Sdr. Lim Kit Siang's 70th birthday dinner, Hotel Equotorial, Penang on 20th Feb. 2011

Razaleigh's open letter to Kit Siang
2011-02-20 04:21
By TENGKU RAZALEIGH RAZALEIGH HAMZAH
Dear Kit,
After a long journey in your political career, weathering the often rough and tumble of Malaysian politics, you somehow managed to survive and carve a popular name, an icon among your admirers and a ‘political bug’, so to speak, among your opponents.
So, you are now 70 years of age — not too young but not too old either — to go on treading the political journey.
You have consistently upheld and stood your ground on matters relating to the fundamental rights of all the rakyat, irrespective of race, to free and responsible speech, the rights to enjoy a just and fair distribution of the economic and social wealth of the nation, and to political, judicial and legal justice.
You have consistently and courageously spoken up against the corruption and the various misdeeds and defaults of the government and demanded actions, both in Parliment as well as outside it, depite the possible reprisals, the threats and even possible punitive actions that might be taken against you, which in fact you have suffered in the past.
But you have not kept your silence; you continue to grow bigger and speak even louder.
In the end, it seems to me you are the winner because, despite what your opponents say about you, as long as you know and believe what you stand for is good for the poeple and the country, you are on the right path.
Politicians, and especially those who have been given the mandate to ‘rule’ or ‘govern’ the country, must be honest, trustworthy, clean and efficient.
They must have PRINCIPLES and be consistent in their upholding and promotion of the principles for the good of the rakyat and the country and not be swayed or swerved by their personal interests and greed.
The rakyat look up to a Wakil Rakyat or to a government leader not because he or she is a Malay, a Chinese or an Indian, an Iban or a Kadazan; they look up to you because of your principles — principles that they can respect, trust and emulate.
On this auspicious day, may I quote Georges Pompidou who once said: “A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service”.
Let me now say “Selamat Menyambut Hari Jadi Yang ke-70”, in other words “Happy Birthday to You”.
Wishing you good fortune, good health and long life. May you continue to tread the rough and tumble of the Malaysian political road with even greater tenacity and thrust in the years ahead until we can all together ensure that no one in the country is allowed to create a situation of disaster of the type we have just seen in Tunisia and Egypt.


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Gong Xi Fa Cai open house by DAP Kedah and YB Lee Guan Aik, 14 Feb 2011/Rumah terbuka perayaan tahun baru cina di pdg.Pekan Simpang Kuala, Alor Setar.

Tahun ini DAP Ked. dan Adun Kawasan Kota Darul Aman telah mengadakan rumah terbuka Gong Xi Fa Cai pada malam, jam 8.00 hingga 10.30 dengan mengadakan program pertunjukan tarian, nyanyian, tarian singa dan pertunjukan Kumpulan Chingay dari Alor Setar. Yang hebat adalah kali ini kehadiran dari semua lapisan masyarakat semua kaum di Alor Setar, bertempat di padang Komplex Pekan Simpang Kuala. Yang menakjubkan adalah, kehadiran yang ada adalah hampir lebih kurang 5000 orang, dan di jamu selera kueh muih dan minuman termasuk nasi lemak dan nasi beraini. Sambutan adalah sangat baik dan semua ahli ahli persatuan dari San Sheng dan ahli DAP dari cawangan berdekatan Alor Setar sangat berkerjasama. Pengerusi majlis ia itu Sdr.Dr.Lim Sin Keat, merangkap S/U Penerangan/publisiti DAP Kedah telah mengurus dan menjalankan majlis ini dengan teratur, baik, benar besar dan begitu rupa dan sangatlah berjaya. Terima kasih juga kerana kita berjaya memberi pendidikan kepada rakyat bagaimana menjaga kebersihan dan mengurus sampah sarap dengan cara mengurangkan kegunaan plastik dan mendidik rakyat untuk berdisiplin tidak membuang sampah merata rata kerana pada malam ini kita tidak mengunakan pengisi makanan dan minuman dengan bahan plastik dan thema adalah PEMELIHARAAN ALAM SEKITAR DEMI KESEJAHTERAAN DAN KEHARMONIAN INSAN SEIMBANG.
Bolih dikatakan majlis ini amat berjaya kerana kehadiran begitu ramai menunjukan sangat jelas semua kaum telah menolak perkauman dan berita berita yang mengandungi fitnah fitnah dan ungkapan ungkapan yang berbau perkauman terhadap kerajaan PR dengan dalam masa 3 tahun ini. Rakyat sekarang sangat bijak kerana telah bolih menilaikan perpaduan antara kaum dan inginkan keharmonian dan juga dengan dasar kerajaan yang ikhklas, bersih dan berkebajikan sejak mula mula lagi menerajui negeri pada tahun 2008 lagi.