If Muhyiddin's May 13 remark was manipulated, then the culprit is UTUSAN - Kit Siang
Written by Lim Kit Siang
I welcome the clarification by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin claiming that his May 13 remark at a Ramadan event in Pagoh last Friday was “manipulated”, denying that he was making any May 13 threat to non-Malays and non-Muslims as he had merely expressed fear that such clashes could happen if Malaysians do not preserve harmony.
Speaking in Kedah last night, Muhyiddin said it is not wrong to issue such reminders, which applies to both Malays and non-Malays.
I have said publicly that I would be the first to applaud Muhyiddin if he had spoken as Deputy Prime Minister of all Malaysians to all Malaysians on the imperative need to prevent a recurrence of May 13 racial riots and safeguard national unity in a multi-racial and multi-religious society so as to be a model of harmony and solidarity of a plural nation for the world, but this was not what he did.
Culprit
If Muhyiddin's Pagoh speech had been “”manipulated,” then the culprit is none other than Utusan Malaysia, the mouthpiece of Umno.
This was because it was Utusan Malaysia which reported Muhyiddin's warning of another May 13 riots in the context of worsening ethnic relations allegedly because Malays and Islam were under siege (clearly implying that this was because of the attacks by non-Malays and non-Muslims), as illustrated by the following quote from Muhyiddin:
“As deputy prime minister, every night before I sleep, I think about how to manage the country. Someone sent me a text message (asking) what will happen to the Malays, why is Islam being insulted and other similar issues.
“These things are definitely happening and it is worrying. We must all return to the right path. Let religion as well as our culture and customs be our strength.”
It is very clear from the Utusan Malaysia report (and nobody doubts Utusan on this matter as it is the mouthpiece of UMNO) that Muhyiddin was singling out non-Malays and non-Muslims when he referred to the recurrence of May 13 alleging that the Malays and Islam were under relentless attack, a threat which had in fact been repeated a few times since the 13th General Elections in May last year by other irresponsible extremist groups and individuals.
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