How can senior citizen Ibrahim Ali be a Malaysian and be ignorant of the Chinese culture?
TAWAU: The outrage over Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali’s distribution of ang pau in tabooed white envelopes to the Chinese community has reached Sabah.
Tawau MP Chua Soon Bui said Ibrahim had offended and insulted the Chinese community when he handed ang pau in white packets which is reserved for funerals instead of the traditional red.
She said Ibrahim’s apology cannot undo the damage and insult to the Chinese community.
“It is unbelievable, he (Ibrahim) as a senior citizen born in Malaysia, a mixed cultural society, and he chose to be ignorant of the culture of the Chinese which is the second biggest community in Malaysia,” she said yesterday.
The MP said it was unbelievable that Ibrahim, known for his militant defence of the Malay community, did not know he was offending the Chinese community by his gesture.
“Ibrahim should know that even Bank Islam’s ang pau packet is red and showed that the bank acknowledged that Chinese New Year festivities played a prominent role in Malaysian culture every year.
“Even village children in Sabah know ang pau packets are red in colour. He chose to be blind on the white packet,” she said noting that the media was awash with advertisements emphasizing red as the colour of the festival.
The incident, she said, clearly showed that former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Vision 2020 of a united Malaysia was superficial as polarization still exist in West Malaysia.
“It clearly revealed that in West Malaysia, cultural traditions of different races are not understood.
“I am sad that senior citizens that came to the Perkasa Chinese New Year open house were humiliated with the white packet which are meant for the dead,” she added.
“After 54 years of independence, Malaysia is still a long way from becoming an integrated country, so how will the government achieve 1Malaysia,” she said of current Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s oft repeated slogan.
Persaka dari UMNO memang kurang ajar.
ReplyDeleteumno iBrahim toli memang tidak hormat semua cina di dunia.
ReplyDeleteNama ja pemimpin .. Tp budaya masyarakat Cina sendiri dia nda tau ? Dia ni layak ka jadi rakyat Malaysia ? Ketara dia nda ambil peduli dan tidak ikhlas ... TOLAK PEMIMPIN SEPERTI NI !
ReplyDeleteIbrahim seharusnya tau dan peka akan sensitiviti sesuatu kaum.
Deletedia paling peka kaum melayu saja.
DeleteMAY THEY MADE A MISTAKE BY NOT INCLUDING THE WORD "OUTRAGE" LIKE “Perkasa chief's funeral Ang Pau OUTRAGE reaches Sabah
Deletetidak mungkinlah Ibrahim Ali ni tidak tau sampul ang pau memang warna merah. betul2 tidak peka dengan budaya dan kepercayaan kaum lain. atau memang dia sengaja?
DeleteOnly the outrage reaches Sabah, not the angpao. This article is titled so to mislead the readers? I thought at first Ibrahim Ali would be so stupid to come to Sabah and distribute the white angpaos to Sabahans after what happened in West Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteIf I didn't read through the article, I would truly think so. Come on lah, Wikisabah. 'Outrage of Funeral Ang Pao Reaches Sabah' wouldn't that be more suitable and reflects the actual content? Back to the racist Ibrahim Ali, he ought to apologies for his insensitive action that insults the Chinese customs.
DeleteI must admit as well...It is a catchy headline, but on the other hand, the level of insensitivity of the headline ispar with Ibrahim Ali's bigotry.
DeleteCongratulation WIKISABAH. You are on the same level of Ibrahim Ali.
DeleteMakes me wonder: is your existence is to incite racial tension?
The Bigot in this article MUST ISSUE A NATION WIDE APOLOGY TO ALL CHINESE CITIZEN OF MALAYSIA FOR HIS ACTION PERTAINING THE WHITE ANG PAU.
ReplyDeleteIbrahim harus memohon maaf akan kesilapannya.
ReplyDeleteIbrahim Ali mahu meminta maaf??? kirim salam saja la dia bilang
DeleteNi orang kan tidak tertakluk sama mana2 undang2. Dia buat provokasi yang ancam keamanan negara pun tiada apa2 tindakan. mahu minta maaf? Egonya sampai planet pluto.
Deletekita tunggu permohonan maaf IA secara terbuka.
DeleteLET US JUST GET SABAH OUT OF MALAYSIA AND NOT WASTE TIME WITH MALAYAN VILLAGE POLITICS!
ReplyDeleteSee article by K Suresh Malaysia Chronicle. He openly says Sabah/Sarawak should have independence!
Many people think about independence but so not say so or support many other Sabahans who are working for independence!
It is time to get up and join in the independence move!
"The inevitable result will be the exit of Sabah and Sarawak, the two poorest states, from the so-called Federation of Malaysia. Only independence from Malaysia under UN supervision will enable Sabah and Sarawak to find their true destiny in the international community of nations."
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=27367:spore-will-never-return-but-if-umno-continues-to-bully-and-steal-sabah-and-swak-may-leave&Itemid=2
IA sibuk kutuk bangsa dan agama lain, itulah akibatnya terlampau riak!
ReplyDeleteMungkin apa yang IA buat ini menyinggung budaya orang cina. Tapi mungkin keikhlasan itu yang penting.
ReplyDeleteperkasa ni tidak ada kerja lain selain provoke kaum lain saja..
ReplyDeletecuba la semua yang hadir dalam majlis rumah terbuka itu sama2 membantah tindakan Ibarahim Ali pada waktu itu, baru padan dengan muka dia..
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