Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin a good example of Malaysian First
According to a news report in malaysia-today.net, the deputy chair of Angkatan Muda Keadilan was criticised by one of his comrades from Perlis Hasmuzair Hassan in the party assembly for openly stated his support for Article 11.
To me, Shamsul Iskandar has always been a man who dares to speak his mind.
He impressed me very much when he openly described the present Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as a weak leader during a live-telecast Debat Perdana over TV1. He did not yield to his co-panelist MCA Youth Secretary Wee Kah Seong who wanted him to retract his remark on Abdullah.
Listen to his reply on the issue of Article 11...
"Menjawab isu berkenaan dalam sesi pengulungan kemudiannya, Shamsul memulakannya dengan serangkap pantun:
Apabila Perlis membuka bicara,
Seluruh perwakilan memberi tumpuan;
Memang adat Angkatan Muda,
Tidak gentar dengan kritikan.
Menurut Shamsul, Angkatan Muda perlu konsisten dan jujur dengan prinsip perjuangan.
"Tahun lalu kita luluskan usul mewujudkan sebuah negara perlembagaan.Artikel 11 itu menjamin kebebasan beragama dalam (perlembagaan) Artikel 11.
"Kalau mereka hendak berforum, berbincang dan berbahas, apakah kita parti politik yang progresif kita hendak gunakan seluruh jentera polis untuk menghalang forum ini (seperti kenyataan Pemuda Umno Johor) - sudah pasti tidak," katanya.
"Sebab ketika hendak berceramah, polis halang tidak beri permit, kita lawan polis, kita kata ini hak kita untuk bersuara. Dalam hal yang sama ini, kita kena tetapkan pendirian dan beri pandangan kita," tegasnya.
--Posted by Raja Petra Kamarudin to Berita &Komentar
According to a news report in malaysia-today.net, the deputy chair of Angkatan Muda Keadilan was criticised by one of his comrades from Perlis Hasmuzair Hassan in the party assembly for openly stated his support for Article 11.
To me, Shamsul Iskandar has always been a man who dares to speak his mind.
He impressed me very much when he openly described the present Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as a weak leader during a live-telecast Debat Perdana over TV1. He did not yield to his co-panelist MCA Youth Secretary Wee Kah Seong who wanted him to retract his remark on Abdullah.
Listen to his reply on the issue of Article 11...
"Menjawab isu berkenaan dalam sesi pengulungan kemudiannya, Shamsul memulakannya dengan serangkap pantun:
Apabila Perlis membuka bicara,
Seluruh perwakilan memberi tumpuan;
Memang adat Angkatan Muda,
Tidak gentar dengan kritikan.
Menurut Shamsul, Angkatan Muda perlu konsisten dan jujur dengan prinsip perjuangan.
"Tahun lalu kita luluskan usul mewujudkan sebuah negara perlembagaan.Artikel 11 itu menjamin kebebasan beragama dalam (perlembagaan) Artikel 11.
"Kalau mereka hendak berforum, berbincang dan berbahas, apakah kita parti politik yang progresif kita hendak gunakan seluruh jentera polis untuk menghalang forum ini (seperti kenyataan Pemuda Umno Johor) - sudah pasti tidak," katanya.
"Sebab ketika hendak berceramah, polis halang tidak beri permit, kita lawan polis, kita kata ini hak kita untuk bersuara. Dalam hal yang sama ini, kita kena tetapkan pendirian dan beri pandangan kita," tegasnya.
--Posted by Raja Petra Kamarudin to Berita &Komentar
Article 11 deserves the support of all Malaysians for freedom of religion is vital for a multiethnic, multireligious and multicultural society like ours.
PM Abdullah has made a grave mistake for banning all talks on freedom of religion.
Shamsul has once again demonstrated to all his courage in upholding the freedom of expression and freedom of religion despite of pressure from his peers.
We need more cool and courageous young politicians like Shamsul (certainly not KJ /Hisham of the UMNO Youth or Wee/Liow / Ling of the MCA Youth ).
Well done, Shamsul.
posted by ronnie liu at 12:25 PM
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