[BUNGARAYA] First two steps in journey of thousand miles (fwd)

["M.G.G. Pillai" <pillai@mgg.pc.my>]

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Speech (3)  by DAP National Chairman Lim Kit Siang at the DAP Siputeh
Solidarity Dinner   Kuala Lumpur on Friday,  5th  March  2000 at 8.30 p.m.:

The two DAP inter-religious and inter-civilisational dialogues with Hadi and
Nik Aziz are only the first two steps in a "journey of a  thousand miles" to
create a new Malaysia where there is compatibility between democracy and
Islam to promote justice, freedom and good governance
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Two nights ago, on 3rd March 2000,  the DAP organised the second
inter-political, inter-religious and inter-civilisational dialogue featuring
the Kelantan Mentri Besar, Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar,
Haji Abdul Halim bin Abdul Rahman, the Speaker of Kelantan State Assembly,
Hj. Wan Abdul Rahim bin Wan Abdullah and the State Executive Councillor
(Social Development, Community Relations, Health and Environment) Hj. Anuar
Tan bin Abdullah  and DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Kerk Kim
Hock on the theme "Islam and a Just Malaysia".

The first DAP inter-political, inter-religious and inter-civilisational
dialogue on the topic ""PAS Terengganu Government - Towards A Just Malaysia"
featured Terengganu PAS Mentri Besar, Haji Hadi Ahmad Awang and four senior
state executive councillors, Mustapha Ali (Economic Development, Petroleum
and Industry), Harun Taib (Education, Dakwah and Syariah Implementation),
Wan Abdul Muttalib Embong (Local  Government and Housing) and former Lord
President Tun Salleh Abas (Special Tasks & Hisbah).
These two DAP inter-religious and inter-civilisational dialogues with Hadi
and Nik Aziz are only the first two steps in a "journey of  a thousand
miles" to create a new Malaysia where there is compatibility between
democracy and Islam to promote justice, freedom and good governance.

In the next four to five years, inter-party, inter-religious and
inter-civilisational forums must be held in various parts of the country and
involve  leaders from all  religions and all  political parties, both
Barisan Alternative and Barisan Nasional if they are willing, to break the
shackles of the past of inter-racial, inter-religious and inter-cultural
suspicion and distrust to build a new Malaysia based on the principles of
justice, freedom, democracy and good governance.

I said on Friday that  political Islam in Malaysia can only succeed in
winning the support of Malaysians, both Muslim and non-Muslim, by
demonstrating that it is full committed to the principles of justice,
freedom, democracy and good governance and it is my hope that the series of
inter-political, inter-religious and inter-civilisational dialogues in the
next few years will make an important contribution towards constructing a
new political paradigm in Malaysia based on the compability of Islam and
democracy.

- Lim Kit Siang -


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