Barisan Nasional (BN) Chairman Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi spoke after chairing the BN Supreme Council Meeting this evening that leaders of the ruling coalition’s component parties must stop commenting on race relations and had advised them to discuss any grievances behind closed-doors within its component partners.
Datuk Seri Abdullah, who is Prime Minister commented in response to MCA Deputy President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek's remarks about Ketuanan Melayu or Malay supremacy which have been embroiled in controversy that the BN party leaders will have to discuss racially sensitive issues within BN and to avoid them in going public to avoid the Opposition from using these issues to gain political mileage to their advantage.
Datuk Seri Abdullah further commented on the sensitiveness on the issue by UMNO Youth chief candidate Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir’s recent suggestion for vernacular schools to be abolished.
Further more, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi informed PPP President Datuk M. Kayveas and his PPP that they can leave Barisan Nasional if they wish to and reiterated that the government has no intention to amend or abolish the ISA since it is still required to protect the people. In response, Datuk M Kayveas quoted that he was misquoted by the media.
Is UMNO leaders trying to suppress other BN leaders from voicing their grievances?
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