The kris, named Panca Warisan, made another appearance at the 2006 General Assembly.
On both occasions, it had been used in the context of defending certain special privileges accorded to the Malays under the Constitution of Malaysia.
He continued that "force must be used against those who refused to abide by the social contract", insisting that Hishammuddin be tougher in dealing with the Chinese national-type schools, which though publicly funded, are generally independent of the public national school system.
Hashim's remark provoked a response from the opposition Democratic Action Party, which accused him of creating "concern and disquiet among non-Malays in the country.
[2] The original Malay remark was: "Dalam Perhimpunan Agung Umno ini, Datuk Hishammuddin dua kali berturut-turut angkat keris.