PAGOH: The Government will not bow to pressure over the Interlok novel as the issue has been resolved and the final decision already made, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.He said raising of the issue again to gain support was irresponsible and ill-intended.
"The Government has made its decision. We announced this in Parliament and it was endorsed, so we will hold on to that.
"If the Opposition parties are exploiting the issue by getting non-governmental organisations to again voice objection (against use of the novel as a school textbook), perhaps it's because of the upcoming (Sarawak) election."
Muhyiddin said this when met by reporters after handing over cash aid to flood victims in the Pagoh parliamentary constituency at the Pagoh Sports Complex, here, Thursday.
He was asked to comment on the demand by Chinese and Indian non-governmental organisations Wednesday that the novel by national laureate Datuk Abdullah Hussain be withdrawn as a Malay literature textbook for Form Five students, for what they claimed to be its portrayal of this country as Malay land and the Chinese and Indians as immigrants.
Muhyiddin, who is also Pagoh MP, said the Opposition purposely did not want the issue to end, but to create anti-government feelings. - Bernama
tunku : there is a limit when we can tolerate with some issues.we hope those who keep exploiting the interlok issue will realize that the other party will not keep quiet for long and it is best for the other party not to mention about interlok again. the government had dealt wisely on this matter and the word PARIAH also had been replaced.so shut it up.
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Salute DPM. As soon the 'pariah' issue is over, they come up with a new one. So irresponsible, wasting time and money (the old books have to be replaced with the new one)... and another new one. Can you imagine! What will happen to the students?
This is what you get when you decide to bend backwards or to put rather harshly, to give in to ridiculous demands made in the name of political blackmailing ! Many a times it has been said that when " you start to pay, you 'll pay for the rest of your life" unless of course you have the guts or the political will to put a stop to all these craps, once and for all ! And go to blazes for more demands or subtle threats !!! Why not give these so-called "blackmailers" a taste of their own medicine ! We must admit all of "these craps" that has been thrown around by dissidents, political gangsters and blackmailers, had been kept alive by passive and no-action-taken attitude by relevant authorities. If blame has to be shown then it is these 'in-active' agencies that should be labelled as the culprit ! Surely stern action should be enforced by men of sterner stuff. Meaning, these agencies should never in the first place be filled lame-ducks ! Just take action , ISA for example but of course within the ambit of the law ! They say, when you give in too much, pulling back would certainly be difficult if not totally impossible ! Admitedlly, political objectives seem to be the actual motive for protests, dissents and direct challenges !
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