For national reconciliation and integration, I think Umno, MCA, DAP and the rest of the political parties, including NGOs, should stop uttering 'pendatang' to each other.
Its time to weigh the consequences, and stop blaming the government if the Sedition Act is not repealed.
Its time to weigh the consequences, and stop blaming the government if the Sedition Act is not repealed.
I must commend Gerakan for taking this action:
Gerakan yesterday suspended the membership of Johor delegate Tan Lai Soon following his “pendatang” (immigrant) remark.Its deputy president Datuk Dr Cheah Soon Hai, at a press conference at the party’s headquarters, said Tan had been given 14 days to respond to a show cause letter starting today.“We have issued him a showcause letter in accordance with Article 17.2 of the party’s Constitution to explain why he should not be expelled from Gerakan.”The decision was made following an emergency meeting that was called in response to complaints lodged by 14 Gerakan members.Taking note that Tan had retracted and had issued an apology over his statement, Dr Cheah said it was now up to the police to probe the Gerakan member under the Sedition Act. Tan had at the party’s 43rd National Delegates’ Conference yesterday suggested that Malays, Chinese and Indians were “pendatang”. He had earlier chastised Umno members for calling Chinese and Indians as ‘pendatang’, saying Malays were no different as they had come from Indonesia.