We have the duty to question our leaders when we felt they did something wrong. Contrasting opinions must be allowed to flourish in the new Malaysia, and not be dictated or left to “the wisdom of our venerable leaders”. Malaysians have fought hard for the right to be heard – and some are not prepared to relinquish that right so early on in the game, because they want to be a voice in the shaping of a new Malaysia. In the new Malaysia, competing ideas and thoughts that may not be consistent with the new leaders’ must be allowed to be heard, not “at the right time” (a favourite phrase of our past leaders), but immediately. When one has the conviction and facts, the time to speak up is always now.

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Source : Malaysia Kini by Tang Ching Leng