The
mysterious 'Saya Pilih Malaysia' campaign took a new twist today with a
newspaper advertisement featuring, among others, two bloggers who
sparked the 'Christian conspiracy' row last year and three Pro-UMNO bloggers
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The two bloggers :
(a) Big Dog, whose real name is Zakhir Mohamad, and
(b) My Anger (Shamsul Yunos)
Both had in May last year made blog postings alleging that DAP had organised a meeting with Christian leaders in Penang at which they took an oath to make Christianity the country's official religion.
The
Christian conspiracy charge took the spotlight in May last year - weeks
before the mammoth Bersih 2.0 rally - when Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia quoted
the two bloggers Big Dog and My Anger in a front-page report with the
screaming headline: "Kristian agama rasmi?" (Christianity the official
religion?).
The report triggered an uproar among Christian leaders that led to a flurry of police reports and counter-reports. This was aggravated by Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein saying there was "some basis" to the claim.
However, five months later, the Home Ministry confirmed that there was no evidence to back the claim and the case was subsequently closed.
(2) PRO-UMNO BLOGGERS
Three other personalities featured in the advertisement carried by all major newspapers today, are prominent pro-BN bloggers
(a) rocky's bru, whose real name is Ahiruddin Attan, and
(b) Apanama (Firdaus Abdullah).
(c) Syed Akbar Ali who goes by the blog name OutSyedTheBox, believed to be close to former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad but has often been critical of both the government and opposition in his blog postings.
The template again uses BN's trademark blue and white colours, but does not specify who is behind the advertisement.
Personalities linked to Blog House
However, four personalities featured in the advertisement are linked to Blog House Malaysia (BHM), whose patron is Mahathir.
Syed Akbar (OutSyedTheBox) is BHM president while Ahiruddin (Rockybru), Firdaus Abdullah (Apanama) and Zakhir (Big Dog) hold the posts of adviser, deputy secretary and treasurer respectively.
BHM too has had its fair share of controversy when its secretary, Tony Yew, lodged a police report against videographer Chan Lilian over a Twitter posting in which she urged Christians to back the Bersih 2.0 rally last year.
The report led the police to raid Chan's home in Penang before carting away her computer and modem.
The 'I Choose Malaysia' advertising blitz, which enters its third week, is not confined to major newspapers but is also broadcast on TV channels RTM1, RTM2, TV3, 8TV, TV9, NTV7, Astro RIA, Astro Awani, Astro Vaanavil and Astro AEC.
This extensive campaign is estimated to run into the millions of ringgit.
Read here for more
(1) "CHRISTIAN CONSPIRACY" BLOGGERS
The two bloggers :
(a) Big Dog, whose real name is Zakhir Mohamad, and
(b) My Anger (Shamsul Yunos)
Both had in May last year made blog postings alleging that DAP had organised a meeting with Christian leaders in Penang at which they took an oath to make Christianity the country's official religion.
The
Christian conspiracy charge took the spotlight in May last year - weeks
before the mammoth Bersih 2.0 rally - when Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia quoted
the two bloggers Big Dog and My Anger in a front-page report with the
screaming headline: "Kristian agama rasmi?" (Christianity the official
religion?).The report triggered an uproar among Christian leaders that led to a flurry of police reports and counter-reports. This was aggravated by Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein saying there was "some basis" to the claim.
However, five months later, the Home Ministry confirmed that there was no evidence to back the claim and the case was subsequently closed.
(2) PRO-UMNO BLOGGERS
Three other personalities featured in the advertisement carried by all major newspapers today, are prominent pro-BN bloggers
(a) rocky's bru, whose real name is Ahiruddin Attan, and
(b) Apanama (Firdaus Abdullah).
(c) Syed Akbar Ali who goes by the blog name OutSyedTheBox, believed to be close to former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad but has often been critical of both the government and opposition in his blog postings.
The template again uses BN's trademark blue and white colours, but does not specify who is behind the advertisement.
Personalities linked to Blog House
However, four personalities featured in the advertisement are linked to Blog House Malaysia (BHM), whose patron is Mahathir.
Syed Akbar (OutSyedTheBox) is BHM president while Ahiruddin (Rockybru), Firdaus Abdullah (Apanama) and Zakhir (Big Dog) hold the posts of adviser, deputy secretary and treasurer respectively.
BHM too has had its fair share of controversy when its secretary, Tony Yew, lodged a police report against videographer Chan Lilian over a Twitter posting in which she urged Christians to back the Bersih 2.0 rally last year.
The report led the police to raid Chan's home in Penang before carting away her computer and modem.
The 'I Choose Malaysia' advertising blitz, which enters its third week, is not confined to major newspapers but is also broadcast on TV channels RTM1, RTM2, TV3, 8TV, TV9, NTV7, Astro RIA, Astro Awani, Astro Vaanavil and Astro AEC.
This extensive campaign is estimated to run into the millions of ringgit.
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