Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email The Sikh community took the opportunity to request for few things when DPM Muhyiddin attended their Vaisakhi dinner:
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has given the Sikh community an assurance that they will not be left behind in the country’s progress.
The Deputy Prime Minister, who strongly reiterated the need for Malaysians to stay united, said the Sikh community has done a lot for the country, and called on them to continue contributing to the nation’s development.
“The Sikhs have had a long tradition in Malaysia. They are a hardy race, determined and united community,” he said at the Grand Vaisakhi charity dinner hosted by the Malaysian Punjabi Chambers of Commerce and Industries (MPCCI) last night.
Muhyiddin said that being united would allow the country to surge ahead and would lead to a clear and tangible change.
“Whatever our origins, we are all Malaysians,” he said in reference to the 1Malaysia concept.
Muhyiddin said the Government was aware that the recent fragmentation among Malaysians was due to insufficient attention being paid to unity.
“Some have fallen through the gap and this has led to unhappiness and dissent in certain quarters,” he added.
Earlier, MPCCI president Datuk Daljit Singh Dhalliwal called on the Government to recognise Vaisakhi as a national event for Sikhs and that Vaisakhi open houses be sponsored by the Government at the national and state level.
Daljit Singh also requested for more federal aid to be given to Sikh non-governmental organisations and hoped that the Sikh community would not be left out when new policies were formulated.
