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read more click thisUMNO is simply beyond repair can Tengku Razaleigh’THE PLUMBER CAN HE FIX THE BARISAN SINKING SHIP?The sweet prince is just being a martyr battle with his soul One of Umno’s most respected leaders,Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, has come out to back the closure of the Biro Tata Negara (BTN), saying he was a victim of its controversial courses when he led an opposition front. “Yes I have heard, I have been battered about in seminars, discussions in BTN,” the Gua Musang MP said when asked if he had been a victim of BTN. “They said a lot of things,” he replied when asked to elaborate on the nature of the attacks against him. The Kelantanese prince was also a victim of a hate campaign during Election 1990, when a photograph of him wearing an East Malaysian headgear was widely distributed just days before polls. The photograph of Razaleigh in the headgear, which bore a motif similar to a crucifix, is credited with turning away significant numbers of Muslim votes from Semangat 46, which he led. The BTN, under the Prime Minister’s Department, runs compulsory courses for civil servants and undergraduates and has been accused of promoting hatred and racism by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders. “I think BTN should close down. It has been used to promote personality cults and also used for badgering people who oppose the leadership,” he told reporters after delivering his speech at the United Nations Human Rights Day here. “It’s a waste of money,” said the Gua Musang Umno chief. The PR-led Selangor government recently imposed a ban on its civil servants and students within its state-run educational institutions from attending BTN courses, while Penang — another PR- governed state — is said to be considering similar action. But the hawks in Umno, through Malay-based dailies like Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia, have moved to defend BTN and attacked its critics as “traitors” who are trying to politicise the issue. On Sunday Utusan urged the government not to “bow down” to the opposition on BTN. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz had said that BTN training modules would be revamped to better reflect the 1 Malaysia concept introduced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. However former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been defending the BTN courses and saying that the criticism against it has been exaggerated. read more click this PRAYERS AT the grandest Hindu shrine in Malaysia, IS UNFORGIVEABLE to the muslims The UMNO is on the verge of implosion says Deputy Prime Minister Former prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called on Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Aziz to quit the party for calling him a racist over the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) issue. Nazri had yesterday called Mahathir a racist for supporting and defending the BTN programme which has been slated for a revamp after severe criticism for not keeping with 1Malaysia spirit. Mahathir had said yesterday that there was no need to revamp BTN's training modules in the current form and that it was suitable for instilling the patriotic spirit among Malaysians. 'Umno is also racist' Opening a seminar on the Malaysia-Indonesian economies here today, Mahathir said that if Nazri had described him as racist then Nazri himself should quit because then it would mean that Umno is a racist party. He said that since Nazri belongs to a racist party, the minister must then resign from the party deemed to be racist. "Nazri says I am a racist. Umno is a racist party, it caters to the Malays. If he feel that he does not belong to the racist party he should resign from the party."The BTN controversy has accidentally brought out the hawks and doves within UMNO. Each side has its own say on whether to revamp the BTN curriculum, which has since become the ring for their power wrestling. In the beginning, DPM Muhyiddin Yassin said there was no problem with BTN, which was in full conformity to the national policies. Very soon, a few UMNO ministers, including agriculture minister Noh Omar and women, family and community development minister Sharizat Jalil, followed suit. In a lapse of several days, minister in the PM's department Mohamed Nazri let out a different tune. He said the Cabinet was already reviewing the BTN's problems and found its curriculum not in compliance with the "1Malaysia" spirit, and had made the decision to revamp its content. Nazri was obviously saying something quite different from some of his colleagues. Besides, he divulged very expressly the timing of the Cabinet's reviewing of BTN as well as its decision on the content. That sounds weird. Since the Cabinet has made the decision, why did the DPM and a few other ministers sing in a completely different tune? Deputy minister in the PM's department Ahmad Maslan called up a high-profile media conference and offered his explanation. He said BTN had not done anything wrong and there would be no need for revamp of its curriculum. Instead, he said an additional "1Malaysia" module would be introduced. Many people might not know Ahmad Maslan too well, thinking that he was just another deputy minister without much say. But, this guy carries a different kind of identity. He is not only the helmsman at BTN but also UMNO's information chief! Given his background, it is indeed no easy task for him to take over a position that only a veteran leader has the capacity to shoulder. Talking about the BTN curriculum, this gentleman said the BTN was only trying to instill Malay sovereignty and racist content from the objective factual perspectives not in violation of the "1Malaysia" spirit. His remarks were representative of the extreme rightists within UMNO, a kind of typical defender for Malay nationalism. Although he was explicitly pointing his finger at Lim Kit Siang, it doesn't take a lot of wisdom for anyone to figure out that he was actually aiming his arrow at Nazri. This has grossly infuriated Nazri, who questioned whether the minister or the deputy minister had been represented in the Cabinet meeting, and how a deputy minsiter should question his superior's remarks. On BTN's curriculum and the question of Malay sovereignty, Nazri said the Malay sovereignty was not about the sovereignty of Malay people, but of the Malay rulers and sultans, and as such, it didn't mean the Malays were more superior compared to other races. Well known for his fiery temper, Nazri is nevertheless a relatively moderate and open-minded person in the midst of UMNO's ministers. Moreover, his legal background has allowed him to act in a more rational and logical manner. Among the factions of UMNO, he is said to be closer to Najib, and has won the trust of the PM. The conflicts between Nazri and Ahmad Maslan has now come to the feet of Muhyiddin Yassin. All eyes are now on the DPM where he would stand. Muhyiddin's stand couldn't be clearer. He said, "As the person in charge of BTN, Ahmad Maslan has made the necessary explanation." Up till this point, the hawks and doves have all come out. It will be another story whether the BTN curriculum will eventually be revamped.