昨天是首相兼土著团结党主席慕尤丁的73岁诞辰 ,土著团结党青年团长赛沙迪趁机在社媒撰文给他祝寿,但同时不忘暗示“勿忘本心”。

赛沙迪也是麻坡国会议员。他昨晚在Instagram贴出与慕尤丁的合照,忆述自己当初处在人生十字路口的时候,慕尤丁曾劝告他“勿忘本心”。

“我记得,那天我几乎要离开政治,到柔佛接受一个更好的工作机会,之后我还拿到前往牛津大学就读公共政策硕士学位的全额赞助献议。”

“你打了电话劝我勿忘本心(stay true to myself),说由始至终,我们都会一起并肩作战。”

“你这番话就像父亲给人的安心,而这正是我所需要的。”

绝对没有后悔

虽然放弃大好良机,赛沙迪表示,但他没有后悔当初选择加入政治和支持慕尤丁。

“我后悔了吗?绝对没有。”

“我知道你是马来西亚人所需要的领袖,很荣幸过去我能够尽一切能力支持你。”

“尽管我们今天看法不同,但我对你的尊重永远不会消息。”

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Happy Birthday Tan Sri. I remember you as the leader who taught me to stay true to my principles despite the threats that i faced & the goodies offered to woo me away. I remember the day when i almost left politics to focus on a better offer down in Johor & subsequently, a fully-sponsored trip to Oxford for my Masters in Public Policy. You called me up & advised me to stay true to myself. That we will be in this together, from the beginning to the end. Your words were assuring like a father & that’s all that i needed. You knew of the threats which my family & i received as soon as we decided to fight the good fight together. You met up with my parents and assured them that we will overcome this together. Throughout this struggle, i didn’t expect anything from you, because i believed in you wholeheartedly. I know that deep-down, you are a good man. I distinctly remember how your old friends in UMNO left you immediately after you lost power. You were condemned & shamed. Even some of your most loyal supporters left you as soon as they saw that their gravy train would be affected. You braved on & i proudly followed. I followed you expecting nothing in return. I remember how my friends would think that i’m crazy for following an “outcast”. I lost almost all my sources of income immediately. My job as a debate trainer, my job as a part time lecturer, my job as a researcher, even my students were barred from representing the university due to my role in Politics & i ended up missing my graduation ceremony because of Politics. I remember a few UMNO Ministers who met up with me then asking, “How much you paid me?”. I answered, “Tan Sri paid through his conviction in a better Malaysia”. That’s all that i needed. Do i regret this? Absolutely not. I knew that you were the leader Malaysia needed & it was an honour to support you in anyway i could. While we may have differing views today, my respect for you will never die out. I wish you all the best Tan Sri. My prayers will always be with you & your family. May Allah bless you always.

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今年2月底,大马政坛爆发喜来登政变,慕尤丁在前公正党敏派议员、国阵巫统、伊党及砂州政党联盟的支持下,推翻希盟政府,并今年3月出任首相,组织国盟新政府。

不过,土著团结党总裁马哈迪为首的部分领袖,却坚决反对与巫统合作,因此拒绝随着慕尤丁加入执政集团,而这导致土著团结党一分为二,一边是慕尤丁为首的主要派系,而另一边则是马哈迪领军的少数派,包括赛沙迪。