What Did Ah Jib Gor Say This Time To Trigger Social Media Outrage?
The Prime Minister's statements urging the demanding Chinese community to support BN instead of the opposition has spread like wildfire on social media.
By Samantha Khor — 13 Oct 2014, 02:11 PM — Updated about 10 years ago
Speaking At MCA's 61st Annual General Assembly This Morning, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak Said That Barisan Nasional (BN) Could Do More For The Chinese If They Supported The Ruling Coalition
“I’d like to do more, maybe one day I can do more. But I also need the Chinese community to support BN," said Najib.
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Najib Urged The Chinese To "Do Their Part", Stating That They Couldn't Make Demands On BN If They Continued To Support Opposition Parties Like DAP And Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Datuk Seri Najib Razak delivers his speech at MCA’s 61st Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, October 12, 2014.
Image via Yusof Mat Isa for The Malay Mail Online.“You have to do your part. You can’t demand and then support DAP. You can’t demand and then support PR. You demand, you support BN, we will be fair to the Chinese," he added.
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His Remarks Did Not Sit Well With Some Malaysians - Including Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim - Who Took To Social Media To Voice Their Distaste
Masih terus dgn nada angkuh "@RM_UPDATES: Kalau tak sokong BN, usah buat tuntutan, kata Najib kepada masyarakat Cina http://t.co/8M6qc18Lre"
— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) October 12, 2014
Najib: "don't demand from us if you don't support BN" So if we follow his logic, those who don't support BN don't have to pay tax?
— not typical. (@JustinTWJ) October 12, 2014
Come on let's move beyond race bases politics. http://t.co/ODJ4Iz112j
— siemens (@siemensyee) October 12, 2014
DAP's Anthony Loke Also Responded To The PM's Remarks, Saying That The Chinese Have A Democratic Right To Vote For Whoever They Wish To
The opposition leader added that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition has no right to “take revenge” on voters who choose to cast their ballots for the opposition, in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who called on Chinese Malaysians to back the BN if they wanted more aid.
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“The right and freedom to choose whichever party and candidate to represent them is something that cannot be questioned in a democracy,” Loke said in a statement in Malay. “Hence, it becomes the responsibility of the party that forms the government to administer the country and serve all citizens without taking revenge on voters who did not support them,” the Seremban MP added.
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On The Other Hand, MCA President Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai Said That Najib's Words Had Been Twisted By Online News Portals, Saying That Najib Had Merely Expressed Hope That The Chinese Community Would Continue To Support BN Instead Of The Opposition
Liow (4th from left) with Najib (3rd left) and other MCA leaders singing the national anthem at the MCA general assembly this morning.
Image via Najjua Zulkefli for The Malaysian Insider"The online report was twisted, they like giving a negative image (of the government). We were all there at the assembly, we heard clearly the prime minister’s positive response to MCA’s proposals," said Liow at the party’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. "He clearly said that MCA fights to raise the Chinese community and that he hoped (the Chinese) would continue to support BN, and not the opposition."
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Last Year's General Elections (GE13) Has MCA Suffering Its Worst Defeat, Winning Only Seven Out Of 37 Parliamentary Seats And 11 Of The 90 State Seats It Contested For, Prompting Najib To Describe It As A "Chinese Tsunami"
The word “tsunami” is being used to refer to the wave-like surge in votes coming from the urban areas of Peninsular Malaysia in favor of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition, which almost toppled the BN majority.
However, Based On The Results Of GE13, BN Has Also Seen Support Wane Among Malaysians In General. PR Won 51 Percent Of The Popular Votes But Due To The Distribution Of Parliamentary Constituencies, It Only Got 89 Seats, Compared To BN’s 133.
A survey by the University of Malaya last year found that an overwhelming 87 per cent of Chinese voters polled agreed that PR needs to win the next national polls, while 61 per cent of the Malay respondents agreed.
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