We must be accountable for any words or statements we make. It is the duty of leaders to ensure that their words are calculated and that they are responsible for what they say in Parliament.
When a mistake is made, whether intentionally or otherwise, it is only right for the person to apologise to show he is sensitive to the sentiments of others.
We live in a polychromic and polycultural society and we must remember that we are not merely Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Malays, Chinese or Indians. We are Malaysians first and the latter is secondary.
A good leader should cultivate this truth. Once this is established, it will gradually eradicate narrow selfishness, hatred and prejudice.
Leaders play an important role in shaping the nation, thus it is their responsibility to choose the right course of action to ensure that it doesn’t affect anyone in a negative way.
Lastly, what is done today will be important for the future. There must be a paradigm shift where everyone must acknowledge that unity is the most important priority and we cannot afford to be dogmatic nor orthodox with our views but rather must keep ourselves open to multiple options, value systems, ways of thinking and to learn to embrace humanity with open arms despite our differences and practices.
We should be a mosaic nation where everyone can coexist on equal footing and ever citizen should be respected and perceived as human beings who are special in their own way beyond anything else.
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