By Ravinder Singh

“Ketuanan” is raising its ugly head everywhere nowadays. It’s message is the same – the non-Malays, non-Muslims are lower class citizens and must respect the “sensitivities” of the Malays/Muslims that cover an unlimited area, as decided on the spur of the moment, according to the whims and fancies of Little Napoleons, Muftis, preachers, teachers, etc.

Now we have the Ipoh City Council telling non-Malays that they do not understand what “kecuali” means. As far as the Ipoh City Council (MBI) is concerned, “kecuali” means “permitted” and not “prohibited” as understood by the non-Malays who raised a fuss about it. Thank you, MBI for correcting our poor understanding of Bahasa.

In what way will the staff assembly be “tercemar” if sarees are worn by the Indian staff? On the one hand, specifying the attire for the occasion, the invitation card says non-Malays should wear “baju perayaan masing-masing”, but this is followed immediately by “kecuali sari”. Then what “baju perayaan” are the Indians to wear – sarong-kebaya, cheongsam, tight jeans, hot-pants? Must be the work of a BTN graduate.

What lascivious thoughts run through the minds of these men who see women not covered from face to toe? Have these minds been conditioned by the promises and thoughts of the 72 virgins in heaven?

Just go to our airports and shopping complexes and see the number of women whose aurat are not covered. Are airlines under orders to ensure that none of these women be given a seat next to a Malay/Muslim?

Do all Malay/Muslim men turn away their faces when they spot the exposed aurat of not one or two, but hoards of women, or do they just not go to these places to avoid committing a sin with thoughts of sex?

Will the immigration make it a rule or regulation that all women entering Malaysia wear clothes that cover the aurat or face the prospect of being put on the next flight back?

May I suggest that airlines have stacks of sarongs in planes (like they have newspapers) to be handed to women inappropriately dressed as they board flights to or in Malaysia.

There are a lot of Malays/Muslims who are not disturbed by the way non-Muslims/non-Malays dress. Just a small group of bigots in certain positions of authority who want to show they are “tuans”. They are anti-national and sadists, besides being bigots.

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