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Hafiz the pride of all Malaysians for being crowned All-England singles champion and bringing home the title after 37 years' wait Media Statement by Lim Kit Siang (Petaling Jaya,  Tuesday): Mohd Hafiz Hahsim is the pride of all Malaysians for being crowned All-England singles champion and bringing home the title after 37 years' wait. Hafiz scored a historic win for himself and the country, as the last Malaysian to lift the coveted title was Tan Aik Huang in 1966. It is such feats which bring Malaysians together, regardless of their race, religion, gender or political beliefs - a unifying bond which achieves more in activating the well-springs of nationalism than all the artificial lectures and slogans about patriotism and love for the country. Congrats to Hafiz and may he rise to greater heights in the world of badminton. (18/2/2003) * Lim Kit Siang, DAP National Chairman