Paradigm Shift of BN leaders - Think beyond multi-racialism

Datuk Dr. M Kayveas, PPP President has been making the statement for many years that BN leaders must think multi-racial and recently 14 May, 2008 the MIC secretary-general Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam is joining PPP in calling the rest of the BN component parties to think likewise.

For the future of BN, it is true there must be a paradigm shift or change in mindset of BN leaders in thinking as one race or Bangsa Malaysia “especially from Umno” quoted by MIC for BN sect-gen to regain the peoples’ support.

MIC ‘doing too little too late’ in supporting our forward thinking “I must think multi-racial” and in sounding out to our brothers in BN had cost us dearly. “MIC too suffered huge losses in the March 8 general election”, he said. “The Indian community staged a silent revolution and had sent a strong message to the party.

Today after the 12th General Election, our two big brothers in BN component parties like MCA and MIC talks about multiracialism in BN. Before the general election, both did not respect the true multiracial party like PPP and were condemning for thinking differently. Even BN-GERAKAN, a multiracial party wanted to destroy another multiracial party like PPP in BN.

Thinking multi-racial is not enough, we must move forward and form the most respected BN multi-racial party by merging the 14 component parties. BN converging to talk about rebranding BN should seriously look at merging the coalition parties. ‘No action talk only’ will only give more opportunities to PKR. Deep in their heart, the Rakyat wants BN to become a truly multiracial party.

Dr. Tan Kim Sai