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Put people’s interest first, delegates told
to Malay Rulers who have all this time served as the
» From Front Page symbol of unity and stability, then who else will?
blocking talented members from making progress Therefore let no one twist the facts of history in
in the party. Such despicable behaviour only serves recounting Umno’s actions to amend the law with
to alienate those who sincerely wish to contribute regard to the Rulers. It was never done in bad faith,
to the struggle. but rather with the noble intention of preserving
the Royal Institution and upholding the doctrine
» On New Media of the separation of powers which is the basis of
any democratic government. I wish to take this
Like it or not, we cannot regard the new media as opportunity to remind all Malays not to do things
our enemy. The new generation of Umno leaders which we might regret later. To those who speak
must be active participants in this important de- with a forked tongue, do not pledge allegiance in
velopment. The younger generation of Umno must the morning only to betray by mid afternoon.
be able to speak the language of the cyber com-
munity. They must also be leaders in the utilisation
of technology as an essential part of our political » On the challenges ahead
arsenal. Only then can we win in the battle of ideas The prosperity that we enjoy today is greatly linked
and influence in the arena of politics. to the state of the rest of the world. We will find
it difficult to progress if the global economy con-
» On the Constitution and the tinues to slide. But more importantly, we cannot
recover if there is no confidence from the people.
Malay Rulers In fact, a precondition of economic recovery is
The Malay rulers and the Monarchy are an essential political stability and a nation strongly united. Outgoing youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, wanita chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz and Najib
part of the Constitution. Even though in our system And so in these trying times let us put aside petty wave to the delegates before the joint opening of the assemblies of Umno’s Youth, Wanita and Puteri
the Monarch reigns but does not rule, the state differences and see the bigger picture. Let us put wings.
governments and the federal government rule in the interest of the rakyat over and above narrow
the name of the Malay rulers as the head above political interests.
the executive arm of government. Therefore if the
Malays themselves fail to show the utmost respect Full speech on sun2surf.com
Responses to Pak Lah’s advice
BELOW are the responses
of some of the delegates to
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad
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Umno sees major chal-
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split in the party but should
YOUR
serve as a platform to bring
back the confidence of the
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Malays and the non-Malays
LWEDNESDAYS in Umno.
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