February 23, 2013
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They come in all colours: Vishwaroopam, Psy, as good as Tanda Putera
by Mariam Mokhtar| Feb 22, 2013
As you proceed the 13th general choosing (GE13), Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's interpretation of "1Malaysia" gets some-more bizarre.
To outrider in the Year of the Snake, Najib done the warn announcement which the Chinese would be treated with colour to the special opening by the Korean entertainer Psy. Earlier this week, after most check as good as complicated censorship, the Indians were finally authorised to perspective the film, "Vishwaroopam".
The Malay masses, regularly on the wrong end of the stick when it comes to UMNO's largesse, were forced to perspective the UMNO graduation movie "Tanda Putera".
Psy's opening allegedly price RM3 million for the small 12 minutes. The ban on Vishwaroopam caused promoters to humour significant monetary losses. Much of the box-office takings were diverted to pirated DVDs which were openly sole via Malaysia.
"Tanda Putera" price RM4.8 million as good as is funded by the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) as good as the Multimedia Development Corporation (Mdec) in alternative words, by the taxpayers.
We have been told which "Tanda Putera" uses the May thirteen secul! ar clash es as the backdrop to the attribute in in in between the emissary budding minister of the time, Abdul Razak Hussein, as good as the former Deputy Prime Minister as good as Home Affairs Minister,(Tun) Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman. For illness reasons, Ismail had late from politics though Razak managed to persuade him to come out of retirement to assistance finalise the crisis.
The screening of "Tanda Putera" was deferred twice, final year. On Sep 13, it was claimed which there was insufficient graduation for the film, afterwards on November 15, the Cabinet decided which sure scenes were "inappropriate".
Were the bans designed to emanate some-more hype around the movie as good as so enlarge the curiosity of some members of the public?
Last Monday, around 3,000 Felda settlers who were in Kuala Lumpur to hear UMNO leaders including former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, received an astonishing further to their programme. Najib ordered which "Tanda Putera" be screened as good as reporters were asked to leave the hall.
It is vast which Najib uses secular sentiments to shock the voters in to choosing by casting votes for UMNO. How can the wounds from May thirteen heal, if they have been ceaselessly being re-opened?
The movie was shown after Mahathir had told the FELDA settlers which they were beholden to UMNO. He said, "The comfort currently is due to tough work as good as the government's help, can't people be the small grateful as good as appreciative?"
Lessons from story ignored
The greatest tragedy of the May thirteen riots is which UMNO ministers have not schooled any lessons from history. The legacy of Mahathir equates to which his loathsome shift still continues after he resigned as Prime Minis! ter.
In the book, "The Reluctant Politician" about Tun Dr Ismail, by Ooi Kee Beng, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah claimed which Ismail was the one who wanted Mahathir diminished from UMNO as good as twice prevented Mahathir from being re-admitted in to UMNO.
The book additionally states which Ismail banned offending documents criticising the Tunku from being circulated because law as good as order was violation down, as good as he was adamant which there would be "no manoeuvre in the nation as good as no coups in the party".
Ismail was known for satisfactory fool around as good as correctness, as good as the book claimed which "every Malay colleague including Mahathir, feared Ismail". Ismail was regularly ready to debate as good as he was highly principled.
Malaysia is still condemned by the May thirteen riots as good as each one of us has to bear
the share of contrition as good as guilt. How most of us can truly call ourselves Malaysian?
Some of us direct which vernacular or eremite schools be kept. Universities have special quotas to meet. Particular jobs, contracts or positions have been since to sure sections of the community. Are you prepared to dispense with all these secular policies?
Najib is playing the dangerous diversion in using "Tanda Putera" to try to swing await for UMNO. The similarities in in in between 1969 as good as 2013 have been uncanny.
In 1969, it was believed which there were dual factions in UMNO the "ultras" who included the immature Mahathir; as good as the "old guard! " or the moderates who were led by Tunku. Today, the energy struggle exists in UMNO in in in between the old Mahathir as good as Najib.
The communists were done the convenient victim for the May thirteen disturbances. In the past couple of years, the comrade component is again being blamed for troubles in Malaysia.
Even PAS leader Mat Sabu was accused of being the comrade sympathiser when he alluded to Malay leisure fighters who used comrade ideals to fight for autonomy of Malaya.BERSIH marchers were not spared when former Inspector-General of Police (Tun) Hanif Omar claimed he recognized comrade elements from video footage of people on the march.
In 1969, the statute Alliance celebration suffered the significant decrease in support. In an echo of the past, the loss of await which BN suffered in 2008 is predicted to go on to GE13.
The Opposition took control of Kelantan as good as Penang in 1969 as good as states similar to Selangor as good as Perak did not have the clear majority. In 2008, Kelantan, Penang, Kedah, Selangor as good as Perak fell to the opposition although Najib after grabbed back energy in Perak.
In the 1960s, the Malays were pang economically. Despite assorted programmes to assistance Malays in the lower income bracket, most of the benefits have been abused by UMNO Malays to assistance themselves, as good as not their poorer cousins.
'Ketuanan Melayu' myth
Foreign powers were aware of the taste suffered by the minorities, in the 1960s, though mercantile considerations done them demeanour the alternative way.
There is no shift today. Britain as good as France have been some-more meddlesome in offered their weaponry than chastising the leaders for their human rights abuses as good as e! xtremist policies.
Even prior to independence, the non-Malays had learnt to stand on their own dual feet while the Malays have regularly felt which Malaya was their "homeland" as good as they did not need to work as tough as the "pendatang".
Five decades later, the "Ketuanan Melayu" (coined by Abdullah Kok Lanas Ahmad) parable has caused the further decrease in the living standards as good as self esteem of the Malay.
It was claimed which in 1969, the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) whose members were from the cross- territory of Malaysia, was the only confidence unit which dispensed law as good as order without bias. Today, instead of attracting non-Malays in to the confidence forces, the armed forces, similar to the civil service, have been primarily Malay.
In 1969, the May thirteen troubles caused the Sarawak state choosing to be postponed. Today, you witness the Sulu militia intrusion in Lahad Datu as good as the revelations by the Sabah Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI). Would these be used to check elections or acknowledgement emergency order in Sabah?
In October 1969, Najib's father, (Tun) Abdul Razak, who was the conduct of the 
National Operations Council (NOC) investigating the May thirteen tragedy, produced the inform which outlined some of the tasks as good as choices they faced.
Razak pronounced which Malaysia had to work tough to revive mutual certitude as good as secular harmony. Has Najib taken heed of his own father's advice?
In new years, Malaysians have been subjected to most violence as good as most threats from the statute party. If the! rakyat cannot certitude its Cabinet ministers to discuss it the truth, afterwards the skinny wall which protects us from commotion can easily be breached.Does Najib wish to emanate commotion in the last-ditch try to retain power?
Mariam Mokhtar is the FMT columnist.
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