Remember, "We don't need the Chinese votes"?

I just simply cannot understand why Mahathir, Najib and Ali Rustam are complaining about the Chinese not voting for them.  After all, wasn't it UMNO who told us plainly they don't need the Chinese votes, or have they forgotten?  If they don't need our votes, it is only logical we give it to those who need them.  So why the hue and cry?  What a selfish group of people.  When the Chinese gave them the votes in 1998 to save the party from extinction, they rewarded us by demonising SUQUI.  If that was not bad enough, they unleashed UMNO Youth onto the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, threatening to burn it down. Then, infront of millions of viewers on Merdeka Day that year, SUQUI was crucified and branded as terrorists, Al Maunah, etc. Finally, SUQUI was arm-twisted into signing an agreement that they will never bring up the 14-point appeal anymore.  In the first place, it was Mahathir and his then cabinet who agreed to accepting the 14-point appeal prior to the GE.  After he got what he wanted, he cast SUQUI to the wolves.