Youth leaders must uphold democracy, justice, and the spirit of Bangsa Malaysia to ensure the nation's survival and greatness, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Speaking at the 73rd annual general assembly of the Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) on Friday (Jan 10), Anwar emphasised the critical role of young leaders in combating corruption and championing efforts to uplift the poor.
Anwar, who served as MBM’s sixth president, also cautioned against being swayed by racial and religious rhetoric designed to distract from the pursuit of truth and justice.
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Speaking at the 73rd annual general assembly of the Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) on Friday (Jan 10), Anwar emphasised the critical role of young leaders in combating corruption and championing efforts to uplift the poor.
Anwar, who served as MBM’s sixth president, also cautioned against being swayed by racial and religious rhetoric designed to distract from the pursuit of truth and justice.
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00:00The award goes to the Prime Minister, Mr. Bipin Yohormat.
00:10What is the speciality of UDA?
00:16Because of idealism, because of the idea, because of the spirit,
00:25because of the desire to bring change.
00:27Sometimes, it is not enough time to demand change.
00:33This is the speciality of UDA.
00:37UDA, at a young age, has a soft mind,
00:42a humble attitude, and easy to be tolerated by others.
00:48Because they are associated with certain groups,
00:52this is a failure from the point of view of people's soft-heartedness,
00:58people's conscience.
01:01This is not easy.
01:03And of course, they will make a lot of mistakes.
01:07Because of their group, sometimes, it is not enough to make them happy,
01:14or to please them.
01:15But if we understand this,
01:20it is based on the spirit, the desire to bring change.
01:27This is the most fundamental issue for me,
01:33which is fundamental to determine whether we are relevant as a movement,
01:40a trigger for ideas and innovations,
01:42or just a formal organization.
01:46What is the difference between the UDA generation and a normal civil society?
01:54This is because of a group of UDA children who are brave,
02:00who are not patient,
02:03not arrogant, but not patient.
02:07They hate their parents.
02:10They are brave,
02:14happy with their efforts to defend their children's fate.
02:20But you ask me, I am old, I have good luck,
02:25because in the political and sympathetic gala that has not been decided since the late 60s,
02:33I was involved in the student movement,
02:36in the Abib movement, and in the Malaysian Film Council.
02:40I am from the Malaysian Film Council.
02:43Because they can collect the energy of idealistic,
02:47and the energy of various religions, various nations,
02:50and this is a necessity for young people to understand, to understand, to unite.
02:58Is it easy? No.
03:01We are enlarged by our Malay culture,
03:06our Malay culture, our India, our China, our Sarawak, our Kadazan.
03:14For us, our world is just that.
03:17Our fight is just that.
03:21If we don't get out of the fight,
03:26as the saying goes,
03:29then we are determined to think that this is our world.
03:33But the reality of nature and the world is not like that.
03:41And if the atmosphere is affected by movements such as the MBM,
03:50the country and the region,
03:53then we face a different, different group.
03:58So,
04:01in terms of the importance of their movement and base,
04:07in my experience,
04:10from the BKPIM, Abib, then with the 4B, MAYC,
04:17and now with the MAYC and 4B,
04:21I don't really like it.
04:23Then with the Methodist Youth Fellowship,
04:25Young Christian Workers, Hindu Youth Councils, Buddhist Youth Councils,
04:33I don't like it, but I do like it.
04:37Because we are facing a different culture, a different understanding.
04:43But what is its strength?
04:46Its uniqueness?
04:48Then we can summarize what is the meaning of humanity.
04:55What is the similarity of the meaning of freedom?
05:00The meaning of humanity,
05:05the meaning of justice,
05:08which is not limited to skin color and race.
05:13The meaning of world justice,
05:16that the oppressed, the poor and the helpless,
05:20be it Malay, be it indigenous, be it Hindu, be it Chinese, be it Kadazan,
05:25the strength is what must be given defense.
05:31We are matured with experience.
05:35We are matured because we meet, quarrel and make friends.
05:44So we can use it.
05:47We can choose.
05:48So, from the wisdom of Pitchi San,
05:52to shout out to Allah about their race,
05:56about their skin color,
05:59about their fanatic understanding of religion,
06:02about their trivial issues,
06:05or choose to save the nation and the country of Malaysia.
06:09Alhamdulillah.
06:13This nation,
06:16to survive,
06:21as a great nation,
06:24has to accept
06:26that the youth must have that understanding,
06:33affection
06:35and spirit
06:37to change based on fundamental principles and values
06:43a democratic society, a just society,
06:47in a multiracial, plural society.
06:50You accept that? We survive, Inshallah.
07:07Alhamdulillah.