PUTRAJAYA, SUN:
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says what has been implemented by the government since the nation’s independence 50 years ago is based on the social contract under the Federal Constitution.
Disagreeing with the hosting of a forum on social contract by the Bar Council today, he said discussions on the social contract might lead to feelings of animosity and give rise to tension.
“I think there is no need to hold the forum. No need to discuss this matter.
Discussions will lead to all sorts of reactions from the Malays and when such things happen, then something untoward may happen and may fuel feelings of enmity and lead to a situation which we may not like it. It can create tension (in the country).
“What we lose if we don’t discuss this matter. No need to discuss this matter and the Malays don’t like this issue to be discussed,” he told reporters after launching the “Putrajaya Residents Green Earth Programme With The Prime Minister” here today.
The forum panelists are political scientists Dr Farish Noor and Dr Kua Kia Soong, constitutional lawyer Tommy Thomas and UKM political science lecturer Dr Marvis Puthucheary.
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