Sarawak leaders pan Wan Fayhsal’s ‘Malay only’ PM idea

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State minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah emphasised the need for the country to move beyond such rhetoric, especially after more than six decades of independence.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/12/14/sarawak-leaders-pan-wan-fayhsals-malay-only-pm-idea/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/12/14/pemimpin-sarawak-kecam-idea-pm-untuk-orang-melayu/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SarawakLeaders #MalayOnly #PrimeMinister #WanFayhsal

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00:00 The proposal by Bersatu MP 1 Ahmad Faizal 1 Ahmad Kamal to amend the federal constitution

00:09 to restrict the prime ministership to Malays has received backlash from Sarawak leaders.

00:16 State Minister Abdul Karim Raman Hamza emphasised the need for the country to move beyond such

00:20 rhetoric especially after more than six decades of independence.

00:25 He also stressed the need to do away with such a racist outlook, adding that the nation

00:30 needs leaders who think as Malaysians.

00:33 Karim's comments come following 1 Faizal's challenge to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

00:38 to introduce an amendment to the federal constitution to ensure that only Malays can become the Prime

00:44 Minister.

00:45 He said he will support such a move.

00:48 The Bersatu Youth Chief argued that the approach would help instil confidence among the Malays

00:52 towards the government, following the recent remark by DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang that the

00:58 federal constitution does not prohibit a non-Malay from becoming the Prime Minister.

01:03 Julao MP Larry Seng cautioned against politicising such issues, asserting that it would not benefit

01:09 the country's progress and would only widen the gap between races.

01:14 He also questioned whether this meant natives from Sabah and Sarawak would be barred from

01:18 leading the country in the future.

01:21 Banda Kuching MP Dr Kelvin He also weighed in, saying the vision of the country's founders

01:26 was to build a nation where every Malaysian could contribute.

01:30 (upbeat music)

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