Former army man-turned protest leader Mohd Ali Baharom is not welcome in Malacca, said Chief Minister Idris Haron.

Idris said he would not allow Mohd Ali, better known as Ali Tinju, to destroy the state’s long history of racial unity.

“At any cost, I will not allow any person to snatch our solidarity and strong bonds that have been at its pinnacle since time immemorial.

“We have respected each other for many years and those with malice are not welcome here,” Idris was quoted as saying by The Star .

Mohd Ali ( photo ) said he is going to hold a rally in Melaka Raya this Saturday after ‘Chinese gangsters’ assaulted an immigration officer on Oct 1.

The Malacca chief minister however slammed Mohd Ali for sticking his nose into the state’s affairs.

“Don’t teach me my job, who does he think he is?” Idris said.

Idris also assured Malaccans that no harm would come to them despite Mohd Ali’s warning that Melaka Raya would be unsafe on Saturday.

“I can assure that all Malaccans are safe and no one could utter overt threats or hurt them when I am at helm as the chief minister,” he said.

Idris then urged the media to ignore the Malay army veterans association president.

“It’s not worth mentioning his name at all and giving him unnecessary publicity that would only make him to continue issuing nonsensical and absurd statements. Just blanket him from the media,” he said.

Yesterday Malacca police chief Chua Ghee Lye said any rally to be held in the state this Saturday will be illegal.

He also said it would be disrespectful to Malacca’s governor, who will be holding an investiture ceremony that day.