MALAY supremacy cannot be equated with white supremacy as nobody has become a slave to the Malays in Malaysia, said a PAS lawmaker.

“What has happened in the west, where non-white people were not allowed to vote, own property or enjoy their rights as a human being (has not happened here).

“In Malaysia, nobody has become slaves to the Malays. It is wrong to equate Malay supremacy with white superiority,” said Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (Pasir Mas-PAS) during the debate on the supplementary supply bill today.

Last month, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu (Kota Raja-PH) compared Malay supremacy to white supremacy in the west.

Fadhli said it was wrong to say Malays are the masters while everyone else are their slaves.

“Malay supremacy does not mean Malays are the master, everyone else becomes a slave. That’s not right.

“We are just the hosts. When a guest comes to your house, do they become a slave?” said the first-term MP.

He said the government should explain the issue by using television and other media formats.

“The Education Ministry can (for example) do television and media programmes to explain that Malay supremacy is aimed at protecting the special rights of Malays as stated in the federal constitution. And not to make the Malays the master and everyone else a slave.

“That is the wrong understanding and is used to deny Malays their rights.”

Since the last election in 2018, Barisan Nasional and PAS have been pushing for a more right-wing approach by promoting the concept to attract more Malay-Muslim votes. – August 11, 2020.