by Dr. Chen Man Hin
True to form, the PM talks on generalities such as we are all Malaysians. However what he did not say was worrying.
He did not say that Malaysians are equal and enjoy equal opportunities.
Did we hear about his views on Bangsa Malaysia? Or that Malaysians are one Bangsa Malaysia without differentiation of Malaysians into Ketuanan Melayu and ordinary Malaysians?
Did he say that there is only a Malaysian agenda and not something that Mmno wants — the Malay agenda?
If he believed in a Malaysian philosophy of a multiracial society that is multicultural and multireligious, then why after 50 years of Merdeka there is still classification of Malaysians into bumiputras and non bumiputras, quotas, racial preferences in politics, economics, culture and religion?
PM was quoted to have said the NEP has removed one of the two prongs of NEP, that there is no more identification of race with economic functions. So why did he not say that there is no more need for the NEP to continure?
Then again, mouthing a Malaysian philosophy and having an national unity advisory panel that is predominantly Malay are contradictory. It clearly shows the Malay agenda in practice. This truly reflect the political dilemma and hypocrisy that plagues our country.