Letters by Oldtimer
I am appalled by the way the government misrepresented the culture of the Chinese. On the second day of Chinese New Year, at 9pm, RTM broadcasted the Panorama programme which showed what a “typical” Malaysian Chinese family preparing for Chinese New Year. Instead of showing a typical Chinese family, they purposely showed a Muslim Chinese family and passing the family off as a typical family. They showed the food preparations and, of course, did not show any pork dishes. How can you not show pork dishes for Chinese new year? They also did not show the people going to temple and worship their ancestors. Instead they tried to show this Chinese Muslim family celebrating Chinese New Year the Muslim way.
I have nothing against Chinese Muslim, but they are a minority among Chinese Malaysians, and do not represent the majority of Chinese Malaysians.
It is appalling the way RTM is trying to manipulate the true picture of the Malaysian Chinese. They purposely did not show the three key elements- pork, temples and ancestors worship.
If the government is trying to promote Islam among the Chinese population here they have in fact, created a bad impression of Muslims in Malaysia. It just showed how shallow the government’s commitment to plural society and religious and cultural freedom. By passing off the Chinese Muslim as a typical Chinese family in Malaysia, they have gone to the extreme.
The BN government, and especially the MCA, should be voted out. It is a real shame that the government tries to tell a big lie. This government is worse than PAS. They just want everyone to be Muslims and are willing to lie openly.
(Can those who have seen the RTM Panorama programme at 9 pm last night give their reactions and impressions? – Admin)