(Chinese translation below)
Press statement by Teresa Kok, Member of Parliament for Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur dated 17 March 2011
Nazri Aziz’s sweeping statement that Malaysians who live abroad do not love our country is most hurtful and disrespectful of their contribution
I am appalled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Nazri Aziz statement in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday that Malaysians who live abroad don’t deserve the right to have the postal vote because they don’t love Malaysia. He said, “Kalau dah duduk (luar Malaysia) 5-6 tahun, tak balik-balik tu, tak sayang Malaysia lah.”
His statement is most insensitive, hurtful and shows utter disrespect to our fellow Malaysians’ personal choice to live abroad whether for work or studies. He ought to recognize that in today’s globalised world, Malaysians will travel to wherever they can to pursue what they perceive to be a better life, higher income and brighter future for themselves and their loved ones.
This pursuit for a better life must be respected and it is most shameful of Nazri to use it to cast aspersions upon Malaysians who live abroad.
Furthermore, his statement reveals his ignorance of how Malaysians who live abroad contribute to Malaysia’s economy by way of foreign remittance.
I urge Nazri to get off his moral high horse, retract his hurtful statement and apologise unreservedly for his most hurtful remark to Malaysians abroad. Failing which, he gives the Malaysians living abroad yet another reason to stay abroad, far away from the idiocy of Nazri’s insensitive and hurtful remarks.
Teresa Kok
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民主行动党全国组织秘书兼士布爹区国会议员郭素沁於2011年3月17日（星期四）在吉隆坡发表声明
首相署部长纳兹里须对所有住在国外的大马人公开道歉
我对首相署部长纳兹里日前在国会发表“那些住在国外的大马人，不值得拥有邮寄投票的权利，因为他们不爱马来西亚”的言论感到震惊。
纳兹里说：“如果居住（大马以外）了五丶六年都不回来的，就是不爱大马啦！”
纳兹里的言论不但最不敏感和具有伤害性，也显示他完全不尊重大马人的个别选择，不论这些人是国外生活或留学。
纳兹里应该意识到在目前这个全球化的时代，大马人可以为了自己和他们所爱的人，前往任何地方追逐更美好的生活丶更高的收入和更光明的未来。
这种追求更美好生活的权利必须获得尊重，但纳兹里却将它用来中伤居住在国外的大马人，无疑是最可耻的行为。
同时，纳兹里的声明暴露了他的无知。因为这些在国外生活的大马人，把外汇带回来而促进了大马的经济。
我促请纳兹里别再狂妄自大，收回他具有伤害性的言论，并且毫无保留地对所有住在国外的大马人公开道歉；否则，他会让那些住在国外的大马人有另一个理由留在国外，以便远离纳兹里的不敏感和伤害性的愚昧言论。
郭素沁
Nasri is an idiot. He has showed his real color. U know, we have too many of this idiot as MP. Every time they open their mouth is just verbal diarrhoe. Hope the other 50% of the population wake up and change the whole rotten system otherwise, this country disintegrate into oblivion.
Well said MP Teresa Kok. his statement makes him look uneducated and out of touch with the current climate of globalization.
hi Nazri,
what about your children abroad?
do they love what u say…see those pictures of your children…ho.hoho…
This idiot Nazri is a poor excuse for being a MP, shame on him and shame on the people who elected him. His bigoted thinking and arrogance is by training in UMNO.
Enche Nazri,
For your information all those who are residing outside Malaysia including the many Malays, love Malaysia but most of them hate the ruling Government.
The day BN, which is made up of 90% MORONS, is kicked out by the people, I bet you with my life that almost all of them will rush back to Malaysia and contribute to the country.
“HIDUP MALAYSIA” and down with the present BN(unless it changes it’s policy).
a lot of the ruling parties children are living overseas too so why not direct your tirade against that too Mr Minister.
People work overseas trying to have a comfortable life when they eventually return to malaysia. Is there any crime or disloyalty ?
Many Ministers’ children study in the UK, USA and Russia.
Are they disloyal to Malaysia? Why don’t they study at UiTM? Do they think that UiTM is not on par with the foreign “budaya-kuning” universities? How dare they be so disloyal to Malaysia!
What a bunch of hypocrites!!!
That chap must be so cocky. There is a widespread knowledge that many ministers and prominent personalities friends, relatives and children even when supposely photographed attending social events here – holds either a PR / dual citizenship (quietly !) or are actually based overseas (with many in neighbouring Sg. He’s just trying to hood wink the rural folks as usual
Nazwi mangkuk is of course only referring to specific people such as Razak Baginda+family in Oxford, UK, Sulaiman Taib+family in Canada/USA, BN own families and kids overseas, and other tak-sayang-malaysia groups of people….. .
Thus, all foreign ambassadors of all nations are traitors!
The fact is; Nazri is worried BN will not get a vote from them, as they are better informed about the developments in Malaysia and they are brave to say NO to BN.
Nazri, I have a message for you: Those who talk balderdash and nonsense are traitors to the country. Since you talk trash, you have the privilege of being the No 1 traitor to the country. Frankly, Nazri, you are trash. You are a disgrace to your country.