IT takes time to execute reforms as time is needed to convince all parties to buy into something which is essential to saving the country from becoming a failed state, said a retired DAP leader.
DAP icon Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang said that reforms is high on the agenda of the national unity government.
“But it will take time as much effort is needed to convince all parties,” the now-retired DAP veteran said.
He said this at a memorial forum to mark the 10th death anniversary of fellow iconic leader Datuk Seri Karpal Singh Deo.
Karpal passed away in a horrific road accident along the North-South Expressway in 2014.
Lim said that reforms are a gradual process, not a revolution.
Lim said that Karpal would be happy with the party’s victory in the recent Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election in Selangor.
“It shows that DAP has managed to demolish the disinformation about the party that we are anti-Malay.”
Lim said that DAP is a reflection of Karpal’s struggle as an organisation that champions the plight of all races.
“We are Malaysians and DAP is an epitome of it.”
Earlier, state DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow, who is also the Penang chief minister, said that Karpal’s legacy and idealism are still relevant in today’s Malaysia.
Despite the fact that DAP is now collaborating with its once bitter foe – Barisan Nasional (Umno) – under the national unity government, Chow said that the ideals of Karpal remain alive and well among the younger leaders.
“I quote Karpal’s famous slogan that if I strike down one Karpal, a hundred will rise. I think it is seen now,” said Chow, who is serving his second term as chief minister.
Chow said that the party is motivated to emulate the struggle of Karpal. – May 19, 2024.
