Cover image via The Malaysian InsiderPrime Minister Najib Has Defended Minister of Agriculture And Agro-Based Industry Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob For Calling The Malay Community To Boycott Chinese Businesses
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Ismail Sabri Had Posted On Facebook Blaming Chinese Traders For Increasing The Price Of Goods, Saying That It As An Opportunity To Oppress The Malays
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Najib's Failure To Rebuke Ismail Sabri Comes As A Disappointment To DAP. Tony Pua Says It Was An Attempt At Pretending That Ismail Had Not Made The Statement That They Deem Racist.
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On The Other Hand, A Community Calling Themselves 'We Are All Ismail Sabri' Has Surfaced To Show Support For His Statement
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This Polarising Effect Is Exactly What Some Politicians Are Trying To Achieve, Says Political Analyst Wan Saiful Wan Jan. He Says Racial Campaigns To Make People Think Along Ethnic Lines Are Still Effective For Political Survival.
Pakatan Rakyat Agrees. PAS Research Centre Chief Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad Says In Malaysia, Racial Politics Are Interwined With Economic Disparity
Shedding Light On The Issue, Political Analyst Ibrahim Suffian Opines That People Have A Tendency To Blame Others During Times of Economic Difficulty
Despite The Uproar, Ismail Sabri Says He Will Not Apologise For This Statement. He May Have Removed The Post But Stands By It, Asking People To Look At The Bigger Picture.
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Tun Dr Mahathir Points Ismail Out For Now Putting Much Thought Into The Statement. Although Chinese Does Make Up The Majority Of Traders, The Issue Is Not About Chinese, But About The Effect Of Oil Prices.
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