. It has proven so in the past, it will happen again if they win bcos they are the same batch of leaders. Would the Malays think so or otherwise?

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • Betul! Kalau pemimpin2 dapat tukar kepada pemuda2 yang lebih iklas dan jujur, cerita mungkin lain.

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Only a good education and hard work can increase the Malay economic standing.

    Posted 4 years ago by Elyse Gim · Reply

  • The starting point is to reject your leaders who are tax evaders, kleptos and fraudsters. Any denial of that, you have no credibility.

    What say you, Khairy?

    Posted 4 years ago by CD E · Reply