Federal Constitution determines citizenship, not Umno or Perkasa

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Most of us had heard and seen various comments and actions made by leaders of Umno and a racially extremist organization Perkasa saying that the other Malaysians should be grateful of their citizenship given by "them" and demanded citizenship to withdrawn from those who ask or question their so-called rights.

Please be reminded that it is the Federal Constitution that had granted us the right as Malaysians, not any tom dick and harry like Umno or Perkasa. These two organizations had no right at all to determine whether we should be Malaysians or otherwise.

Umno is just an ordinary political party, while Perkasa is just a tiny association claimed to represent their race, registered under the Societies Act. So these two organizations were never part of the Federal Constitution.

Therefore, do not misuse the Federal Constitution for your political purposes or whatever racially motivated agendas you may have in mind.

The Federal Constitution is for all Malaysians and our rights are enshrined in the nation's highest ever law. Umno or Perkasa had no right to take them away from us nor they have any right to say that "we should be grateful".

Our nation is not established based on the Umno or Perkasa constitution. As such, Umno and Perkasa cannot enforce their respective constitution or by-laws onto the other Malaysians.

If both Umno and Perkasa movements or activities had deliberately threatened the public order and national security of our nation, the Federal Constitution reserves the right to outlaw these two radically race-based organizations in order to preserve peace and harmony of our nation.

We wish to remind both Umno and Perkasa, both of you should be grateful of the Federal Constitution and because of it, you two still exist today, treat your fellow Malaysians with fullest respect and dignity like what we have been treating you!

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