The daily should also be ashamed and apologise “for misleading and cheating the public” by highlighting unsubstantiated allegations by Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria that an 'alternative constitution' was being disseminated as part of moves to replace the federal constitution and its provisions on the position of Malays, said Lim (left).
Citing Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Abdul Aziz who has reportedly rubbished the Utusan report that appeared on Aug 18 as baseless and false 'coffee-shop' talk, Lim said Utusan should be ashamed and apologise “for misleading and cheating the public”.
“Utusan should be ashamed for publishing provocative reports pitting non-Malays against Malays and threatening a big war worse than May 13 racial riots that turned out to be false,” said Lim, who is also Bagan MP, in a statement today.
“No proof had been offered of who was pushing for a new constitution or what were its contents,” Lim added.
In the op-ed piece by Zaini Hassan entitled 'Benar, 'perang besar' boleh berlaku di Malaysia' (It's true, a 'large-scale war' can take place in Malaysia), it was claimed that a war that will dwarf the May 13 1969 riots “is imminent if the government does nothing to curb racial tension caused by those who continue to stoke racial fires".The article had also cited allegations by Harussani (above) reported a day earlier of the existence of an alternate constitution would replace the current one providing for the abolition of the special rights of Malays and the position of Islam as the official religion.
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had similarly dismissed the warnings by Utusan, which he said derive from its attempts to cover up the corruption and oppressiveness of the BN-led government.“The tension (between the races, if any) is not as serious as they say it is,” said the Permatang Pauh MP.
On the purported 'alternate' constitution, Anwar said: “If it is true, (let the police) investigate it. If such a thing exists, if it goes against the aspirations of the people. Action can be taken,” he added. / Malaysiakini / 22/08/10
lvbala said,
It was said, the Muslim was the real enemy of Islam.
In Malaysia, the so called BUMI (Malays) is the fire starter but blaming others.
They are the enemy of the peace. They have done it before and they wanted to fire it up again.
Where is the sedition act which supposed to protect Malaysia's peace?
All this while we have given away the big portion of food to our brothers (Malays) who were left behind in the economy race.
And now the non Malays were hungry, they are asking for another plate of food. The family is growing bigger and the food was not shared equally.
But the brothers (Malays) have forgotten what we achieve together is to be shared together. Now they are busy claiming and finger pointing the non Malays as refugees and they can't have any extra food.
The non Malays were threaten another blood shed will happen. Even the DPM keeps on reminding the non Malays to stop demanding or we shall see another May 13.
Where is justice?
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