Monday May 13, 2013
Malays must be united first, say panellists
By PATRICK LEE
patrick.lee@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Panellists at a post-election forum said forging national unity can only work if the Malays themselves are united.
Malay Professional Thinkers Association Prof Datuk Dr Kamaruddin Kachar said Malaysians need to work together for this to happen.
“Up to now, national unity has been very superficial,” he told reporters after moderating the post-GE13 forum.
Former Appeals Court judge Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah said there was nothing wrong with the Chinese voting for Pakatan Rakyat, though he warned against doing so when the Malays were not politically united.
“You don't cash in when there is a break-up in the Malay ranks to seek power.”
The panellists also called for PAS and Umno to join forces to ensure Malay political unity.
Former PAS deputy president Datuk Nasharuddin Mat Isa said: “Not all in Umno are devils and not all in PAS are angels.”
Another idea mooted to strengthen national unity was to abolish vernacular schools and to have only a single stream.
Universiti Teknologi Mara pro-chancellor Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad noted only 10% of non-Malays study in national primary schools.
He said if before the British implemented the divide and rule concept, now education has become divisive.
“If we allow such schools, talk about unity will only be lip service,” he said.
Mohd Noor also agreed that vernacular schools were not conducive to unity.
“If every student studies in the same classroom, eats at the same canteen, plays in the same court, then we can strengthen national integration,” he said.
Prof Kamaruddin said the list of resolutions would be presented to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
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