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Due to this, he said implementing the concept would become even more difficult, reported Bernama.<\/p>\n
“I spoke to the Chinese community, the Malays and their views on 1Malaysia differ. It is difficult if they have different interpretations of the concept. Because of this,,1Malaysia needs detailed explanation,” he told reporters after breaking fast in Kodiang, here last night.<\/p>\n
Dr Mahathir also said while the Najib\u2032s administration wanted to bring changes, it had to safeguard the interest of the Bumiputeras as they still needed government help.<\/p>\n
“If they are not helped, then we are finished… we would end up like Singapore. If we practise meritocracy, it has a lot of effects. This is why I say that it can become racist because it takes away the rights of the Malays and other Bumiputeras.<\/p>\n
“If we use the merit system, half of the university students (Bumiputera) don\u2032t qualify. (Bumiputera) traders in cities will also vanish… then i\u2032ts finished,” he added.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the anti-Malaysia demonstrations in Indonesia, Mahathir said there were groups there which were trying to damage the close relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n
“These groups (which organise the demonstrations in Indonesia) do not represent Indonesia. Indonesia has 230 million people… these groups are very small,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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1Malaysia:<\/b>\u00a0is an ongoing programme designed by Malaysian Prime Minister\u00a0Najib Tun Razak on 16 September 2010, calling for the cabinet, government agencies, and civil servants to more strongly emphasise ethnic harmony, national unity, and efficient governance.\u00a01Malaysia stresses national unity and ethnic tolerance. The 2010 values of 1Malaysia as articulated by Najib Razak are perseverance, a culture of excellence, acceptance, loyalty, education, humility, integrity, and meritocracy.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, declaring his support for the 1Malaysia concept, says the problem now was that various races in the country have different interpretations of the slogan, which had become the rallying call of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. Due to this, he said implementing the concept would become even more… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n