KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today joined more than 10,000 people from of all walks of life to enliven MCA’s Chinese New Year open house held at the Sri Johor Flats field in Cheras here.
Attired in a maroon coloured traditional shirt of the Chinese community, Najib (picture), who was accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and children Ashman and Nooryana Najwa, arrived at 9.45am and was welcomed by a lion dance troupe to the cheers of the audience who were very excited to get a glimpse of the Prime Minister up close.
Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Norainee Abdul Rahman, former prime ministers Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Dr Mahathir’s wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamed Ali.
On hand to welcome the dignitaries was MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and other top leaders of the party.
The guests included Malaysia’s Special Envoy to India and South Asia Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel, Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon and People’s Progressive Party senior vice-president Datuk Maglin Dennis D’Cruz, who is also Deputy Minister of Information, Communications and Culture.
Upon arrival, Najib, who is also chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Muhyiddin, the deputy chairman, boarded a special bus with an open roof to launch the special MCA bus on which the slogan ‘Stability Above Chaos’ is painted.
This is the first time MCA has organised its CNY open outside the party’s headquarters at Wisma MCA in Jalan Ampang, and the move was taken to cater to a bigger crowd.
Najib and all the other leaders, were ushered to the stage to toss the “yee sang” that was prepared for the occassion. Yee sang is a Teochew-style raw fish salad. It is considered a symbol of abundance, prosperity and vigour.
When approached by reporters, Najib said that the open house shows the BN is a coalition that put people first. He said the Year of the Snake bears special significance to the Chinese community in Malaysia at it is hoped to bring many blessings to Malaysians.
He said that the Chinese community believe the Year of the Snake will bring plenty of success and profit. — Bernama
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