The next general elections will be won on the performance, integrity of leadership and the ability of BN and PR to deliver on its promises. DAP would not allow MCA to cloud MCA’s failure of performance with racial sentiments and fear but focus on change to deliver a people-centric government that addresses rising costs and improve the rakyat’s economic livelihood.
DAP regrets that MCA has continued to make personal attacks against the DAP to hide its flaws, cover-up its defects and pretend that MCA is multi-racial when it is not. Even though MCA is a chauvinistic Chinese party, MCA does not even defend the rights and interests of the Chinese. History has proven that MCA is only interested in personal enrichment, pursuing positions and posts at the expense of principles and people’s rights.
Look at the numerous financial scandals involving MCA and topMCA leaders from the RM1.4 billion Deposit Taking Co-operatives scandal in 1986 to the RM12.85 billion Port Klang Free Trade Zone scandal recently. MCA allows DAP leaders to be branded as disloyal when DAP fights for freedom, truth justice and democracy and yet are not ashamed when MCA leaders are exposed for being permanent residents in foreign countries.
If MCA claims they are not obsessed by the perks and privileges of office, why do MCA leaders not leave Cabinet now? There is no reason for the sole MCA State EXCO member in Perak and Negeri Sembilan to cling on to their posts when MCA is totally wiped out in elections. Why then does Datuk Lim Siang Chai accept a back-door appointment as Senator and Deputy Minister of Finance when he was rejected by voters and had lost in the 2008 general elections in Petaling Jaya Selatan parliamentary constituency?
If MCA has any principle or honour, MCA should not just withdraw from Cabinet, they should also leave BN. MCA’s failure to do so show their threat to withdraw from Cabinet if they do not receive Chinese support at the next general elections is a political ploy to frighten voters to support MCA. Voters are now mature and would not be easily frightened or deceived because they can see that MCA now exists merely to serve UMNO in exchange for positions and posts.
DAP has always been a multi-racial party and challenges MCA to show proof how DAP has disrupted racial harmony. Is Penang PR giving additional allocation more than double what was given by the previous BN government for Islamic affairs an act of disrupting racial harmony? Is Penang PR giving financial aid to Sekolah Agama Rakyat that was cut off by UMNO, as well as to Chinese schools, mission schools and Tamil Schools an act of disrupting racial harmony. Is Penang PR giving a yearly RM100 anti-corruption dividend to all senior citizens above 60 regardless of race, religion and political affiliation an act of disrupting racial harmony? Is Penang PR setting up a non-Muslim Religious Affairs portfolio an act of disrupting racial harmony?
MCA’s failure of performance has resulted in more than 2 million Malaysian leaving since Merdeka. Even its leaders have prepared permanent residency in foreign countries. How many more Malaysians must leave before MCA wakes up?
By attacking a multi-racial party like DAP with a ferocity unmatched in recent memory shows that MCA is willing to work hand in hand with racist newspapers like Utusan Malaysia to finish off the DAP. As a multi-racial party, DAP has slowly gained the support Malay and bumiputera voters in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak.
In Sarawak, DAP would not have won 6 out of the 12 seats won without significant support from non-Chinese voters. In Peninsular Malaysia, DAP won Puchong under Gobing Singh by a huge majority of 12,593 votes even though there are more Malay(44%) than Chinese(41%) voters.(see below)
Parliament Seats (10 seats)
*Cameron Highlands, Raub, Puchong, Alor Gajah and Tanjung Piai all have more Malay than Chinese voters. DAP lost all these seats in 2008 with the exception of Puchong.
The path towards Malaysian unity is slow and painful in the face of attacks of 1Melayu, 1 Cina and 1 India by UMNO, MCA and MIC. However DAP will never give up but persevere in our battle to establish a Malaysian nation that belongs to all. We should be more concerned about how our resources are stolen from us, why those who are corrupt escape unpunished and the impact of rising prices on people’s livelihood.
Only an economy free from corruption can we ensure that the people prosper and benefit. Let us embrace a future free from fear and cronyism. Let us embrace the future by embracing every Malay, Indian, Chinese, Kadazan and Iban, as Malaysian brothers and sisters, Malaysian sons and daughters.
Then only can we grow together, learn together and enjoy the success together.
Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 7.5.2011.
—— Chinese Translation ———
民主行动党秘书长兼巴眼区国会议员林冠英于2011年5月7日在吉隆坡发表声明 ：
民主行动党不会让马华利用种族情绪和恐惧来掩饰本身的失败，而会继续把工作焦点放在为人民带来改变， 实现一个民本政府，应付通货膨胀、改善人民经济生活。
来届大选谁胜谁负，将视国阵和民联的表现、领袖廉洁度及各自兑现承诺的能力而定。行动党不会允许马华利用种族情绪和恐惧来掩饰本身的失败，而会继续把工作焦点放在为人民带来改变， 实现一个民本政府，应付通货膨胀、改善人民经济生活。
马华不断地对行动党进行个人攻击、企图掩饰它的缺点、还假装自己也是多元种族政党（事实上它不是），行动党对此感到遗憾。马华虽然是个华人沙文主义政党，但它连华人的权益也没有去捍卫。历史已经证明马华只衷于为了私己的利益而追求一官半职，牺牲原则和人民的利益。
看看马华和马华高层领袖所涉及的金融丑闻，从1986年14亿令吉的合作社风波到最近涉及128亿5000万令吉的巴生港口自由贸易区丑闻。在行动党为自由、公义和民主而奋斗时，马华领袖已经被揭发拥有外国的永久居留证，他们还毫不羞耻地将行动党领袖标签为“不效忠”。
如果马华真的不迷恋当官的特权和好处，为什么马华到现在还不退出内阁？当马华在选举中大败后，他们没有理由还紧紧抱住霹雳和森美兰州各别唯一的马华行政议员职位不放。2008年，拿督林祥才在八打灵再也南区国会选区落选，为什么他还接受“走后门”的安排，出任上议员及副财务部长？
如果马华还有原则或尊严，马华不只应该退出内阁，他们也应该退出国阵。马华却做不到，证明他们所谓“来届大选得不到华人支持就不入阁”只是一个政治把戏，用来威胁选民投选马华。现在的选民已经越来越成熟，不再那么容易被吓到或欺骗，因为他们已经看到，现在的马华纯粹只是服从巫统，以换回一官半职。
行动党向来是一个多元种族政党，我们挑战马华证明行动党如何破坏种族和谐？槟州民联政府比前朝国阵政府拨款更多给回教事务，难道这是破坏种族和谐？槟州民联拨款给宗教学校（原本国阵已经停止有关拨款）、华校、教会学校和淡米尔学校，难道是破坏种族和谐？槟州民联每年将“反贪红利”通过回馈金计划，不分种族、宗教和政治背景，每年分派100令吉给所有60岁以上的乐龄人士，难道这是破坏种族和谐？槟州民联设立非回教宗教事务委员会，难道这也是破坏种族和谐？
马华失败的表现，已经导致从国家独立开始便有200万名国人离开这个国家。就连马华领袖也拥有外国的永久居留证。他们还要等到多少国人移民，马华才会觉悟？
马华最近穷凶极恶地攻击像行动党这样的多元种族政党，证明马华正与《前锋报》这样的种族主义报章合作毁掉行动党。做为一个多元种族政党，行动党已经慢慢地获得马来半岛、砂州马来人和土著选民的支持。
在砂州，如果不是非华裔选民的支持，行动党不会赢得12个议席中的其中6个。在半岛，行动党以12，593多数票，赢得由哥宾星出战的蒲种国会选区，这个选区的马来人（44%）多过华人（41%）。见表如下：
国会选区 (10个议席)
*金马仑、劳勿、亚罗牙也和丹绒比艾都是马来选民多过华人选民的选区。行动党在2008年的选举中输掉这些议席，除了蒲种。
在巫统、马华和国大党不断地鼓吹一个马来人、一个华人和一个印度人的情况下，迈向马来西亚全民团结的道路是缓慢及痛苦的，但是，行动党不会放弃，我们会坚持走下去，建立一个属于全民的马来西亚国族。我们应该要更加关心我们的资源如何被盗走，为什么那些贪桩妄法者可以逍遥法外，还有物价上涨对人民造成的影响。
只有一个免于贪污的经济体，才可以保障人民的繁荣和利益。让我们拥抱未来，免于恐惧和朋党主义。让我们拥抱未来，视每一名马来人、印度人、华人、卡达山人和伊班人为马来西亚人的兄弟姐妹和子女。
唯有这样，我们才能够一起成长、一起学习、繁荣与共。
林冠英