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Kit Siang: 'Wasatiyyah' giving way to hate and lies
Published:  May 28, 2017 4:06 PM
Updated: 8:12 AM

The Najib-administration's "wasatiyyah" (moderation) push appear to be giving way to lies, hate, fear and bigotry, said DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang today.

Citing the recent outcry over Selangor state legislative assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh's book, Lim said values opposite to "moderation" are seeking to dictate public discourse.

"This is the irony of ironies. Malaysia is seeking to preach the 'wasatiyyah' (moderation) principles of justice, balance, mutual respect and excellence to all communities, nations and faiths in the world through the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) initiative.

"But inside the country in recent times, 'waaatiyyah' seems to be giving way to very opposite values of extremism, excesses and fanaticism," said Lim in a statement today.

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