Comment in Malaysiakini on Najib's statement

Perkasa not so extreme: Najib

Beetle: Of course, Prime Minister Najb Razak, Umno can accommodate Perkasa because it is the offspring of Umno. Of course, Perkasa's views are not extreme because it represents the views of Umno. And of course, Umno will listen to the views of Perkasa, because Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it should do so.

Chipmunk: So now we have the PM for all Malaysians suddenly endorsing Perkasa as a not-so-extreme organisation. Next, you will see Perkasa going out all the way to bring racial discord and the PM will then say, "Oh, it is beyond my control", just as what happened before the torching of churches.

While Perkasa can go on protesting, why not let Hindraf and other NGOs go and speak their hearts out? Will the PM then keep quiet and say that they too aren't extreme? When will the government learn that our neighbouring nations are prospering while we shout at each other?

In the end, Malaysia will be left out behind. For God's sake, stop this nonsense and stay united as 1Malaysia regardless of whether you are Malay, Chinese, Indian or another race. Let's all stand together and get our nation back on track. Mr PM, you better do what you say.

Concern Citizen: Perkasa represent Malay groups - nothing wrong with that. But when Hindraf represented Indian groups, why was it outlawed and the ISA (Internal Security Act) imposed on its activities? Will Ibrahim Ali be arrested under the ISA?

Ksn: There you have it. We have it from the horse's mouth that Perkasa is another wing of Umno, albeit unofficially. With Mahathir at the helm of Perkasa, what else Najb could do? Endorse it, and that's what he did. Have the other dead BN partners like MCA, MIC, Gerakan nothing to say about this?

SMC77: I fail to see how the interests of Perkasa and the interest of all Malaysians are not mutually exclusive. Najib needs to take Mathematics 101. I don't understand how the interest of Malaysians can be protected if Perkasa is demanding 67 percent of all economic interest for its members regardless of the size of the pie.

Rayfire: The amount of attention and support Perkasa is getting is alarming. I do hope liberal-thinking Malays will rise to set things right or else we may be heading for disaster. Sorry to sound so pessimistic, but I guess their presence is causing unnecessary tension and unwanted attention in and out of this country.

Umno is definitely patronising this group. How else was the launch done in PWTC? Najib, don't play with fire. Racial tension is not an easy thing to contain. This frog (Ibrahim Ali) is trying to go even more extreme, and your endorsement will only going to make it worse!

Mahathir failed all Malaysians by opening their gathering where clearly nothing but illogical fear was instilled into those attendees. It's sad to see that we are moving backwards even further. I have been to other nations, and they are moving fast ahead of us. Can we afford to be left behind?
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