Malaysians should be grateful for Najib's leadership, says Salleh

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 1 Feb 2018 10:34AM · 5 Comments

Communication and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak says it is not easy to be a transformative leader, but Prime Minister Najib Razak's democratic and 'people-centric' approach has resulted in economic prosperity and freedom of speech for Malaysians. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 1, 2018.

MALAYSIANS enjoy economic growth and freedom to express themselves because of the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Razak, said Communication and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak.

“History has shown that many world leaders are losing while attempting to make changes,” he wrote, citing examples of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev who failed to introduce Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (reformation), and former Indonesian president B.J. Habibie who was rejected by his party when reforming the country’s bureaucracy and army.

Salleh also pointed to Anwar Ibrahim who “wanted to bring reform in the Barisan Nasional government (and) was sacked and imprisoned by his own political mentor.”

“This shows that to be a transformative leader, it is not easy, not to mention that if the changes involve a multicultural society,” Salleh wrote.

“Despite many changes, (Najib) has remained PM until now. This is because of his multiculturalist transformational leadership – democratic and ‘people-centric’. As a result, Malaysians today are not only enjoying economic prosperity but also enjoying freedom of speech.”

Salleh said this can be seen in the way that no restriction is imposed on those who criticised Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor, his cabinet ministers, or his party on social media. There were also no restrictions on street demonstrations.

“In fact, there are no arrests such as Operation Lalang on opposition leaders and civil society who continuously criticise, spread slander and disseminate false news on his administration,” he said in his blog  sskeruak.blogspot.my.

“Indeed, Najib has successfully led the BN government, making Malaysia more democratic, upholding the people’s sovereignty, distributing economic opportunities equally, establishing a welfare administration, and implementing moderate Islamic rule.

“Looking forward, we should be grateful for being led by Najib Razak, a transformative and multiculturalist leader,” he wrote. – Bernama, February 1, 2018.

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  • What economic development is the fellow talking about? YOUR LEADERS LOOKED FOR HANDOUT FROM INDIVIDUAL IN THE FORM OF DONATION.........FROM SAUDI......IS THIS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Sellah taking about? Probably APPLICABLE IN SABAH.

    Posted 6 years ago by Mohanarajan murugeson · Reply

  • GO ASK FAMILY OF M. Vasanthapiriya AND INDIRA GANDHI if the should be grateful to Najib..

    Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • It is Najib who should be grateful to the Rakyat for stupidly electing him to be PM which then allows him to pocket our public funds for his own benefit.

    Posted 6 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

  • OMG, even blind people can say things more logical than this

    Posted 6 years ago by Kuasa Rakyat · Reply

  • He is the world worst finance minister wielding money as a weapon to gain popularity. He has no definitive principle governing the country. What can he do when one day the coffer is void of money.

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply