Emulate Tun Dr Ismail's firmness, integrity to keep country safe, Anwar tells youth

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Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has advised the young generation to emulate the firmness and the high degree of integrity demonstrated by the late former deputy prime minister Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman.  The Prime Minister said that in his speech at the Commemoration ceremony of the late statesman Tun Dr Ismail Al-Haj- the Pillar of National Unity at Dataran Merdeka on Wednesday (Aug 2) that these two qualities had to be inculcated in all young people because they have the important duty and responsibility of keeping the country safe.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4fk4uzzf  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Dato Sri Anwar bin Ibrahim, Prime Minister, to deliver a speech.

00:06 With all his respect, please.

00:09 No one can deny that Dr Ismail is a nationalist, a nationalist, a nationalist,

00:23 a nationalist who is in the UNO and is representing the UNO as a third party.

00:29 No one can deny that.

00:31 But his message never ran away.

00:34 That to save the Malay land,

00:38 and then Malaysia must raise a generation with awareness of the Malay nation's dignity,

00:48 maintain harmony, strengthen the relationship between the Chinese and Indian people before Sabah and Sarawak.

00:58 I still remember his speech at the UNO, the Muslim League.

01:04 He never ran away from the point of view of consistency and consistency.

01:09 Emphasizing the need for this country to be saved with an open attitude

01:16 to accept all citizens in one spirit of the Tulin family.

01:23 This is what we must learn. Remembering the role of the Muslim figures,

01:28 not to talk about dust, not for nostalgia,

01:36 but to revive the message of their sacred voice,

01:43 how to lay the foundation and save the nation.

01:49 And for me, among the most relevant things in our discussion in the month of nationality,

01:57 before the day of independence of Malaysia, 31 August,

02:01 and the day of Malaysia, we together with Sabah and Sarawak, 16 September,

02:06 is to revive the sacred voice, the idealism, the firm principle,

02:14 which is brought by our leaders, including the spirit of unity,

02:21 living in peace as a big family, a beloved country of Malaysia.

02:26 In fact, there are other figures that we must understand about Dr. Ismail.

02:33 In the political world, not many can create a firm figure.

02:40 After 1969, there was an incident before that.

02:45 Some said that Dr. Ismail was upset because he was a religious man.

02:49 He wanted to strengthen the faith, but he had some foundations that he may not like.

02:56 So he said, let him take a vacation.

02:59 But when the incident of 13 May 1969 happened,

03:07 when the late Tukar Abdul Rahman and Tuan Abdul Razak invited him together,

03:13 especially Tuan Abdul Razak, together in the movement of the country, Magheran,

03:18 they needed a firm figure, with integrity, not corrupt, and respected by the community.

03:26 He was the figure who saved the country from the conflict that happened after 69 May.

03:33 That was Soso.

03:37 At that time, we were grateful, Alhamdulillah,

03:41 our country gave birth to great fighters.

03:46 Imagine, at that time, after 69 May,

03:49 the enmity of the people, according to Tengku Razali, was still strong.

03:55 It was easy to burn, but it was still burning.

03:59 Young people, as good as they heard, this challenged our society,

04:04 they were angry, their spirit was shaken.

04:08 They did not swallow the facts.

04:11 Especially in the world of social media today.

04:16 Two minutes, because we judge,

04:19 judge people, slander people, discuss people,

04:22 with two-minute news that was not swallowed and the principle of inspection.

04:27 At that time, 69, when the incident of 13 May,

04:33 this figure appeared.

04:35 He was invited and he did not think long.

04:39 Not a question of his personality, not a question of his appearance,

04:43 not a question of his attitude and his anger,

04:46 or not satisfied with some of the past.

04:49 His task was only how and how to save the Malay land,

04:59 a newly independent and sovereign country,

05:03 and with determination and courage.

05:05 His character, as it was said earlier,

05:10 not patient, not impatient,

05:13 the wrong is wrong,

05:16 you are caught,

05:18 you violate the law, we punish.

05:21 That's the voice of Dr. Ismail.

05:23 If I get 20% of that voice, I'm safe.

05:27 But his personality is different.

05:35 I'm more relaxed.

05:38 So if you hear a grunt, people do not feel grunts.

05:41 Dr. Ismail, I do not know how he deals with his children.

05:46 But he did not have to speak.

05:49 He came, grunt, maybe a little bit of his mischief,

05:54 everyone was silent.

05:56 And yes, at that time I was a professor, I had not studied politics.

06:02 Politicians know.

06:04 But people respect him because of integrity.

06:07 He can not be bought.

06:09 Not fed with money or wealth.

06:14 And this is what we need to live in the political culture in our country.

06:19 This country is able to save if its leaders have integrity.

06:24 Reject corruption, reject cruelty,

06:27 and firmly implement the laws to save the nation.

06:32 So if I am asked,

06:36 Anwar, in the current generation,

06:39 your turn and your friends to decide,

06:43 Fadhilah from Sarawak, Zahid from Semenanjung,

06:48 Minister of Commerce,

06:52 I am a merchant from Sarawak too.

06:56 What can I say from the experience of this great figure?

07:01 It is a clear foundation.

07:07 To build a nation, the foundation is clear.

07:11 That is to build a country,

07:15 to promote the development,

07:17 to save the country,

07:20 to give hope to every citizen of the country.

07:23 The majority of Malays who still feel left out,

07:26 or the Indians who still feel poor,

07:29 or the Chinese who feel their rights are neglected and not given a chance,

07:34 or the groups in Sabah and Sarawak who feel

07:38 they should be given a reasonable recognition

07:42 according to the Malaysia 1963 agreement.

07:47 But another aspect that we must learn

07:52 is the question of integrity in politics.

07:56 How can we give birth to,

07:59 in the current generation,

08:02 people whose goal is to save the country and the nation?

08:09 How can we give birth to a generation,

08:13 including young people,

08:15 who are bound by the same principle,

08:20 that is,

08:22 together we build,

08:24 to reject social tyranny,

08:27 corruption, and exploitation of power?

08:31 What we are discussing is the initial guarantee.

08:35 Marutul Mabdur Razak,

08:38 and now, the State Secretary, Dr. Ismail.

08:42 But we must question,

08:46 how?

08:49 What is the problem?

08:51 Tens of years later,

08:54 there are figures, I do not want to deny,

08:57 but it is difficult to be compared and competed with,

09:01 figures who have such integrity,

09:04 their speech,

09:06 their voice is firm,

09:09 their personality and character are against corruption,

09:13 and good management,

09:17 and because of that, they are despised by the people.

09:20 Let us pray, Allah Almighty,

09:22 that hopefully,

09:24 that spirit is spread,

09:27 and especially forbidden by young people,

09:31 that we have a duty and responsibility

09:35 to save the country,

09:38 and to make the National Day celebration,

09:41 Malaysia Independence,

09:43 Malay Independence, 1997,

09:46 by digging the treasures,

09:50 and to make it a pure dream,

09:54 of the heroes of the nation and the nation of the world,

09:58 especially the late Dr. Ismail,

10:01 as our leader.

10:03 I would like to thank you once again,

10:06 for being here with us,

10:09 and I choose to leave

10:12 the text that I have prepared,

10:17 because I think it is more reasonable

10:20 to share my feelings and my heart,

10:23 the voice of the heart of Nurani,

10:27 commemorating a great figure,

10:30 Malay, Malaya, and then Malaysia,

10:34 that we have honoured,

10:37 the late Dr. Ismail.

10:40 Thank you.

10:41 May peace be upon you.

10:44 (Applause)

10:46 (Music)

10:49 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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