Malaysia is mine and I am hers — Thomas Fann
SEPTEMBER 16 — As is a routine for me, I sent out my usual Malaysia Day greetings to all those on my WhatsApp broadcast list and into groups I belong to. A friend in a group responded by saying that he is not in the mood to wish anyone Happy Malaysia today, not for lack of patriotism, but that he does not feel any happiness today. He is one unhappy Malaysian and he is probably not alone in feeling unhappy this Malaysia Day and understandably so.
To say that I am not disheartened by these developments would be dishonest, but I want to rise above all these negative polemics and declare that Malaysia is my country and nobody, absolutely no one, can tell me or my fellow citizens otherwise. This country belongs to me and not to politicians or religious leaders who try to define this country or who a Malaysian is by their own narrow and often bigoted lenses.
My identity as a Malaysian is forged through my experiences of interacting with other Malaysians in my school, in my community and in my workplace. I have learnt to appreciate the different cultures, cuisines and faith of my fellow Malaysians and I am the richer for it.
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