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Media Statement (2) by Lim Kit Siang in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday, 30th July 2008:  Transformational message of March 8 "political tsunami" is to stride forward to a new politics of justice, freedom, solidarity, integrity and progress to replace the old politics of race, religion and class In the United States, Senator Barack Obama's nomination as the Democratic Presidential nominees heralds a new milestone in American nation-building and race relations but in Malaysia, UMNO proposal for Umno-PAS talks marks a regression in Malaysian nation-building and the Vision 2020 objective of a Bangsa Malaysia. The latter repudiates March 8 "political tsunami" where for the first time in half-a-century of nationhood, Malaysians transcended race, religion and political affiliation to vote for change which give primacy and priority to justice, freedom, solidarity, integrity and progress. The March 8 "political tsunami" marks a bold and visionary stride by Malaysians to rise above their communal selves to reach out to a common national identity. It is a great tragedy if the transformational message of March 8 to stride forward to a new politics of justice, freedom, solidarity, integrity and progress is nullified by a throwback to the old narrow and divisive politics of race, religion and class. * Lim Kit Siang,  DAP Parliamentary leader & MP for Ipoh Timor