THE best way to remember Tunku Abdul Rahman’s 118th birthday anniversary is to realise his dream that whatever our race or religion is, we are first and foremost Malaysians, said Lim Kit Siang.

The DAP stalwart said Malaysia cannot succeed as a nation unless all citizens regard themselves first and foremost as Malaysians, followed by their ethnicity and religion.

“It is a sad indictment of Malaysian nation-building that after six decades of nationhood, we are still hounded and haunted by narrow and intolerant politics of race and religion,” said the Iskandar Puteri MP in a statement.

“Nobody is asking Malaysians to stop being Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazans, Ibans, or Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Sikkhs, Taoists, but all must come together first and foremost as Malaysians.”

Lim said Malaysia must remember Bapa Malaysia Tunku’s famous words for Malaysia “to be a beacon of light in a difficult and distracted world”. – February 8, 2021.