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By Christopher Lidom
KUCHING, Aug 18: The establishment of a Malay-Muslim only government without the influence of other races is a crazy idea, says Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Minister Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
“To me that is a crazy idea. Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country,” he told a press conference at Civic Center today.
Abdul Karim was responding to a question by reporters, regarding a group of Borneo activists that labelled the proposal by a coalition of Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan to establish a Malay-Muslim government without the multicultural influences as ‘syiok sendiri’.
Abdul Karim said he personally sees the matter as a reflection of thriving democracy practices in Malaysia.
He pointed out that anyone can come up with such an opinion but it is up to everyone to find out whether it is ideal or not.
“It does not mean that when the Muslims NGOs come up with that idea, it will be adopted by the Federal or Sarawak governments,” he said. — DayakDaily
