Ambiga: Citizenship and not race determines rights
The Bersih 2.0 chair says: 'There is no
discrimination as far as rights arising from citizenship. Either you're a
citizen or not.'
Speaking as the guest of honour at the "Hari Keluarga NGO-NGO" organised
by
the Kelab Belia Kamuning, Sungei Siput, Perak, held last Saturday, at
the Dewan Konvensyen, Taman Tun Sambanthan, Ambiga told a cheering crowd
of 1,000 over that the factor that determined the rights and duties of
the people of this
country was their citizenship and not the size of the community they
belong to.
The beaming
chairperson of Bersih 2.0, Ambiga Srinivasan (left) said, "I
was told that in Malaysia I belonged to a minority race. It had to be
accepted then. Today, I reject it. I firmly declare that in this country
I belong to the majority and I am a citizen."
The beaming
chairperson of Bersih 2.0, Ambiga Srinivasan (left) said, "I
was told that in Malaysia I belonged to a minority race. It had to be
accepted then. Today, I reject it. I firmly declare that in this country
I belong to the majority and I am a citizen."Ambiga said she would begin with the demand for reassessing ourselves as how we look at and explain to each other as citizens.
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