Tataba Wave Youth slams Perkasa chief

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KENINGAU: The Tataba Wave Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth Coalition fully supports the leadership of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup.

The Youth Coalition consists of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and United Pasok Momugun Kadazandusun Murut Organization (UPKO).

Speaking at a press conference here yesterday, Sook PBRS Youth Chief, Kahirin Bador representing the three-party coalition said BN Youth would stand firm and loyal support to the leadership of the Pensiangan Member of Parliament.

“Kurup has played his role as minister responsible for keeping the unity of races and religious harmony in this country.

“Although his work is complex and challenging, his efforts have proved his sincere intention to continuously bring harmony and unity in this country,” Kahirin said.

Kahirin was commenting on Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali’s call for Kurup to resign as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.

He said that Ibrahim was defeated in the last general election in his area which is populated by a majority of Malay voters.

“This shows that the people have rejected his extreme leadership,” he said.

According to him, Ibrahim also does not have the power to give directions to the Prime Minister how to administer the government line-up cabinet.

“Ibrahim has no power to compel Kurup to resign as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. Kurup has shown his good faith to see that the unity of the ethnics and religions in Malaysia are always in the best condition.

“This is why Kurup said that the implementation of hudud law would threaten the unity and harmony in the country at this point because the people come from multi-racial and religious backgrounds,” he said.

He said the BN Youth coalition is highly confidence that the people of Sabah rejected Ibrahim’s extremist leadership because of Sabahans’ simplicity and high tolerance of each other in relation to the question of racial and religious unity.

According to him, a violent and extremist culture as shown by Ibrahim was not suitable for the state.

“With that, the young people of Tataba in BN coalition suggest that the state government ban the Perkasa president from entering this state for fear of bringing the seeds of ethnic and religious discord and harm which has been preserved so well all this time.

“We as Tataba Wave Youth Coalition of BN are proud to be natives of this state, which has become a model of ethnic and religious harmony in the country,” he said.