前首相女兒，社會工作者瑪麗娜馬哈迪公開抨擊國陣政府，指他們對當前的宗教亂局故意視而不見，保持沉默，放任這項課題持續在回教徒與基督教徒之間燃燒。
她質問國陣政府：難道非要等到局勢發展至不可收拾的地步才來亡羊補牢嗎？
瑪麗娜同時指責國陣政府講一套做一套，表面上呼籲全民親善團結，幕後卻對各種極端種族宗教言論採取縱容的態度。【國陣領袖現在已經大失民心，但是，顯然的，他們直到今天還不明白為什麼多數人民唾棄他們。】
瑪麗娜是在她的英文星報專欄向國陣當權者開炮。這也是她歷來措辭最強烈的一篇專欄文章。
她質問：【我們到底擁有怎樣虛偽的領袖？只會空口講要人民諒解與團結，卻放任那些與政府有關聯的所謂非政府組織不斷發表極端的煽動言論！為什麼他們不阻止呢？他們到底害怕什麼？為甚麼害怕？難道他們害怕失去極端主義選民的支持嗎？】
三天前，雪州宗教局在不知會雪州政府的情況之下擅作主張，夥同警方人員到雪州天主教會搗亂，不但違法扣留300多本馬來文本聖經，還濫用權力將兩位神父扣留。這一切都違反了內閣於2009年為基督教徒制定的11項聲明。但是納吉政府卻選擇悶不吭聲，放任雪州宗教局的傲慢與濫權行為。
因此外界對此的解讀，是納吉政府試圖放任雪州宗教局挑動宗教之間的敏感神經，煽動穆斯林與基督教徒之間彼此仇視，從而達到轉移人民焦點，掩蓋治國無能導致民怨沸騰的課題。這種將國民團結、宗教和諧問題也敢敢拿來玩弄，通過挑撥種族宗教仇恨來達到保護政權目的的行為十分要不得，其心可誅！
瑪麗娜以不點名的方式抨擊國家領導人，把自己家人累積財富的事看得比人民疾苦更重要。故意忽略社會弱勢群體的福利，只注重私人利益；這種要不得的行為令人民憤怒。
它不客氣的說：【大馬人民現在被一群無知、沒有知識，沒有文化教育修養但是又狂妄自大的領袖領導著。】
她說：【我們穆斯林逢年過節都祝賀所有大馬人佳節快樂；但是曾幾何時，我們自己的宗教信仰忽然變得那麼脆弱了？脆弱得經不起任何打擊？】
【現在我們穆斯林似乎有越來越多的忌諱了。穆斯林被告知這些不能碰，那些不能看；這在上個世紀的七八十年代是完全沒有的。】她說：【看來《大馬能》Malaysia Boleh有需要改稱為《大馬不能》Malaysia Tak Boleh了！】
她說：【現在我們穆斯林被告知不能夠對其他人好，因為這會危害到我們的信仰；我們也被告知不能對別人坦誠，因為這樣會對我們的宗教信仰帶來傷害；非穆斯林也被告誡不可以跟穆斯林談及宗教問題，因為這樣可能會傷害到他們的信仰。】
曾幾何時，穆斯林對自己的信仰忽然變得那麼沒有信心了？那麼輕易就會被其他宗教影響？
【於是，基本上，馬來穆斯林忽然都成了需要受到無微不至的保護的弱勢群體，我們（穆斯林）沒有政府保護就活不了了？任何其他宗教族群如果取得比我們更大的成功，那就是對我們造成傷害？天呀！他們真的相信通過壓迫其他宗教，就是前往天堂最快的捷徑？什麼邏輯？】
瑪麗娜在專欄中寫道：【現在我們的國家擁有一個不得民心的政府，有趣的是，這個政府好像還不知道為什麼他們不得民心。他們自以為是的認為，人民需要的是給予伊斯蘭宗教更大的權利和金錢；結果更加倒行逆施。】
她說，實際上，人民要求的其實很簡單：公平施政；還有大選前的承諾必須兌現。人民現在惱火的是領導人講一套做一套，輕易推翻自己大選前的承諾，這讓人民感覺受騙了。人民會牢牢記住你言而無信的做法，不要期望人民善忘。今天你不遵守信用，下屆大選將會付出慘重的代價。
Marina Mahathir raps Putrajaya for keeping mum on serious issues
Social activist Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir (pic) hit out at Putrajaya today for keeping silent on simmering contentious issues affecting the country.
In her 「Musings」 column in English daily The Star, Marina said that the country’s leadership may preach about unity, but remained silent over sensitive statements made by certain parties.
「What sort of leadership do we have which only mouths platitudes about moderation and unity, yet has absolutely nothing to say about the type of extreme pronouncements made not only by so-called NGOs, but also by some parts of government?」 she said.
「Are they oblivious or scared? And if they are scared, why?」
Her article struck a chord with Malaysians, with many sharing it on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Without mentioning names, Marina said that the country’s leaders would rather spend time defending family foibles than speak up for the most vulnerable and defenceless in society.
「How embarrassing is that?」
Malaysians, she said, were being led by people who were ignorant, unschooled and yet proud to be so.
「We have celebrated the Gregorian new year for ages. So how did it suddenly become a Jewish celebration?
「We have wished our fellow Malaysians the best during all our festivities. So how did it suddenly become a threat to our faith? Or is our faith so fragile that it can hardly withstand anything?」
She said on a daily basis, there are more and more things Malaysians are told they cannot touch on, so much so that the country’s slogan of 「Malaysia Boleh」 might as well be turned to 「Malaysia Tak Boleh」.
「We are told we cannot be nice to each other because it might endanger the faith of some of us.
「We are told that we cannot talk frankly because some people, obviously with weaker constitutions than the rest of us, might get offended.
「We cannot do anything without treading on eggshells because some people have paper-thin skins.
「So basically, the Malaysians we are supposed to be proud of are those with weak faith, who need constant government help and have such inferiority complexes, that anything and everything that anyone else does better is offensive to them.
「These are the people who think the fastest way to heaven is to oppress other people. Lovely!」 she said.
She said the country now has a government in power which is disliked by the people and yet, they were unable to understand why that is so.
「And it is responding by thinking that all that the people want is more religion and to be bought.」
Even that is 「failing miserably」, she said.
「There is a simple premise behind election promises and pledges: They need to be kept. Either that or rely on people’s short-term memory. Which isn』t reliable by any measure.
「It’s astounding to me that simple logic doesn』t apply to the way our politicians think.」
She ended her column with her wish for 2014: that many more Malaysians will wake up and realise the danger our country is in.
「That to survive in the world today is by being strong.
「And strength comes from being educated and in tune with the realities of the world, not living in some fantasyland filled with bigots.」
Marina is also the daughter of Malaysia’s longest-serving prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.