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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.
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Lim
Kit Siang, DAP
Parliamentary leader & MP for Ipoh Timor
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