Every time the government makes a mistake or a ‘cock up’, somehow the opposition gets blamed. This time through MCA’s Ti Lian Ker. (https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/38406/)
The recent ‘cock up’ by Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) on a full page Chinese New Year advertisement featuring the wrong lunar year animal is another example that Barisan Nasional government does not care about the cultures of the minority communities.
MCA, being in the government for 60 years shows that it has failed in advising the government on cultural sensitivities but instead blames Saudara Lim Kit Siang on his sarcastic tweet. The obvious mistake is on a full page advertisement, anyone can point it out. It could have been avoided but obviously MCA and BN never cared. Maybe Ti Lian Ker should offer himself to become the government’s official proofreader.
The annoyance of UMNO leaders after losing the support from the Chinese community has become apparent to the extent that MCA feels helpless when it comes to convincing their ‘big brothers’ in Barisan Nasional that they can get back the lost Chinese support from the opposition.
DAP has always promoted unity through diversity despite the slander throughout the decades by Barisan Nasional. In fact when MCA became less relevant since 2008, they went to town slandering DAP for selling out the Chinese out of desperation. And they still continue to do so.
It is apparent that MCA is getting desperate and worried over the potential losses on the remainder of their strongholds. Therefore, it is MCA that is creating animosity among the Chinese community just to maintain relevance. Leaders like Ti Lian Ker should stop wasting his time blaming others but work on themselves first.
It is highly doubtful that KPDNKK would have apologized for the ‘cock up’ if it wasn’t highlighted in the first place because it is very obvious that Barisan Nasional has stopped caring about the cultural sensitivities of the minority races in Malaysia.
It is high time that Malaysians from all walks of life reject the polarizing politics of Barisan Nasional and move on with Pakatan Harapan for a better Malaysia.