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Soon we would have clocked fifty years of Merdeka. As Malaysians take part in the celebrations lined up to mark our nation's half-a-century birthday, we partake in the pride and success of growth, development and achievements.

At the helm is the ruling party coalition - what we have fondly come to regard as the Barisan Nasional. And not many years from now, we would be sprinting to attain our Wawasan 2020.

But amidst all these success (and failures included) that have come to dot our political landscape, we must be mindful of arrogance and gloated pride. This brings to mind the many billboards and signages screaming 'Satu lagi projek kerajaan Barisan Nasional'.

Having had crossed fifty years of independence and now at the threshold of globalizing forces, it is time to re-visit our political misgivings, namely putting the political or ruling party ahead of the government.

It is true that the winning party forms the government machinery. But in reality, the government is not solely made up of the majority party. It is, in fact, made up of all the parties that have won seats in parliament.

Political parties are there to serve the interests of the nation while the government of the nation gives the winning parties (and independent and opposition candidates) a role to play. So to continue to state that every project and development is a 'Barisan Nasional' initiative is not right.

After all, we must not forget that at the end of the day, it is the citizens hard-earned money and hard work that goes into bringing about and keeping such developments. And we must not forget that our nation is built of the foundation of democracy. Let us keep that torch burning bright.

In the wake of our commitment and zeal in wanting to be a developed nation, we must be prepared to let go of such slanted, grossly distorted politicising of situations. Hopefully, the leadership will re-visit this aspect and make amends.

A timely reconsideration will only score more points for the political party or parties concerned.

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