MCA Urge Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib to create a Chinese DPM and BN Deputy Chairman Post
Press Statement by MCA Deputy Secretary General Dato’ Loke Yuen Yow urging newly installed Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak to create a post for a Chinese Deputy Prime Minister and BN Deputy Chairman
MCA Deputy Sec-Gen urges PM Dato’ Sri Najib to create Chinese DPM & BN Deputy Chairman posts
MCA Deputy Secretary-General Dato’ Loke Yuen Yow today urged the newly installed Prime Minister of Malaysia , YAB Dato’ Sri Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak to create a post for a Chinese Deputy Prime Minister and a Chinese Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional. He further suggested that the MCA President be appointed to the said portfolios.
He said, “Malaysians of all races have long accepted and rendered their full support to the ideology of an administration based on power sharing in the country. However, after 52 years of national independence, we continue to feel that the so-called power sharing is just a mere slogan rather than a practical situation which we all yearn to become true one day. Hence, Malaysians are rather frustrated and dissatisfied with our real situation now as it is merely empty talk.”
He added that, “the creation of a Chinese Prime Minister’s position will not only help to realize the true ideology of a power sharing administration, it will also denote that the government is gives importance to the role and contributions made by the Chinese towards the process of nation building. Also, if given the portfolio, the MCA President could in his capacity in cabinet, help to draw up a fairer and a more justifiable policy which is beneficial to all especially in areas relating to the Chinese in the fields of economics and education.”
Dato’ Loke pointed out that MCA had represented the Chinese in the struggle for the nation’s Independence together with UMNO and MIC in 1957. “Hence, in the process of nation building, the contributions made by both MCA and the Chinese community are huge and tremendous.”
At the same time, he reiterated that the MCA President should also be appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Barisan Nasional Supreme Council. “This will truly manifest the real scenario of power sharing in the administration of Dato’ Sri Najib.”
“As a far-sighted leader with brilliant political leadership, Dato’ Sri Najib should see the importance and necessity of creating both positions of a Chinese Deputy Prime Minister and a Chinese Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional of which the MCA President should be appointed to both portfolios,” the MCA Deputy Secretary General added.
This will only devalue the contribution of other minorities. Based on the arguments, there should be a DPM for Indian, Iban, Kadazan, Senoi, Bidayuh etc.. who help to form the Federation of Malaysia. It isn't the Chinese that needs representative help but the underprivileged lots of citizens no matter what races they're from. Equality not ethnicity.
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