KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — New DAP central executive committee member Young Syefura Othman said party members both old and new must compromise with one another if it is to overcome...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — New DAP central executive committee member Young Syefura Othman said party members both old and new must compromise with one another if it is to overcome its reputation as race chauvinists.
“What is good for us to do is to accept these members’ stance, but at the same time we need to make the changes, and we need to show them the benefits these changes can bring to the party. Officially, DAP is a multiracial party but its overwhelmingly Chinese membership and leadership meant the party remains seen as a representative of the community. This view is reinforced by its tendency to be a foil to MCA, the Chinese-only party of the ruling Barisan Nasional.
However, Tengku Zulpri was eventually co-opted into the committee, along with Syahredzan Johan, the political secretary of party veteran Lim Kit Siang. “Yes, people will say that Malays don’t like DAP, or anti-DAP. But I believe if you frequently go down to your area, speak to them, help them even if it's a little, ask how they are doing; in the long run their perception will change.
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