GEORGE TOWN, Sept 16 – Amanah protem vice-chairman Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa hold a press conference here on Tuesday said the action which taken by the Kota Baru Umno branch with burning the effigies of the DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng on Sunday was a “humiliates” to Malay rather uphold Malaya rights or the community.
“The party strongly condemned the action as it reflected an uncivilised behaviour. While, two DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng held high positions and were well respected in the country. Such action humiliates the Malays which also given a very bad impression on the Malay community,” he told a press conference at Hotel Seri Malaysia here on Tuesday.
He said they are strongly reject such behaviour that does not reflect the true warmth and civilised nature of the community while he was commenting on reports of a video that had been uploaded on YouTube which showing Umno members, led by Kota Baru division head Datuk Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh, burning effigies of DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang and its secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.
“We understand the people who burned the effigies will also take part in tomorrow’s red shirt rally. We hope they will not find any excuse to use the right to assemble to incite hatred among the people, especially when we are celebrating Malaysia Day. I would like to urged national leaders and the muftis to state their stand on the red shirt rally, especially the mufti of Kelantan who had said the Bersih 4 rally was illegal,” said Mujahid.
The Bersih 4 rally which held on last months with two participants were seen stomping on the photos of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. It was reported that among the objectives of the Red Shirt rally tomorrow was to express anger over the incident.
