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Rancangan Umno untuk mengadakan pertemuan berasaskan 'perpaduan melayu' mungkin tidak menjadi kerana BA mengesyurkan satu pertemuan berasaskan 'perpaduan semua kaum'.

Presiden PAS, Datuk Fadzil Nor mengatakan tidak ada masalah perpaduan melayu kerana kebanyakkan mereka tetap bersatu di bawah payung BA (yang lebih besar dan tidak telus hujan- Penterjemah).

"Masalahnya ialah perpecahan dalaman Umno. Jadi jika ada sesuatu yang mahu dibicarakan ia mestilah menyentuh soal perpaduan nasional", ujar beliau.

Beliau juga menafikan lapuran kunonnya PAS menerima jemputan UMNO tanpa syarat. JUga ditekankan bahawa perbincangan sempit mengenai satu kaum sahaja tidak akan memberi manfaat kepada negara.

KeADILan juga menolak jemputan tersebut kerana ia tidak ingin mempelopori politik perkauman.

Dengan ini BA menjadi satu pakatan yang lebih mesra semua kaum berbanding BN yang mesra satu kaum sahaja. Ini bermakna isu 'perpaduan melayu' akan menjadi masalah lagi buat Umno.

Umno diajak bertemu untuk membincangkan masalah seperti salah guna kuasa, pengurusan tempang, gejala korup, keadilan dan keganasan polis. PRM pula menyifatkan pertemuan bertema 'perpaduan melayu' tidak perlu.

"Adalah lebih wajar untuk mengadakan mesyuarat antara BA dan BN untuk membincangkan maslahah nasib rakyat dan negara.", menurut Dr Syed Husin Ali (PRM).

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,1870,16342,00.html?

Jan 10, 2001

Opposition plans to thwart Malay talks

They are promoting multi-racial image

By Wan Hamidi Hamid
IN KUALA LUMPUR

UMNO'S plan to hold a Malay unity summit with the Malay-based opposition parties is in danger of being scuppered as Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalition members have a different agenda - projecting themselves as champions of multi-racial politics.

Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, returning from a visit to Myanmar yesterday, said he was glad that Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) was willing to sit down and talk despite Parti Keadilan Nasional's decision to snub the invitation.

'We have no other intention apart from reaching a consensus on Malay unity. What is important is that I don't want the Malays to be split as it would be bad for all.

'But the opposition seems to have a different view of what the unity talks should be about.'

PAS president Datuk Fadzil Noor said there were no problems of disunity among the Malays as most of them had shifted their support to BA.

'The problem is disunity within Umno. So if there is a need to talk, it must be about national unity.'

He also denied press reports that PAS had agreed to discuss with Umno without any conditions, reiterating that talks about one race would never benefit the country.

On Monday, Keadilan rejected the invitation, saying it did not want to promote racial politics.

BA insiders said the plan was to outflank Umno and project BA as a true champion of multi-racial politics. In the past, PAS and Keadilan - key members of the opposition alliance - had been accused of being Malay-centric in their approach and policies.

'By playing up the multi-racialism card, Umno will be pushed to the corner. Malay unity will become a problem for Umno as Malaysians would rather accept national unity,' said a party insider.

Datuk Fadzil and Keadilan president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail had called on Umno to discuss issues such as abuse of power, mismanagement, corruption, justice and police brutality.

Parti Rakyat Malaysia president Dr Syed Husin Ali said the meeting between the Malay leaders was not necessary for the sake of Malay unity.