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| ‘Malays less sensitive on corruption than Chinese’ Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:04 PM PDT
The Chinese are more concerned about corrupt practices of the nation's leaders, says PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu. "But now when we mention to the Malays that Rosmah (Mansor) has a ring costing RM24 million, they are not stunned. But the Chinese are. In that sense the Chinese seem to be practising Islamic culture more than the Malays," he said. Teoh El Sen, Malaysia Today PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu said many Malays do not seem to know that it is part of the Islamic teachings to have zero-tolerance for corruption. Instead, the Chinese seem to be more sensitive and concerned about corrupt practices of the nation's leaders. "The second Qaliph Umar Al Khattab had a large country under his rule and when he often wore new shirts, the people would ask where he got his money from to buy them. "That is what Islam asks of you, to be critical and check your leaders," said Mohamad, better known as Mat Sabu, during a live interview on FMT RAW yesterday. "But now when we mention to the Malays that Rosmah (Mansor) has a ring costing RM24 million, they are not stunned. But the Chinese are. In that sense the Chinese seem to be practising Islamic culture more than the Malays," he said. Mohamad said Malays need to change their mindsets. "Even when I tell them RM28 billion was lost due to corruption in Malaysia, they don't care or can't comprehend but the Chinese, as taxpayers, get angry," he said. Mohamad also said that Umno would totally "collapse" when it comes to the urban and semi-urban seats but Pakatan Rakyat still had a long way to go with rural voters. He touched on how the Umno-controlled mainstream media as well as the National Civics Buerau (Biro Tata Negara) have a hold on the minds of many Malays, and Pakatan needs to find a way to break that strangehold. On the incident where he was allegedly rammed into by a police vehicle when he was on his way to take part in July 9 Bersih 2.0 rally, he said he was disappointed by accusations that he dramatised the whole episode. "That's very low politics. We don't play with health. When Najib (Tun Razak) was sick, we prayed for him, when the Inspector-General of Police had a heart treatment, we prayed. Even with Ibrahim Ali, (although) I don't like him… I called him and wished him a speedy recovery," he said. The incident caused a torn ligament on Mat Sabu's right knee, and as a result he had to undergo an operation at a hospital to insert a metal screw in his knee.
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