n light of the latest, in an increasing line of provocative racist remarks, this time by a principal of a school in Johor, MCCBCHST calls upon the authorities to take prompt and appropriate action to demonstrate that such dastardly acts and words perpetrated by government servants regardless of their rank is not and will not be tolerated in Malaysia.
The Johor school incident, occurring as it did in the runup to the coming National Day celebrations, casts a sombre shadow over the nation’s commitment to a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society where all citizens can be guaranteed a shared destiny in Malaysia as Malaysians based on peace and justice.
The time has passed whereby mere platitudes and words from the national leadership and enforcement authorities in themselves will be enough. The nation needs just and fair actions rather than just words.
MCCBCHST calls for its component religious communities and all other Malaysians regardless of ethnic or religious affiliation to join together to pray that the sitting government will take responsibility to take appropriate action to stop blatant racist acts and utterances.
At the same time, let all peace-loving, fair-minded Malaysians join together to raise an unignoreable chorus of disapproval against racism in all its forms.
LET US STOP RACISM BEFORE RACISM STOPS OUR NATION.
* Rev Dr Thomas Philips is president of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST).
Malaysian Insider
23/08/10
The Johor school incident, occurring as it did in the runup to the coming National Day celebrations, casts a sombre shadow over the nation’s commitment to a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society where all citizens can be guaranteed a shared destiny in Malaysia as Malaysians based on peace and justice.
The time has passed whereby mere platitudes and words from the national leadership and enforcement authorities in themselves will be enough. The nation needs just and fair actions rather than just words.
MCCBCHST calls for its component religious communities and all other Malaysians regardless of ethnic or religious affiliation to join together to pray that the sitting government will take responsibility to take appropriate action to stop blatant racist acts and utterances.
At the same time, let all peace-loving, fair-minded Malaysians join together to raise an unignoreable chorus of disapproval against racism in all its forms.
LET US STOP RACISM BEFORE RACISM STOPS OUR NATION.
* Rev Dr Thomas Philips is president of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST).
Malaysian Insider
23/08/10
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