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‘Hidden hands’ exploiting 3R issues … to whose benefit?
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7, 2024: DAP’s Teo Nie Ching! Have you just woken up from a long sleep?
Teo, the Deputy Communications Minister , claims there are “hidden hands” who want to exploit issues related to race, religion and royalty (3R), especially during the lead-up to any election.
Really? The exploitation of racial and religious bigotry unfoled many, many months, if not years, before the Kuala Kubu Baharu state seat in Selangor was declared vacant following the death of the incumbent DAP assemblyman Lee Kee Hiong.
So, Teo, stop trying your “bullshit political talk”! You are insulting the intelligence of Malaysian voters! Just tell us something we don't already know, show some courage to tackle socio-economic issues, and Malaysians will thank you and DAP for that.
You should be asking and trying to determine who stands to benefit from the 3R bigotry that is threatening national unity and harmony. Umno, anti-Umno Trojan Horses in the party, PAS or Perikatan Nasional (PN)?
No News Is Bad News reproduces the “bullshit political talk” spewed by Teo:
‘Hidden hands’ exploiting 3R issues ahead of polls, says Teo
-07 Apr 2024, 06:14 PM
Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching hopes the public will not be influenced by the 3R issues played up by certain parties.
Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching said police will take appropriate action against parties playing up 3R issues. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching claims there are “hidden hands” who want to exploit issues related to race, religion and royalty, especially during the lead-up to any election.
The Kulai MP said she expects such issues to escalate ahead of the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election on May 11, Sinar Harian reported.
The date for the by-election was announced by the Election Commission on April 4. The seat fell vacant following the death of DAP’s Lee Kee Hiong, who was a three-term assemblyman for the constituency.
“We do not deny that there are hidden hands playing up these issues on social media. However, we believe the police will investigate and take appropriate action to ensure that these matters are kept under control.”
“I hope the public is aware (of such tactics) and are not influenced by the 3R issues played up by certain parties,” Teo told reporters during a visit to a school in Kulai today.
She also said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had removed 1,454 online content related to 3R issues in the first quarter of this year.
Apart from 727 online content related to religious issues, there were 588 online content related to racially charged speeches, and 139 hate speeches involving the royal institution.
Last month, a report by a human rights group found that incidents of racism and racial discrimination were most prevalent in politics among several categories studied in 2023.
In its report titled “Malaysia Racism Report 2023”, Pusat Komas said it recorded a total of 50 incidents of racism and racial discrimination, of which 15, or 31.4%, involved politics.
It said politicians often manipulated racial and religious tension to grapple for power, adding that they would also seek to instil fear within their communities.
Komas programme director Ryan Chua said the 50 incidents reported last year were lower than those recorded in previous years, adding that it peaked during the general election season in November 2022 and May 2018, when 82 and 76 cases were recorded, respectively.
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