Datuk Ibrahim Ali today declares himself a hero of the Malay community and slams his critics within Umno as "bangsat" (despicable person) for their failure to understand the movement's agenda in defending Malay rights and Islam.
He directed the remark at Umno leaders who were known for being critical of both Perkasa and another Malay rights group, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma).
Among them are Umno youth head Khairy Jamaluddin and his deputy Khairul Azwan Harun, Public Accounts Committee chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, Sabah speaker Datuk Seri Salleh Said Kruak, and former Umno supreme council member Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.
"I declare myself as a hero of Islam and Malays in Malaysia," said Ibrahim, adding that the "liberals" he had named had no courage to address the real issues and had thus resorted to attacking Perkasa and Isma.
"I declare myself as a hero of Islam and Malays in Malaysia," said Ibrahim, adding that the "liberals" he had named had no courage to address the real issues and had thus resorted to attacking Perkasa and Isma.
He described them as "nobody" but felt that he had to mention their names in his speech at Perkasa's 5th Annual Conference in Kuala Lumpur this morning.
He said some Umno leaders were also afraid of being associated with Perkasa that they refused to take photographs with him and other Perkasa leaders.
"They were so afraid of ruining their image. I am just a small man," said Ibrahim.
He said some Umno leaders had even told the party members who joined Perkasa to leave the movement but nobody listened.
"In fact, our membership have increased over the years. I was told that Perkasa now processes about 250 applications daily," said Ibrahim.
- TMI
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