Am I angry when someone says that the Ibans are easily influenced by money during election times?
To be honest, no. I am not angry with the person who says it. But I am angry with the Ibans themselves, because Ibans do not know how to cheat. For example, if a candidate gives them money to influence them to vote for him, they will surely vote for him because of the fear of “tulah” (curse).
This the Ibans do not learn. They should emulate examples of almost all our YBs who promise the voters this and that. While we must admit that some promises do materialize, but the majority of them is empty. And yet they do not “tulah”. Instead of “tulah”, they become “kaya raya” taking away our NCR land.
I am just the opposite of Andrew Shilling, SUPP Sibu Bumiputra chairman. He is very angry with SUPP assistant minister and state assemblyman for Dudong, Soon Choon Teck who hinted that the Iban party members were easily influenced by money politics.
Soon said: “The socio-economic position of the Ibans is still behind others, and as such they could be easily influenced by money politics.”
Reacting to these remarks, Shilling who is also a political secretary to the chief minister demanded an immediate apology from Soon. And he led a group of Iban members from the State constituencies of Pelawan, Nangka, Bukit Assek, Dudong and Bawang Assan to ptotest against Soon’s statement that was carried out by the Chinese papers on Sunday.
He said to the press that the Iban members felt insulted and feared that the issue might divide party members into Chinese and Ibans.
When Soon failed to respond to his demand to apologise, Shilling, according to The Borneo Post today said that legal actions could be taken against him. – The Broken Shield
Source: www.thebrokenshield.blogspot.com
To be honest, no. I am not angry with the person who says it. But I am angry with the Ibans themselves, because Ibans do not know how to cheat. For example, if a candidate gives them money to influence them to vote for him, they will surely vote for him because of the fear of “tulah” (curse).
This the Ibans do not learn. They should emulate examples of almost all our YBs who promise the voters this and that. While we must admit that some promises do materialize, but the majority of them is empty. And yet they do not “tulah”. Instead of “tulah”, they become “kaya raya” taking away our NCR land.
I am just the opposite of Andrew Shilling, SUPP Sibu Bumiputra chairman. He is very angry with SUPP assistant minister and state assemblyman for Dudong, Soon Choon Teck who hinted that the Iban party members were easily influenced by money politics.
Soon said: “The socio-economic position of the Ibans is still behind others, and as such they could be easily influenced by money politics.”
Reacting to these remarks, Shilling who is also a political secretary to the chief minister demanded an immediate apology from Soon. And he led a group of Iban members from the State constituencies of Pelawan, Nangka, Bukit Assek, Dudong and Bawang Assan to ptotest against Soon’s statement that was carried out by the Chinese papers on Sunday.
He said to the press that the Iban members felt insulted and feared that the issue might divide party members into Chinese and Ibans.
When Soon failed to respond to his demand to apologise, Shilling, according to The Borneo Post today said that legal actions could be taken against him. – The Broken Shield
Source: www.thebrokenshield.blogspot.com
