Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak with PPP president Tan Sri M. Kayveas (on Najib's right) at the party's annual meeting today. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 30, 2014.Barisan Nasional component People’s Progressive Party (PPP) president Tan Sri M. Kayveas today pledged its full support for the prime minister’s decision to maintain the Sedition Act.
"If the Sedition Act can help us maintain peace and unity, it's a way forward. PPP will not be like some half-hearted soothsayers," he said when opening the party’s annual meeting at Putra World Trade Centre this morning.
He said there were only two rules in the game.
"Rule number one, the boss is always right. If the boss is wrong, refer back to rule number one," said Kayveas.
Datuk Seri Najib Razak had announced three days ago at the Umno general assembly that the Sedition Act 1948 will be maintained, reneging on his promise made two years ago to repeal it.
Najib, who is also Umno president, said the Act would be fortified with additional provisions that would make it a crime to insult Islam and other faiths.
Another provision would prohibit talk on Sabah and Sarawak leaving Malaysia.
Najib said this was Umno's wish, adding that he believed their friends in Barisan Nasional (BN) would be with them.
Earlier, Kayveas slammed Pakatan Rakyat for only focusing on negative issues in Malaysia.
"The opposition (in the last five years) has become over-focused on negative issues."
"They want to make it look Malaysia Tak Boleh because every idea, suggesstion, action is met with scepticism and Tak Boleh.
"The opposition has started a trend to focus on each other's weaknesses instead of capitalising on each other's strengths."
Kayveas also said people should talk about the rights of all Malaysians, and not focus on race-based rights only.
"We should talk about Malaysian rights, and not Malay, Chinese or Indian rights."
He added that all Malaysians should learn to speak all four languages to enable them to communicate with 75% people of the world.
"This will be our next competitive edge." – November 30, 2014.
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