What is Ketuanan Melayu? The word “Supremacy” is a Big word indeed. It gives different impressions & different interpretations from different people. Nowadays, people see the term as power-hungry, one-sided or an unjustified ultimatum. To some it’s a matter of survival & pride of the race, to few it’s a matter of justice & honour.
Ketuanan Melayu doesn’t mean the malays are superior among the other races. It doesn’t mean the malays are legible get whatever, whenever, wherever they want or do. In actual fact it is meant for the malays to stay united, to be proud of their race & could stand tall among the other race of the world. It is to remind the malays of their roots, culture, traditions, ethics, arts & history. It is by far meant to belittle or incurs fear on other races or ethnicities.
Ketuanan Melayu means that Malaysia is ruled through a federal constitutional elective monarchy, which means, the country is headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The king who is selected for 5 year terms from among the 9 Malay sultanates. Ketuanan Melayu adalah kedaulatan kesultanan melayu.
Ketuanan Melayu also means that Bahasa Melayu is the official language of the country. Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa rasmi Negara.
Another part of Ketuanan Melayu is the influence of the malay tradition & culture in the governance of the country, such as the costume worn for a speaker to a state assembly in the parliament, regardless of the speaker’s race or ethnicity.
Ketuanan Melayu is part of the social contract of Malaysia. It is now being brought back to light, which is now used as a vehicle the opposition rides on to garner the support of the public. The new “Ketuanan Rakyat” which is proposed by PR is riding high with unwavering support of the rakyat. In a nutshell… which one sounds better? The Malay Supremacy or The People Supremacy? It’s no rocket science to the answer, as the latest results of the election shows the power, the voice & the confidence of the people.
Previously, DAP was the main party that is against the Social Contract of Ketuanan Melayu. As we all know the NEP (national economic policy) & later the NDP (national development policy) was born from this social contract. In layman’s term, the creation of these policies were meant to make the malays in par with the other races in it’s economical stand. Some say it was a success but now most people say it’s a huge failure. Despite the results of the declining poverty rate through the years:
Wealth in the hands of the bumiputras went from 4% in 1970 to about 20% in 1997. The overall wealth of the country as a whole also grew; per capita GNP went from RM1,142 in 1970 to RM12,102 in 1997. During the same period, absolute poverty in the population as a whole dropped from 50% to 6.8%.
The people today felt that it is still lopsided, uneven & unfair. The rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer, the ones with power remains powerful, untouched & wealthy! Why is this so? To be continued on my next blog post… (dah ngantuk dah niiii…. Shit… its 4am??? Nak keje esok niiii….aiyoyo)
Here’s a prelude to my next blog post:
“But who are we kidding here? Ask any malays, which one comes first, your bangsa (race) or your agama (religion)? I would dare say 80-90% of the answers will be Islam first. Why? This is the global effect which is affecting M’sia now. The sudden attacks & discrimination towards the world of islam brings out the “jihad” in all of the muslims of the world. In this new era, the term “biar mati anak, jgn mati adat” is irrelevant anymore...” (jeng jeng jeng…… to be continued)
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