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From Muin Abdul Majid
CAIRO, May 19 (Bernama) -- The Government will continue to defend and explain issues on the special status of the Malay Rulers, Malays, Islam and Bahasa Malaysia as enshrined in the Federal Constitution, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Sunday.
Likening the constitution as the "joints" and "pillar" of the nation, the deputy prime minister said such provisions should not be questioned and politicised.
He said of late there has been a tendency among certain quarters to raise questions on matters that cannot and should not be disputed by anyone.
"Don't try to meddle nound on these issues as they can cause untoward incidents in our country.
"The government of today will defend the provisions enshrined in the federal constitution," he said when speaking to Malaysian students in Egypt.
Najib is attending the World Economic Froum on the Middle East at the Red Sea Resort of Sharm El Sheikh.
Najib said: "We can have political differences, we can point out policy difference, but we should not question or weaken what has been already stipulated in the constitution," he said.
The deputy prime minister said it was very important that the Muslims were not seen as a weak race in all aspects including in politics.
"If, for instance, we are seen as weak in uniting politically, if there are among us who have differing views after being taken in by certain arguments to the extent of abandoning the true path, the consequence is our position as Muslims will become weaker in our own country," he said.
Emphasising that this should not be allowed to happen, Najib stressed that it was crucial for Muslims to be strong in their own land.
"When the Muslims are strong, it does not mean they will be unfair to non-Muslims," he said.
"We are strong because we want to defend what is our right while we help the non-Muslims in our country. This is the political consensus that has been practised all this while," he added.
Present were his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and Malaysian ambassador to Egypt Datuk Zainal Abidin Abdul Kadir.
Najib and his delegation were taken straight to the function held at a leading hotel here upon arrival in Cairo from Sharm El Sheikh and flew back to the popular Red Sea resort city after the dialogue with the students ended.
-- BERNAMA
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