Malays Must Not Be Too Extreme In Politics
(Bernama) — Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the Malays must not be too extreme in interpreting their political struggles to the extent of making it difficult to unify the ummah.
He said that Allah (God) determined the rise and fall of a government, and the opposition supporters should accept the actual evolution in any struggle.
“If the Malays are too obsessed with daily and weekly politics, I find that the separation will only be to the detriment of the community or the Muslims themselves,” he told reporters after receiving three cows for sacrifice in conjunction with Aidiladha at the Kg Sepri Mosque, here.
Rais said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had already shown a good example when he made time to have tea with opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during a discussion in Parliament.
“This is a positive attitude where after a heated debate, these leaders have shown that there is time for harmony with fellow countrymen and Muslims,” he said.
Such an attitude should be nurtured by Malay leaders so that the cause of the community could be based on the interest of the religion and not purely on narrow political considerations, he said.
