PAS the biggest winner of the Anti-ICERD rally while UMNO the biggest loser


The biggest winner in Anti-ICERD (Internatioal Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination) rally in Kuala Lumpur yesterday was PAS, which managed to distract public attention from the fact that its President Datuk Seri Hadi Awang had reduced PAS from a national party achieved under the presidency of Fadzil Noor back into a regional political party in the 14th General Election.

The biggest loser of the Anti-ICERD rally was UMNO, as for the first time in 72 years, the UMNO President played a secondary role to that of the PAS President, with the UMNO President wooing PAS for an union while PAS played coy in the courtship.

Hadi’s ambition for PAS has increased exponentially before and after the 14th General Election.

Before the 14GE, Hadi wanted PAS to play the role of “king-maker” by winning 40 parliamentary seats, which would enable him to prop up Datuk Seri Najib Razak to continue as Prime Minister of Malaysia, heedless of Najib’s role in hurtling Malaysia in the trajectory of a rogue democracy, a kakistocracy, a failed state and a global kleptocracy.

Now, Hadi could not be satsified to be a “kingmaker” for UMNO to continue to rule Malaysia, as he would himself want to be Prime Minister in a political scenario where UMNO needs PAS more than PAS needs UMNO!

Hadi has said that all Muslims must oppose the ratification of CERD, alleging ICERD is a “Freemason agenda” with the intention to destroy the religion, nation and society.

But there was not a word of this “Freemason agenda” and interntional conspiracy against Islam in the speeches at the Anti-ICERD rally yesterday.

The Anti-ICERD rally yesterdy should have launched an international campaign to save Muslims in the world from the Freemason conspiracy, as 99 per cent of the 1.9 billion Muslims in the world are living in 179 countries which have ratified ICERD, including 55 of the 57 member nations of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), such as Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Is Malaysia to be the saviour of Muslims in the world, including Muslims in the Islamic heartlands centred in Saudi Arabia, or has Malaysia become the laughing-stock of the world, including the Islamic World- except for Brunei, the other Muslim country which has not ratified the ICERD?

I believe that that overwhelming majority of Malaysians from all over the country who attended the Anti-ICERD rally did not realise that ICERD is not anti-Malay, anti-Islam or anti-Malay rulers as 36 of 38 countries with monarchical systems have ratified ICERD for the past half a century.

If Malaysia is to become a world top-class nation, there must be no room for the toxic politics of lies, hate, fear, race and religion.

Let us learn from the United Arab Emirates, which introduced a National Tolerance Programme in 2016, together with the appointment of a Minister of State for Tolerance, which underlined the UAE’s commitment to eradicate ideological, cultural and religious bigotry in the society.

Under the UAE National Tolerance Programme, there is an anti-hate speech law which criminalises any acts that stoke religious hatred or that might insult religion through any form of expression, be it speech or the written word, books, pamphlets or in online media platforms.

As a practical application of the principle of tolerance, the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ordered renaming the Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Mosque in Al Mushrif, Abu Dhabi, to ‘Mariam, Umm Eisa’ — Arabic for ‘Mary, the mother of Jesus’.

(Media Statement by DAP MP for Iskandar Puteri Lim Kit Siang in Parliament on Monday, 10th December 2018)

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Kenyataan media Ahli Parlimen Iskandar Puteri, Lim Kit Siang di Parlimen pada hari Isnin 10 Disember 2018:

Pasca perhimpunan anti-ICERD, PAS menang besar, UMNO kalah besar

Yang menang besar dalam perhimpunan anti-ICERD di Kuala Lumpur tempoh hari lalu lalu ialah PAS, yang telah berjaya mengalihkan melalaikan orang ramai daripada hakikat bahawa presidennya Datuk Seri Hadi Awang telah membawa PAS dari kedudukannya sebagai sebuah parti nasional di bawah kepimpinan Fadzil Noor, menjadi suatu parti politik kedaerahan pada PRU ke-14.

Yang kalah besar dalam perhimpunan anti-ICERD pula adalah UMNO. Buat pertama kalinya dalam tempoh 72 tahun, presiden UMNO memainkan peranan sekunder kepada presiden PAS, dengan si presiden UMNO cuba menggoda PAS untuk bersatu, manakala PAS pula malu tapi mahu.

Cita-cita Hadi untuk PAS semakin melangit sebelum dan selepas PRU14.

Sebelum PRU14, Hadi mahu PAS memainkan peranan sebagai ‘king-maker’ dengan memenangi 40 kerusi parlimen, yang membolehkan beliau terus menyokong Datuk Seri Najib Razak menjadi Perdana Menteri Malaysia, tanpa menghiraukan peranan Najib mengheret negara menuju sebuah demokrasi pincang, sebuah kakistrokrasi, negara gagal dan sebuah kleptokrasi global.

Sekarang Hadi tidak boleh berpuas hati menjadi ‘king-maker’ kepada UMNO untuk terus memerintah Malaysia, kerana beliau sendiri mahu menjadi perdana menteri dalam sebuah senario politik di mana UMNO lebih memerlukan PAS, berbanding keperluan PAS terhadap UMNO.

Hadi telah mengisytiharkan bahawa seluruh umat Islam mesti membantah ratifikasi ICERD, sambil mendakwa bahawa ICERD adalah ‘agenda Freemason’ yang berniat menjahanamkan agama, bangsa dan masyarakat. Tetapi sepatah pun tentang ‘agenda Freemason’ ini serta konspirasi antarabangsa terhadap Islam diucapkan di perhimpunan anti-ICERD tempoh hari.

Perhimpunan anti-ICERD sepatutnya telah melancarkan sebuah kempen global untuk menyelamatkan umat Islam seluruh dunia daripada konspirasi Freemason, memandangkan 99 peratus daripada 1.9 bilion umat Islam tinggal di 179 negara yang telah meratifikasi ICERD, termasuklah 55 daripada 57 negara anggota OIC, seperti Arab Saudi, Indonesia, Turki, Qatar, Emirah Arab Bersatu, Mesir, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Palestin, Algeria, Maghribi, Afghanistan, Bangladesh dan Pakistan.

Adakah Malaysia akan menjadi penyelamat umat Islam sedunia, termasuk umat Islam di ibu kota Islam di Arab Saudi, atau adakah Malaysia telah menjadi bahan ketawa dunia, termasuk dunia Islam – kecuali Brunei, satu lagi negara umat Islam yang tidak meratifikasi ICERD?

Saya percaya majoriti rakyat Malaysia dari seluruh negara yang menghadiri perhimpunan anti-ICERD itu tidak menyedari bahawa ICERD adalah tidak anti-Melayu, anti-Islam atau anti-Raja Melayu, memandangkan 36 daripada 38 negara dengan sistem monarki telah meratifikasi ICERD sejak setengah abad lalu.

Jika Malaysia mahu menjadi sebuah negara kelas tinggi, tidak boleh ada ruang untuk politik pembohongan, kebencian, ketakutan, serta politik agama dan perkauman sempit.

Mari kita belajar dari UAE, yang telah memperkenalkan program toleransi kebangsaan pada 2016, bersekali dengan pelantikan seorang menteri toleransi, yang menggarisbawahi komitment UAE untuk membasmi ketaksuban ideologi, budaya dan agama dalam masyarakat.

Di bawah program toleransi kebangsaan UAE, terdapat undang-undang anti-ucapan kebencian yang menjenayahkan sebarang tindakan yang meniup api kebencian agama, atau menghina agama melalui sebarang bentuk ekspresi, tidak kira ucapan, tulisan, buku, risalah atau secara atas-talian.

Sebagai pelaksanaan praktikal bagi prinsip toleransi ini, Putera Mahkota Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan telah mengarahkan supaya masjid Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Mosque di Al Mushrif, Abu Dhabi dinamakan semula sebagai masjid ‘Mariam, Umm Eisa’.

– Lim Kit Siang

  1. #1 by Bigjoe on Tuesday, 11 December 2018 - 7:55 am

    There are video shots of Najib and Zahid Hamidi smiling ear to ear while Hadi Awang was speaking but while Zahid Hamidi was speaking Hadi was much less enthusiastic. It does not occur to Najib, Zahid Hamidi that it is KJ from UMNO who started the ICERD issue for them, it is PAS and Hadi who ultimately owned the anti-ICERD rally, even painting it with PAS color.

    PAS owns UMNO. Period.

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