Don’t exploit racial issues to gain support, Anwar reminds parties
The prime minister says racial tactics are often used when political parties find themselves in desperate situations.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged political parties not to manipulate racial issues to garner public support at the Malaysia Chinese cultural festival in Melaka. He cautioned that such behavior often occurs when parties face difficult circumstances and their political position is weakened. "When politics becomes convoluted and contentious, parties withdraw support and resort to playing the racial card.
When desperate, they use race again," he stated. Anwar emphasized that racial issues should no longer be the main concern of any community, as Malaysia approaches its 70th year of independence. He called for a collective strength of diverse communities, regardless of who is leading the country. "My speech tonight is more of an appeal - an appeal for us to return to our collective strength.
Every voice counts for our survival," he added. Anwar also reiterated that the government would not tolerate corruption and abuse of power, promising to eradicate it completely. "We will show zero tolerance, and I will continue to act decisively to clean this country of corruption," he declared.
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