A New Malaysia is Born
Much have been said of Permatang Pauh by-election. Some call it as the ‘mother of all election’, ‘A beginning of a new Malaysia’, ‘ A beginning of the end of BN rule’ etc. It does not really matter what people want to call it as the bottom line is Malaysian in general want changes in Malaysia. This by-election is not about any individual nor any parties…this is about DEMOCRACY, JUSTICE, and EQUALITY.
Malaysia should be for all Malaysian and not just for certain races. Gone were the era of one pioneering for their own race only and along the way in championing for their own race they belittle others. When they are championing their race, they said they are protecting their rights. BUT when others are doing the same, they are questioning their rights and even the keris is being used as a symbol of protest and promote the Ketuanan Melayu or Malay supremacy idealism.
To me, it does not matter what race, religion or the colour of our skin. The most important thing is that all of us and our forefathers before us, have in their own way, may it big or small, did contributed to the building of a great Malaysian society. Don’t let racist and greed destroy what had been built for the past 45 years of Malaysia.
I believe that treatment and opportunities should be accorded equally to each and every Malaysian with no marginalisation of any ethnic race. The colour of our skin, ethnicity and religious affiliation should not be a factor in Malaysia. Afterall, as I have said earlier… Malaysia land is for all Malaysian, not just for one race.
This beautiful nation of ours needs to be rid of racist, divide and rule politics of BN. UMNO will not change and the other component parties in BN have shown themselves to be helplessly subservient to UMNO. Only after the recent political tsunami and losing so many seats, I notice, some BN component parties started to voice their dissatisfaction towards UMNO. Some Gerakan delegates have now become so daring as to propose that they pull out of BN. SAPP showing their fangs, MCA may pull out of Barisan Nasional if Umno does not shed its “Ketuanan Melayu” policies says vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat.
