‘Big umbrellas’ not the problem, analyst says on divisions among Malays
An analyst has dismissed the argument by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad that “big umbrella” platforms risk splitting the Malays, saying divisions in the community are due to the existence of various Malay-based parties.
“These parties say that they want to protect Malay interests but employ different approaches,” Azmi Hassan, a fellow at the National Council of Professors, said.
“They should just join forces in this matter,” he told FMT.
Mahathir said yesterday that while support for the idea of a united Malay front had been encouraging, each person aspiring to be prime minister was now building up their own big umbrella.
Mahathir, who was prime minister twice, said this would result in “two, three, or even more big umbrellas”.
“And the Malays will support and become members of…
