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A party without renewal ... a party without new blood will die a natural death.
There will be no Malay tsunami in the 14th general elections. I am not saying we are the best party in the world but the alternative is awful.
We will continue to fight this abusive regime. This action provides an even stronger evidence that they must be removed if we want to bring back integrity into our institutions.
I think for too long we’ve depended on the Government. We say, ‘They have to look after this. Why aren’t they doing this? Why aren’t they doing that?’ I think we, as citizens must do something because what we do in Singapore could be that example and light for the world.
I want to do better than I did before because I wouldn’t want to stay the same … As a lot of people say, if you want to win, you have to win against yourself first.
