‘DR M’S VIEW OF DAP RAISES QUESTIONS’
He should disband Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and join DAP, says Umno treasurer
TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s recent statement that he was wrong about DAP is difficult to accept, says Umno treasurer Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak.
Salleh, who is also the communications and multimedia minister, said Dr Mahathir’s remark on Sept 30 raised more questions than answers.
“It is difficult to accept. If Dr Mahathir realised that his perception of DAP was wrong all this time, why did he not apologise to (DAP adviser) Lim Kit Siang and the party during the launch of Pakatan Harapan in Tampoi on Friday?” he said in a blog post yesterday.
Salleh said this showed that Dr Mahathir did not regret his “wrong” perception of DAP in the past.
“Looking at this, can we accept the political views of Dr
Mahathir today? For me, of course not,” he added.
During a talk in Tampoi on Friday, Dr Mahathir had also said that DAP was a party for all races and praised the party for conducting its meetings in Bahasa Malaysia.
Dr Mahathir said this showed that DAP was not a chauvinistic party as claimed by certain quarters.
Salleh said if that was the case, Dr Mahathir should disband Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) and join DAP.
“If Dr Mahathir admits that his previous perception of DAP had been wrong, then what is the guarantee that his perception is not wrong this time around?
“Is it only now that Dr Mahathir realises that DAP also has Malay and Indian members? If previously, he was unable to accept DAP’s ‘Malaysian Malaysia’ politics, has he now accepted the struggles of DAP?”