KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed’s so-called Citizen’s Declaration, an alliance with opposition leaders to oust Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as prime minister will not last long, says MIC president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. He said this is a marriage of reluctance for common convenience such as marriage is not founded on love and stability. He said it might not last. He told this to the reporters here Saturday.
The health minister was commenting on the latest anti-Najib campaign led by Dr Mahathir, a former prime minister. On Friday, more than 50 people, including DAP’s Lim Kit Siang and Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Mohamed Azmin Ali from PKR, signed the declaration.
Dr Subramaniam said all parties should respect the country’s democratic system and any dissatisfaction should be resolved through existing channels. He said they are practising a democratic system based on the existing system in the party. He said any change in leadership is usually based on the system, either through the party or the general election.
“The system is there to decide who should be the leader. We don’t want a culture where leaders can be overthrown by street forces, to come to Malaysia. We must strengthen our political system, democratic system within the system. If there are weaknesses, you have to strengthen it within our system but not from forces from outside,” he said.
