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No wonder Penang Malays supported opposition Mar 19, '08 9:19 PM

Abdul Rahman | Mar 19, 08 4:14pm

I refer to the Malaysiakini report Umno holds one-hour protest at Komtar.

Truthfully, I voted for BN in the 12th GE for Pak Lah and Umno in the hope that the Penang state will remain in BN's hands. So did many of my friends here in Kepala Batas. The people of Penang, however, voted for the opposition, so be it.

The protests made by Azhar Ibrahim in Penang is causing embarrassment for us, the Penang Malays, and is uncalled for. The other component BN parties from the other races don't behave that way. Why is Umno being a sore loser ? If we have lost, it's time we review what can be done to change and make Penang better in the hope that BN will be able to capture Penang back in the next GE.

Instead we show our frustration by calling for all the projects to be stopped which is detrimental to the people of Penang. Hey! I am staying in Penang (not in Penang Island itself though) and hope all these projects will benefit the rakyat. Fortunately, Pak Lah did not heed this unsound advice by these people.

Will all these protests help us Malays? These Umno leaders are causing anxiety for the people of Penang. They are not listening to the rakyat and continue to be arrogant. In fact, it makes me angry as well despite being a BN supporter to see these protests. No wonder many Penang Malays supported DAP, PKR or PAS.

Generally ,we Malays are well-behaved as we are taught to be religious and respect others. Penang Umno should focus on the the proper things and be a respected ‘opposition’ in Penang. Please stop being childish and focus on more important issues or else Umno will lose more of its Malay supporters to PKR or PAS in the future.

We tell Hindraf and some of these organisations that street protests are not our culture but we are doing the very thing we tell others not to. So what is the difference between Umno and these groups? I don't know what to say if my friends, Malay or non-Malay, ask me this question. This is a shame to us. If this simple thing we preach but cannot do ourselves. So how to talk about defending the NEP which is alleged by the opposition to benefit the Umnoputras and not bumiputeras. Will people listen to us?

Sorry, my English may not be so good but I hope Penang Umno leaders will behave themselves and not create more embarrassment for us Penang Malays by holding street protests. Champion for the cause of the Malays in a proper manner. Four or five years is not very long to the next GE. Umno must change before the people of Penang totally vote for the opposition even in Malay majority areas in the next GE.
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