KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who joined millions of Malaysians in celebrating the Chinese New Year on Sunday, wants the people of all races to strengthen their resolve in nurturing national unity.
Speaking to reporters at the MCA open house at Wisma MCA in Jalan Ampang here, Najib said with this year being the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar, the people should also be strong-willed like a tiger in defending racial unity.
He added that tiger was a symbol of strength and resilience -- a reflection of Malaysia's own image.
"I hope that the 1Malaysia spirit, the spirit of the Malaysian tiger, will be the basis for us in nurturing national unity and in developing the country," he said.
This is Najib's first Chinese New Year open house attendance since becoming the Prime Minister on April 3 last year.
Meanwhile, in his live cross-over Chinese New Year message on TV3, Najib urged the people to celebrate the Chinese New Year in the spirit of 1Malaysia and in full confidence of the country's future.
He said that if all Malaysians internalised the 1Malaysia concept which he mooted, they would march on as one race.
"I wish everyone, in particular the Chinese, a happy Chinese New Year. Let us celebrate the merriment in the 1Malaysia spirit and in full confidence of the country's future," he said.
Najib said the 1Malaysia concept was not a slogan but a philosophy underlying the policies and programmes implemented by all ministries and government agencies.
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