Malaysia daily newspaper, New Straits Times reported today on Madhateh speaking at the "Melayu Bangkit" gathering organised by the Gerakan Kebangkitan Rakyat (Gertak) -- a Malay non-governmental organisation -- at the state indoor stadium here yesterday.He said the Malays would only have themselves to blame if they ended up being marginalised like their counterparts in Singapore, who form only 15 per cent of the voters there. "Some may argue, who cares as long as Singapore prospers, but how much of the riches is shared by the Malays?"
This man has no qualms, or shall I say shame. In meritocratic Singapore, every one fights for their own survival, occasionally extending hands to the under-privileged. Even then, many unfortunates are still left out of the social safety nets. So why in the world should their Malay counterparts in Singapore be given special treatments? Bumiputra policies doesn't work, proof that is so evident even during the reign of this mad man when he was the PM.
From the psychological point of view, Madhateh is suffering from the syndrome of inferiority complex. He is always jealous of the fact that Singapore has flourished much better than Malaysia in many areas. Of course, there are some things in Malaysia that many Singaporeans would likely raised their eyebrow in envy, though not many.
Madhateh bitter rivalry with his Singapore counterpart landed him a loser, at least in the eyes of many observers. Singaporeans may have countless issues with their own political leaders but these are purely domestic matters. His remarks on Singaporean Malays having to terbongkok-bongkok (kowtow) before others is absolutely unfounded and is a classic example of racism at it worst.
It will go down in history that Madhateh will forever be second classed to his Singapore counterpart. Consider this, if he is so smart, he would have offer conducive terms in providing low cost education to Malays in Singapore to settle down in Malaysia. He would also have offered them the ease of acquiring Permanent Resident status to settle down and contribute to the New Economic Policy put forth by his governance. This would have yielded positive result for Malaysia. And most of all, Madhateh would be able to better look after then since their stay in Malaysia is directly under his juridiction.
He has failed miserably in this area. Look at what his counterpart in Singapore had done with flying colours. Issuing PR status to Malaysian easily, subsidising education for their tertiary education, providing jobs with good pay, given them a living condition much much more conducive and more importantly, safe. His counterpart even allow them to earn their pay here and spend in Malaysia, something the Malaysians loved so much with the foreign exchange in their favour.
When Singapore and Malaysia divorced in 1965, it was S$1 = RM1. Now? The exchange speaks volume on the achievement of Madhateh, no?
It is now too late for him to do anything. He is eliminated to just another old political figure way past his prime. He initiated his Wawasan 2020, a dream of his, a vision he enshrined in his policies which is akin to the Singapore dream of World Cup 2010, now in play in South Africa. Less Team Singapore of course.
In the nutshell, Madhateh is still holding deep grievances against the Malays in Singapore. He carried with him an envy he will never ever admit, and his jealousy will most likely be carried with him till 'forever'.
Singaporeans and Malaysians are bonded strongly historically. It is not something that a mad man like Madhateh can destroyed with his proclamation that Malays in Singapore are kowtowing to others. He should have know better than to think that everyone of his cronies around him agree with his view.
Read NST article here.
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