DAP And MCA Statements On Malay Supremacy Seditious - Bernama

KOTA BAHARU, April 19 (Bernama) -- Statements attributed to DAP and MCA leaders who commented on the speech by the Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra about Malay supremacy can incite racial sentiments and is against the laws of the country.

Kelantan Justices of the Peace Council president Datuk Sukri Mohamed said he had studied the 12-page speech text by the Kelantan Tengku Mahkota and found that DAP chairman Karpal Singh and MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting had misconstrued the speech for their political ends.

"The speech was taken out of context aimed at worsening the situation so that the non-Malays become angry with the monarchy institution," he told Bernama here Saturday.

Karpal and Ong claimed that Tengku Muhammad Faris' speech at the seminar on Malay supremacy recently was an attempt at dragging the monarchy into politics.

Sukri said the Tengku Mahkota had stressed on the need for Malay unity in the context of a plural society and did not touch on the rights of non-Malays.

"He (the Tengku Makhota) advised the people against bringing up issues which can cause disharmony," Sukri added.

[From http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=327927]