The action of the Sarawak DAP Youth in pasting stickers in Chinese on several road signs in Kuching (above) can be considered as insensitive to the sentiments of the plural society in the state.
Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Hall), Abdul Rahman Junaidi said it also violated the Federal Constitution and the National Language Act 1963.
“The DAP should not drag the City Hall into (fulfilling the agenda requirements) of their politics. They should not have done this (disregarding the sensitivity among races like) in Peninsular Malaysia," he said in a statement today.
The statement was issued following the action of a group of Sarawak DAP Youth members who pasted stickers in Chinese characters on several road signs in the city on the grounds that they were needed by tourists from China.
The action, which was led by former Stampin member of Parliament Julian Tan, went viral on social media and received various comments from netizens.
Abdul Rahman said he considered the act as vandalism and a violation of City Hall rules because prior permission was not obtained.
Meanwhile, PBB Youth deputy chief Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman described the action as deliberate to exploit language issues that could cause tensions between the races.
He said PBB Youth was confident that people in Sarawak from various racial and religious backgrounds loved their respective languages and cultures but, at the same time, needed to be realistic in maintaining the harmony between the races enjoyed so far.
"Such a negative political culture is not accepted in Sarawak, which greatly appreciates unity," he said in a statement. - Bernama
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