Obsession with DAP, Pas gives political impact - Nur Jazlan

JOHOR BAHRU - Although DAP won a major victory in the state elections in six states by winning 46 of their 47 seats, the increase in Malay votes for Pas should also be evaluated by non-Malay people.

Umno Supreme Council Member Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the fall in the Malay vote also contributed considerably to the future of non-Malay people because for more than 60 years, the party was a stronghold of the Pas army, which could be regarded as a chauvinist Malay Muslim party.

He added that while the current trend of the majority of Chinese voters choosing DAP as their party of choice, it was not impossible for Malays to vote for only one party, which is Pas.

"That is why I believe the 15th General Election (GE15) will have a long-term impact, and the last state polls were a result that can be considered by default.

"This is because, despite winning 98 percent of the seats, the deterioration of Umno as a result of chauvinist attacks in DAP has shaken Umno as a stronghold to block the progress of Pas chauvinism, which has made religion a political capital.

"Because of DAP doctrine that influenced Chinese voters to vote for only one party made it possible for more than two decades has finally taken its tolls when Malays voters were also seen to have voted for one party, Pas," he wrote in a Facebook posting on Saturday.

Nur Jazlan further stated that since Umno's image had been tainted by external opponents and within, the party that fought for Malays while also protecting non-Malay rights had become increasingly marginalised.

The Umno Pulai Division chief also said that if this chronic condition persisted, then DAP would have no choice but to choose Pas to form a government in the future.

"But the question is whether DAP is willing to reconcile with Pas, who cut ties with them decades ago.

"DAP itself is aware of how Pas plays multiple sensitive issues that connect DAP to religious and racial issues.

"Today, despite Gerakan being with them in Perikatan Nasional, the Chinese-led party was also treated unjustly by Pas," he added.

In response to the decline of Umno, Nur Jazlan stated that this tragic fate would cost not only Umno, but also those who had fought their own party from within.

"This is because the damage that Umno is experiencing today is caused not only by a leader, but also by various external and internal factors, as I mentioned earlier.

"The current situation in Umno may have an impact on the unity government's position.

"However, I believe the unity government is still safe for the time being because of the Anti-Party Hopping Act." But I'm not sure if any of Umno's MPs are willing to resign and cause by-elections again.

"Because of this kind of political desperation, they are willing to do anything for the sake of lust to gain power," he explained.

However, he believes Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has another four years to persuade voters that the unity government was the best option for the country.

Nur Jazlan said everyone in the unity government within the peninsular, including Umno, PKR, and DAP, must consider how to deal with Pas and PN in order to ensure that the government survived until the end of the administration.