PETALING JAYA: Umno’s continued silence over Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz’s questioning of the appointment of several non-Malays to top government positions ...
Umno’s continued silence over Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz’s questioning of the appointment of several non-Malays to top government positions appears to be an endorsement of the latter’s claim.said he was also amused by Umno acting president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan’s statement on Tuesday that Nazri’s call to abolish vernacular schools was merely his personal view and did not represent the party.
“Furthermore, does this mean that Umno endorses Nazri’s questioning of non-Malays and non-Muslims as Finance Minister, Attorney-General and Chief Justice?” Nazri, during his campaign speech in Semenyih on Saturday, had questioned the appointment of non-Malays as Attorney-General, Chief Justice and Finance Minister, stating that this was causing fear among the Malays.
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