PETALING JAYA: Rejecting DAP will not be racism, it’s politics, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The MCA president mentioned this after a political commentator accused caretaker Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi of being racist for declaring he would slightly stop his place than work with DAP.
Dr Wee mentioned in a social media publish on June 8, that the commentator, Tajuddin Rasdi, was misguided.
“DAP will not be a race however a political celebration. If rejecting DAP is racism, then what will we name DAP rejecting MCA, UMNO, PAS, MIC or Bersatu all these years?” he requested.
“Allow us to additionally have a look at the current Sabah state election. DAP misplaced all eight seats it contested, together with in city areas with sizable Chinese language voters.
“Are we now going to say the Chinese language voters in Sabah had been being racist towards DAP too? After all not.
“They made a political selection. Simply as Johoreans even have the appropriate to make their very own political selection,” he mentioned.
Dr Wee highlighted that Onn Hafiz is among the many least racist leaders he had ever met and labored with all through his political profession.
“He doesn’t see Johoreans by way of a slender racial lens. He genuinely sees all Johoreans as one individuals, one household, one Bangsa Johor,” he added.
“In truth, among the many Johor exco members he typically refers to and offers vital obligations are two MCA representatives within the state authorities.
“They’re Lee Ting Han, who handles the vital portfolio of funding, commerce, client affairs and human sources, and Ling Tian Quickly who handles well being and surroundings.
“These should not small portfolios however vital obligations involving Johor’s financial system, jobs, funding, public well being, environmental safety and the wellbeing of the individuals.
“So to accuse Onn Hafiz of racism just because BN Johor needs to contest by itself is unfair, irresponsible and politically dishonest.”
Dr Wee mentioned Johor BN’s selection to maneuver solo was not an act of racism however a political choice by a state coalition with its personal mandate, file and duty to the individuals of Johor.
“Johor will not be Putrajaya. A federal association after PRU15 can’t be blindly compelled onto a state election.
“If DAP can reject others and name it a political technique, then BN Johor additionally has the identical proper to resolve its personal path.
“Don’t flip each political rejection right into a racial accusation. That’s not mature politics,” mentioned Dr Wee.
Earlier, a brand new portal reported that Tajuddin claimed in a social media publish that Onn Hafiz displayed racist attitudes for saying he would slightly not develop into menteri besar than to work with DAP, if given the unique mandate to type a state authorities within the subsequent election.
Tajuddin additional added that Onn Hafiz ought to imitate the nation’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman’s angle, who was keen to take a seat nose to nose with Malayan communist chief Chin Peng for the Baling Peace Talks in 1955.
