It has been clear since the 13th general election (GE13) of May 5 that because there is no genuine understanding, let alone the practice, of public service, it is well-nigh impossible for the state-run media to assist in developing genuine national unity.

For example, soon after the announcement of the results of GE13, a clearly-dejected and, possibly, vengeful Najib Abdul Razak openly declared that what had happened was a "Chinese tsunami".

He blamed Chinese Malaysians for the poor showing of his BN regime. And this coming from a prime minister who, for the duration of his tenure, had never stopped talking about the idea of 1Malaysia...