My gut instinct feel that the talks that have been mooted by premier Abdullah Badawi has its own political benefits. Its been there ever since I heard a Malay audience at the social contract forum by the Bar Council mentioned that he fears that the Malays in Malaysia would end up like their counterparts in Singapore.
In addition the Barisan Nasional performed badly and UMNO is plagued with internal conflicts. Ku Li had even gone to the extent of suggesting the union UMNO-PAS. While Hadi Awang's assurance to remain in Pakatan is gratifying chances for the talks to take place is indeed very real.
Personally I do not have an issue with the talks but the topic of Islam and Malays seem exclusive. Looking at it in a wider sense, it actually underlines UMNO's unspoken motive to turn PAS into a racially based party similar to UMNO.
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