Malays should be the core, dominant force in Malaysia's political landscape - Annuar

MUAR - Muafakat Nasional (MN) Chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa has stressed that national political stability can only be achieved when all Malay political parties unite.

Annuar, a former MP, believes that the Malays as the majority race, should be the core and dominant force in Malaysia's political landscape.

"If we don't organise a country where the Muslims are the majority, the Malays are the majority, the Bumiputera are the majority, but you are already divided, how can the country be peaceful? You have to be honest in this matter.

"The Chinese, the Indians have to accept the fact that this country cannot be secured by bringing the Chinese together but dividing the Malays.

"There are parties that carry this kind of ideology. They play on the sentiments of the Chinese so that the Chinese are united, then finds a way so that the Malays are divided.

"This politics does not benefit anyone," he said.

Annuar made these comments during the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ceramah at the Haji Abdullah Selatan Voting District Unit (UDM) 5, held at the Ar-Raihan Islamic Building Nursery Center in Bakri yesterday.

Annuar, who is also the former Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno Secretary-General said that the country will be safe if the Malays change their way of politics instead of practicing factionalism and division.

He said this does not mean that all Malays and Bumiputeras need to be in one political party to make it happen.

"If you want to join any political party, join, but unfortunately, there are still many political leaders who prioritise division in order to achieve their own goals, not religious goals.

"If you want to be united it's not hard, we should be the easiest, one qibla, one ALLAH, one al-Quran, one messenger. The easiest. People who have Islamic guidance, others (followers of other religions) I don't know, but Islam has a guide," he said.

Strictly speaking, there are many verses in the Quran that tells Muslims not to divide but many do not want to follow this including other Islamic countries until there are murders of fellow Muslims because they do not understand the true demands of the holy book.

"We should take care of our friendship, we don't want to fight forever. Malays and Muslims must take responsibility to unite with the various politics that are coming.

"Even if politics is divided, I can still see the unity even the leaders have changed their direction.

"Although people are faced with the threat of power by powerful people, it does not prevent the people from taking the stand to fully express their political stance as we saw in the recent state election.

"We can still be grateful in our country that the ongoing democratic process shows the power and wisdom of the people remain evident and there is still hope for tomorrow and for our country," he said.

He added that Malay political leaders need to reflect on why they are in the political scene, whether they just want to grab positions and want to be factional or renew their resolve with Islamic-based politics.