I refer to the malaysiakini report 'Bloodshed' in Parliament.
While wholeheartedly congratulating the prime minister of our country on his marriage and wishing a blissful married life forever, I am unable to contain the disgust and disdain at how the august Parliament premises could be made into a ‘slaughter house’.
The Parliament is ‘sacred’ in every sense of the word and I am unable to fathom who had given the permission for this ‘blood letting.’
Is the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BBC) full of imbeciles unable to reason out the sanctity of Parliament? Where is the consideration and respect for your Hindu and Buddhist Parliamentarians?
Let alone the fact that this desecration had taken place, Speaker Ramli Ngah Talib, not one of the brightest sparks, had apparently said that, it (slaughtering of animals) is a common practice and not unusual during dinners.
Yes, it could be a common practice during dinners but not in the Parliament grounds! Period. Can the Muslims in the BBC accept the idea of slaughtering swine in the Parliament premises since what is good for the goose is also good for the gander?
In a multiracial and multi-religious country, due respect to the sensitivities of other races goes a long way towards fostering greater unity. Sadly what is happening now in our beloved country is that while one race expects others to respect its beliefs and sensitivities, it fails to observe the same when it comes to others. This is becoming a common thing now.
With our penchant for coming up with the tallest, longest and biggest what-not just to be mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records, looks like we might have been the first to convert an august Parliament building into an abattoir. Surely, Malaysia Boleh. |
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