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Rais Describes Mallot's Criticism Of Malaysia As Oudated
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - Information Communication and Culture
Minister Dr Rais Yatim Friday described as outdated the criticism
hurled at Malaysia by former United States ambassador to Malaysia John R.
Malott, and said the latter's intention was purely dirty politics.
He said that as an envoy, Malott should not take sides or adopt a stand
which
clearly reflected his political leaning.
"When he was the ambassador in Kuala Lumpur, Malott enjoyed the modernity
and
progress of our country. Of course, he preferred to associate himself with the
opposition. We abhor such an envoy.
"We have to regard him as a political practitioner who is nothing more
or less than (Opposition Leader) Anwar Ibrahim or as one of the members of
People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat - PKR) in Kuala Lumpur," he told
reporters after Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) President G. Palanivel had
called on him at his office, here.
Dr Rais was asked to comment on Malott's article titled "The Price of
Malaysia's Racism", recently carried in The Asian Wall Street Journal, critical
of the 1Malaysia concept initiated by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
Malott had said, among others, that racial and religious tensions were
higher today than when Najib took office as the prime minister in 2009.
Dr Rais said Malott's criticism was baseless because the judicial system,
the parliamentary system and the national education system moulding 1Malaysia
denizens were realities which people like Malott did not comprehend.
"I am amazed that The Asian Wall Street Journal was willing to publish such
an article," he said.
He said the intention behind the article was dirty politics.
The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is a Malaysian political party and is
one of the founding members of the ruling coalition, National Front (Barisan
Nasional - BN), that has been in power since the country achieved independence
in 1957.
The People's Justice Party, often known simply as KeADILan) is a centrist
political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice
Party and the older Malaysian People's Party.
Minister Dr Rais Yatim Friday described as outdated the criticism
hurled at Malaysia by former United States ambassador to Malaysia John R.
Malott, and said the latter's intention was purely dirty politics.
He said that as an envoy, Malott should not take sides or adopt a stand
which
clearly reflected his political leaning.
"When he was the ambassador in Kuala Lumpur, Malott enjoyed the modernity
and
progress of our country. Of course, he preferred to associate himself with the
opposition. We abhor such an envoy.
"We have to regard him as a political practitioner who is nothing more
or less than (Opposition Leader) Anwar Ibrahim or as one of the members of
People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat - PKR) in Kuala Lumpur," he told
reporters after Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) President G. Palanivel had
called on him at his office, here.
Dr Rais was asked to comment on Malott's article titled "The Price of
Malaysia's Racism", recently carried in The Asian Wall Street Journal, critical
of the 1Malaysia concept initiated by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
Malott had said, among others, that racial and religious tensions were
higher today than when Najib took office as the prime minister in 2009.
Dr Rais said Malott's criticism was baseless because the judicial system,
the parliamentary system and the national education system moulding 1Malaysia
denizens were realities which people like Malott did not comprehend.
"I am amazed that The Asian Wall Street Journal was willing to publish such
an article," he said.
He said the intention behind the article was dirty politics.
The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is a Malaysian political party and is
one of the founding members of the ruling coalition, National Front (Barisan
Nasional - BN), that has been in power since the country achieved independence
in 1957.
The People's Justice Party, often known simply as KeADILan) is a centrist
political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice
Party and the older Malaysian People's Party.
