PETALING JAYA: The unity forged between the Malays, Chinese and Indians by our founding fathers should be better appreciated by the younger generation, says Prof Datuk Dr Ramlah Adam.
“Our founding fathers worked hard to lay this down as a foundation and were very clear that Malaysia should be united.
“The people had a common enemy in fighting communism and they were more simple minded and respectful of the leaders. The Alliance, under then Umno president Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj, MCA president Tun Tan Cheng Lock, and MIC president Tun V.T. Sambanthan, was forged in the early 1950s. In January 1956, a Roundtable Conference took place between the Alliance and representatives of the Malay Rulers with British officials in Lancaster House in London to discuss independence for the Federation of Malaya.
Relations were forged between the Alliance and other parties from Sabah and Sarawak which led to the formation of the Barisan Nasional coalition in 1973.“It is not merely about parades, cheering and shouting Merdeka on Aug 31. It has to be about understanding what unity really means for the nation,” she said.
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