“Position of BN component parties like beggars” is the headline of today’s Sin Chew Daily exclusive interview with former Gerakan President Datuk Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, with a secondary headline: “Not given equal respect – Lim Keng Yaik”
Keng Yaik, who is now Gerakan adviser, told Sin Chew that Barisan Nasional component parties like MCA, MIC including Gerakan ended up with status like that of “beggars” as they were not given equal position in the Barisan Nasional.
He criticized BN for not treating its component parties equally. He stressed that although Malay special rights are protected under the Constitution, the non-Malays also clearly enjoy their own rights.
This is a gem of an admission from Keng Yaik, who had been a Cabinet Minister for 22 years from 1986 to 2008.
MCA, Gerakan, MIC and other BN component parties had long been criticized for accepting “beggar politics” in the Barisan Nasional and Cabinet.
When did Keng Yaik discover that he had been a “beggar Minister” for 22 years? After his political retirement and the March 8 political tsunami?
During the 2008 general election campaign, Keng Yaik went all out to campaign for Dr. Koh Tsu Koon to replace him as the Gerakan “beggar Minister” in Cabinet and to send his son, Lim Si Pin to be a “beggar” MP in the Malaysian Parliament.
Why had Keng Yaik been so blind that he was blissfully unaware for more than two decades that he had been a “beggar Minister” for 22 years, with the scales coming out of his eyes only after the March 8 “political tsunami”?
#1 by boh-liao on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 1:49 pm
LKY gave the impression that it was a great new discovery that non-Umno BN components are treated as serfs/slaves/beggars by Umnoputras.
Please lah, leaders of non-Umno BN components knew this all along and willingly become serfs of Umnoputras, as long as they receive some crumbs from Umnoputras (like appointed as ministers, deputy ministers, etc; given some fanciful titles; given access to lucrative business deals; etc).
The rakyat are not dumb – they can see that Umnoputras, the masters, have kept a variety of tail-wagging dogs at their command and waiting for some crumbs from their masters.
#2 by mendela on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 2:13 pm
LKY is wrong totally. These ministers are not beggar ministers, they are just running dog ministers!
#3 by novice101 on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 2:20 pm
Could Ong Ka Ting, Lim Keng Yaik, Samy Vellu, Kayveas and all their predecessors answer the following question.
If MCA, Gerakan, MIC and PPP have represented the non-malays for the past 50 years and the non-malays now find themselves in ‘Beggarsland’, in their own country, whose fault is it? Who are the ones who have let the non-malays down? Who have betrayed the non-malays by selling out their interests for positions and self-interests?
If it takes 50 years for these politicians to wake up to the fact and they still prefer stay where they are in the BN, what type of people are they? If they have no dignity, we would like them to know we the non-malay populace have. We would like to remind them – ‘We want to keep our dignity”!
Wonder if Keng Yaik is for real! He says the BN component parties are ‘beggars’ in the BN coalition and yet he still wants to perpetuate the humiliating and abusive relationship:-
> he put his own son to take over the seat he vacated;
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#4 by yyh on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 2:24 pm
dont mind being a beggar when one can, with his position, enrich others immensely at the expense of the state ( ie rakyats coffers) .
Patrick Badawi must be cursing God for the tsunami. Well, Koh and the gang have lot to explain by their actions.
#5 by i_love_malaysia on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 2:43 pm
Please dont take LKY words laterally, when he said they are beggars in the govn. , he actually meant HIGH CLASS BEGGARS who wear branded suits, shoes, cars, watches, cars with drivers, eating and sleeping at 5 Stars hotels (3 Star motel maybe, only when they wanted to meet their mistress in somewhere convenience) and not those beggars on the streets or at Pasar Malams!!! Got it!!! lest he had “spun” our heads into believing him and the same gang that they had fought for us by begging the Umnoputras!!! Fat hope!!!
#6 by kingkenny on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 2:44 pm
U-turn??!??!
What a ‘kung-fu joker’!!!
I wonder what Tsu Koon and Si Pin are thinking right now!!!
This is very HEALTHY for Pakatan Rakyat!
You should keep it up Mr. Beggar!
#7 by i_love_malaysia on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 2:46 pm
KJ is the richest unemployed man in the world, who is/are the richest “BEGGARS” in Malaysia???
#8 by Bigjoe on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 3:09 pm
You have to understand the context. These guys from MCA and Gerakan comes from the towkay or associated towkay class. So they imagine early in their livest that they should not have to be beg for anyone since they are suppose to be towkays with people begging from them instead.
But instead, they spend their lives begging from people their fathers thought would be working for them. After they go meet their ancestors, how to account to them the shame they have brought on to their family name?
The excuse for Gerakan when it was founded was it was suppose to be multi-racial when it fact it was just factionalism of the Chinese. They have always been hypocritical from day 1 including finally crawling back to BN after May 13 when their stupidity was a main cause of it and led to disaster for non-Malays in this country. These guys think they can fool people all of the time.. UMNO should learn from their mistake of being inconsitent with what they stand for. You CAN’T FOOL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME..
#9 by novice101 on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 3:29 pm
Could Ong Ka Ting, Lim Keng Yaik, Koh Tzu Koon, Samy Vellu, Kayveas and their still living predecessors of the MCA, Gerakan, MIC and PPP please answer the questions:-
If they and their parties have represented the non-Malays for the past 50 years and the non-Malays now find themselves in “Beggarsland’, whose fault is it? Whose blame is it? Who have been hook-winking them? Who have sold out the non-Malays’ interests for personal power, positions and money?
One wonders if Keng Yaik is for real? If he is really awaken to the truth, why does he still want the Gerakan to stay on in such a humiliating and abusive relationship? Why did he condemn Lee Kah Choon so vigorously? Why does he still continue to attack the PR people when they trying to do things differently from what the BN component parties have been doing? Why is he not advising the Gerakan to leave the BN? Why did he ask his son, Si Ping, to choose to stay in the Gerakan?
This statement from Keng Yaik is the clarion call – a call to all non-Malay parties to abandon the BN! Since it’s Keng Yaik who made this brave statement first, Gerakan should be the first party to make the break!
This statement is also a wake-up call to all non-Malays. It’s a call for all non-Malays to stop voting the BN! Have nothing more to do with the BN!
#10 by Loh on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 4:50 pm
The statement by Lim Keng Yaik may be late, but it is better late than never. We believe all along that these BN subsidiaries are beggars, but it is nice that LKY confirms it now.
We wonder, however, whether they begged more for themselves or for the people they said they represented.
From the statements of the past ministers I am convinced that they have a brain to differentiate between right and wrong. Their silence all along is intriguing. Were they not able to think while there were serving as ministers, or they had to be dumb just to remain as ministers?
Samy Vellu and Ong Ka Ting will no doubt agree with LKY. Having enjoyed the position of affluence at the expense of their communities, they should repay the communities by doing the right thing. LKY had pointed the ways, and the three of them should get together. Get out of BN if necessary.
#11 by boh-liao on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 4:57 pm
These are beggars who don’t care if Umnoputras bugger off the rakyat and who beg:
give me, give me, give me Datuk Seri-ship
give me, give me, give me Tan Sri-ship
give me, give me, give me a rich share of the North-S-E-West economic corridors.
They enjoyed and benefited from the beggar lifestyle and encouraged their children to follow suit (and felt very sore that the rakyat did not elect their children to be the next generation of beggars).
#12 by ablastine on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 5:03 pm
Attention all BN component party members. You have been called running dogs, enunch, beggars, robbers, parasites, slaves for selling out the very group you are suppose to represent in order to renrich yourself. You truly deserve all these and you are lucky when the rakyat sees you they do not spit into your face. You deserve worse. But your luck won’t last for very long. Now there no more crumbs from fat contracts dished out by the corrupted government to UMNOputra and gang. So stay in the stinking hole of parties you call MCA, MIC, Gerakand and rot. I like to see how many members you have left in 5 years time. You are really the cause of the way minority groups of being treated in the country.
#13 by ADAM YONG IBNI ABDULLAH on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 5:25 pm
I am not impressed by Mr.Lim Keng Yaik who is suffering from “SELF INFLICTED PITY” disease.
dear kanthanboy,
Since Mr. Lim is a medical doctor, he can diy self stitch and be un- eunuch. BUT,He has nothing to offer to Pakatan Raayat. Application form rejected on sight.
You boys and girls are so very polite for someone who had robbed the raayat for twenty two years. (one generation) . But we are polite people anyway.
dear boh-liao,
what do you call the son of a beggar.? a bugger.?
#14 by ADAM YONG IBNI ABDULLAH on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 5:37 pm
Mr. Lim Keng Yaik.
Go away to Manus island, right on the equator and put your head into the sandy beach and stay there. good boy !!!
#15 by k1980 on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 5:49 pm
Ex-Gerakan assemblyman to join PR. Lim KY may be next in line
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/NewsBreak/20080512164904/Article/index_html
#16 by i_love_malaysia on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 6:29 pm
As the Chinese saying goes, when the tree fell, all the monkeys of the tree will flee!!! i.e. when there’s problem with BN now, all the followers will jump ship!!! PR dont need to buy or entice BN MPs to cross over, they will cross over when they jolly good know that BN is going to disintegrate in no time!!! It is time for PR to work out how to manage our beloved country when taking over the federal govn. !!!
#17 by k1980 on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 6:37 pm
2008– The Year of the Frogs
http://themalaysianinsider.com/mni/cracks-in-bn-unity-widening-in-sabah-sarawak.html
#18 by Tickler on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 6:41 pm
Cracks in BN unity widening in Sabah, Sarawak
Yong will leave first. Dompok is sure to follow. These two fellows also pulled PBS out of BN the last time.
The big news from Kalabakan is the fact that many schools there have no tables and chairs. The children and teachers are sitting on the floor.
When the pictures hit the papers, Hishamuddin quickly released RM15 million to buy tables and chairs. They have been asking for the same thing for years, according to the newspaper reports.
#19 by absent2 on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 7:08 pm
If LKY thinks he’s a beggar, than let him be. But he must not forget that he’s much worst than a beggar, because a beggar really begs for his daily needs, in the most humble manner possible. But this ‘beggar’ does not beg, but he ‘plans’ and ‘cheat’ the rakyat’s coffer. This rich beggar ought to be shot!!!!! He’s not welcome anywhere until he learns to shut his big gap. He got no principle, he got no humbleness, he got no guts until now. Too late, isn’t it???? Anyway, he is a total beggar that is worst of the worst. I remember once he commented on TV, that if the ruling party should lost in any future general elections, he will immediately ‘lompat’ or ‘katak-over’ to the new ruling party – mainly to garner a new position or whatever post he will consider begging for. Really thick-skinned this fellow. He really have no shame. Now that he is out of politics, I just don’t know where he find the guts to comment such statement at his former colleagues and/or ruling partners. [deleted]
#20 by Discovery on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 7:24 pm
Although it’s too late for KY, but it’s better than never. At least, as an adviser for Gerakan, he can advise Dr. Koh to take the bold step of pulling out from BN, and then join the PR. And he has to act fast, as otherwise Gerakan will become irrelevant to the Malaysian political scene.
#21 by Bobster on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 7:30 pm
Gerakan all these while famous as NATO party aka No Action Tok Only. Gerak stands for shaking hard penakut like potitukus.
Party which is similar to a coconut tree in Pulau Tikus which has no identity and cannot speak up when time to speak up and prefer to bend with the wind causing landslide defeat of Gerakan in Penang. If Koh Tsu Koon continues to adopt the same political game hinding behind the old man dare not speak the truth and stand up for righteousness, his party will be soon be non-existance in the coming days.
#22 by alphoti on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 8:03 pm
Actually we, the Non-Malay, have known what is going on in the BN for a long time. Only difference now is that an ex-minister has been forced to admit it for the sake of survivorship of his party.
When the BN component parties that are supposed to represent/protect us are beggers, who are we, the Non-Malay rakyat?
I used the term Non-Malay because Malays & Bumiputra are different. Iban, Bidayuh, Kayan, Kadazan, Dusun, etc are bumiputras, but to them, they are only 2nd Class Bumis. The rest of us are only 2nd class citizen……..as far as BN government is concern.
MPs from Sabah & Sarawak, please do something. Give PR a chance. Give all Malaysian a CHANCE to be truly Malaysian. Discard the Master – Begger status to Malaysian.
#23 by observer on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 8:06 pm
While the going was smooth AKA beggars politics with Penang as its Political base , everything was forgotten.When the people realised that Gerakan and Company is a useless Govn, they thus booted them out of Penang, with their political base of Penang gone for good. LKY had this idealist dream dig out from his buried grave. Would the people of Penang still believe in HIM?
#24 by caishen on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 8:09 pm
Boy: Dad, what’s politics?
Dad: Let me set an example with our family. I have all the money so we’ll call me the management. Mom receives most of it so we’ll call her the government. We’ll call the maid the working class, you are the people, and your baby brother is the future. Do you understand now son?
Boy: I still don’t understand dad.
Dad: Think about it for a while son.
That night the boy wakes up because his baby brother is crying. He goes in and finds out he’s soiled his diapers. He goes to tell his mom but she’s asleep he goes in to the maids room but she’s in there having sex with his dad. He bangs on the door but no one can here him.
The next day…
Son: Dad I understand politics now.
Dad: Good, explain it to me in your own words son.
Son: The management is screwing the working class while the government’s fast asleep. The people are being ignored and the future is full of SHIT!
#25 by ypmeng on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 8:34 pm
When drinking in a coffee shop, I overheard that
the MCA and Gerakan Opening Speech for their Annual General Assembly or meeting has to be vetted by UMNO.
Is it true??
#26 by sheriff singh on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 8:35 pm
10 BN MPs in Sabah ready to jump after Harvest Festival?
#27 by ALLAN THAM on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:04 pm
DR. Lim is always seen to be an eloquent speaker, especially combining with his smoked saliva. He has been talking furiously for the past 22 years, but only today he is telling the true. The worst thing was he also brought his son into this beggar’s party.
His son will do better if he joint the ancient Chinese’s warriors party call ” Kai Pang”. At least the members of ” KAI PANG” fight for people’s justice and they actually did not really go out and beg. They wear and eat moderately like beggars but they save the money for the poor.
Let dissolve GERAKAN and all Convert to,” KAI PANG” NOW
#28 by philip vyti on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:28 pm
I have no words to describe this man. What are people like him really made off. The writing on the wall was there and everyone could see it.He must have been blind. The PR party must never accept any of these turncoats as they are now looking to see if they could do their wayang kulit again
#29 by cheng on soo on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:30 pm
Uncle Lim Ke.. Y., then why wait, get out of BN which treat you & yr fellow party members like beggars now.
#30 by robert wong on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:30 pm
At last after 22 years in BN , our “SO CHAI Dr” is now talking sense.
#31 by robert wong on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:31 pm
At last after 22 years in BN , our “SOH CHAI Dr” is now talking senses.
#32 by limkamput on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:35 pm
There is lots of difference between politicians in power/holding positions and those that do not. Those no longer in power or not holding any position of substance should be cast into garbage bin for good. There is not need to highlight, quote and comment on whatever they said. They are just smelly garbage.
#33 by disapointed86 on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:37 pm
Finally i hear something right uttered by LKY….but is he smart enough to realise this after 22 years serving as a BEGGAR?…perhaps he made the fool out of himself….someday u’ll see OKT utter that too…hope its not too late..
#34 by limkamput on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:41 pm
This was what i wrote earlier in another blog on Mahathir. After finishing reading, you may want to compare with what that loud mouth Keng Yaik is talking now – yes garbage, nothing but garbage!
If there is anything worth criticising, it is the way politicians and ex-politicians going about putting forth arguments on current issues of the day. It really amazes me they could be so patronising thinking that we Malaysians are all idiots.
Take the Linggam tape episode as an example. Tun Dr. Mahathir said and I quote: “As to the video taping of VK Linggam, one should ask why this is done. Isn’t it because of the intention to blackmail?”
So, the whole Lingam tape episode is now about blackmailing, never mind that the tape has allegedly depicted misconduct and judge fixing. Never mind that there could be judicial appointments being brokered in the past and as a result the independence and impartiality the Judiciary have suffered irreparable damage. All these seem lesser evil than blackmailing that Mahathir is presently concerned with. Isn’t this a perverted logic?
If we carry this argument a little further, how does accusation of blackmailing fit into the whistleblower legislation presently being contemplated by the government? After all, what is the function of whistleblowers and why the need to protect them? It is essentially to encourage insiders to report and disclose wrong doings and abuse of power/position that may otherwise go undetected.
I really can’t see the logic of blackmailing in the realm of public administration or government decision-making. In all official functions, there should be no fear of blackmailing if the tasks were carried out dutifully and responsibly. It is only those that work “hand in glove”, those that abuse, subvert, and corrupt that will accuse others of blackmailing. Are we not glad that Linggam’s conversation with whoever was taped and now exposed? I drag to think of the state of judiciary of this country if there was such an incident but no one has taped it or such a tape was destroyed before the public come to know about it.
#35 by subject on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 9:55 pm
To LKY,
Hei..old man,don’t ever try to do something which is meaningless and to make the condition more worst. You better shut-up your mouth and let PKR to act. Your gerakan should now become retakkan.
#36 by Jong on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 10:00 pm
Why is this former “begger” speaking out now? Is it because Gerakan members have called for his resignation from the party and “Advisor” role following Lee Kah Choon’s resignation? His call for Lee to be punished and that triggered his resignation.
#37 by chanjoe on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 10:21 pm
Well LKY is trying to be a goodie man cuz he knows PR will take over the Govt soon n hope by being a goodie guy n shooting back at UMNO he can get off lightly from his bad n evil deals…simple as that.
But the biggest question here is whether PR can really form the new Govt n rid the country of all evils rules
#38 by harrisonbinhansome on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 10:24 pm
Such “mendicant”(MIC. MCA, GERAKAN, etc)has no one, even UMNO to be blame except themselves. They enriched themselves for many years until retirement or intra-power-tussle that leads to their own downfall and start pointing fingers….Such hypocrites deserves no sympathy AT ALL. Better late than never hardly applies here.
#39 by undergrad2 on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 10:25 pm
” I drag to think of the state of judiciary of this country …”
What are you dragging?
#40 by Rocky on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 10:37 pm
when he was minister and enjoying the perks and his gerakan in power, he dare not say a word.Lots to loose mah. Now that he and gerakan are not in power, he suddenly got the balls to say this.
Boleh piiiilah!!!
#41 by Jong on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 10:40 pm
undergrad2, don’t be so mean. I knew which direction you were heading, and binggo! Aiyaa, typo error lah.
#42 by Jong on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 10:42 pm
How come he’s so thick-skinned, refuse to resign?
#43 by undergrad2 on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 10:50 pm
Jong,
I didn’t know you play bingo?
#44 by dawsheng on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 11:04 pm
“Why had Keng Yaik been so blind that he was blissfully unaware for more than two decades that he had been a “beggar Minister” for 22 years, with the scales coming out of his eyes only after the March 8 “political tsunami”?”
Fools!
#45 by Anak Malaysia on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 11:04 pm
Aiyah…Rakyat believed that the local beggars have better moral and honest than the ex-Minister who said “Position of BN component parties like beggars”.
Don’t deceived the smart Rakyat by LKY’s bad saliva statement and his confession in the media to seek sympathy? Samy, Ling and Lim KY are super RICH pensioners and enjoyed RICH closed negotiated tenders and contracts with their masters for past 22 years in power. Who is the real beggar today? ex BN Ministers or poor Malaysians… read and see the photos of Sabahan students and teachers are marginalised and mistreated by their state and fed governments in education allocations to them. PEANUTS !!
Beggars are not corrupt, no cronies or no nepotism in their beggar communities unlike some greed ex-MPs. What a shameful confession by LKY here?
Today new and old MPs from Sabah cried Sabahans have been victimised and marginalized by Ketuanan BN here. It is pity that Sabahan students and teachers do not have basis tables and chairs for their education facilities after 50 years Merdeka in Malaysia. Why the BN government wasted RM35 million for a stupid Angkasawan programme when Sabahans students and teachers are deprived from their education rights in Malaysia.
Shame on Education Minister who has been sleeping in his jobs and also begging for forgiveness for his Hang Tuah actions caused BN to lost. Bravo!!
Rakyat Malaysians must UNITE with Pakatan Rakyat to protect people rights and wealth, in order to avoid billions ringgit wasted or corrupted by greedy politician leaders. Otherwise, all Malaysians become beggars in own country due to corrupt and greedy leaders to bankrupt Malaysia.
VOTE FOR CHANGE .VOTE PR… Forever Now !!
Long Live Anak Malaysia
#46 by Jong on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 11:13 pm
dawsheng,
This is another old jackal trying to divert attention off his back. He has been asked by Gerakan members, to resign.
#47 by dawsheng on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 11:16 pm
“When did Keng Yaik discover that he had been a “beggar Minister” for 22 years? After his political retirement and the March 8 political tsunami?”
Chief beggar minister from Gerakan.
#48 by ktteokt on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 11:18 pm
LKY has my vote for him to become head of the “Beggars’ Guild” (Gai Bang)!!!!
#49 by dawsheng on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 11:19 pm
Strange, for so many years MCA and Gerakan have to beg for us so that we can give corruption to UMNO?
#50 by dawsheng on Monday, 12 May 2008 - 11:24 pm
BN government sucks your blood dry, one way or another. They’ll even bomb you.