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Time should not be wasted on excessive politicking as there is too much
to do to keep the country moving forward, said Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Najib Tun Razak.
“We cannot afford to waste time on excessive
politicking because that will divert our attention from the bigger
issue of fulfilling the mandate of the people in pursuing faster
development.
“With the elections already over, the time has come
for us to move forward as a country,” he said at his first monthly
gathering since the 13th general election with staff of the Prime
Minister's Office.
Najib also urged everyone to heed the advice of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to accept the outcome of the polls.
On
the claim that some 40,000 foreigners had been flown in to boost votes
for the ruling coalition in the polls, the Prime Minister criticised it
as an example of a calculated effort over several months to build public
distrust against the Government.
“The accusation that we brought in 40,000 Mat
Bangla (Bangladeshis) ... does not make sense. It is not possible to
hide so many names on the electoral roll.
“To move 40,000 people,
you would need 100 jumbo jets. To send them to the polling centres, you
would need 1,000 buses. And if they try to vote, I am sure the polling
agents will protest,” Najib said.
He added that the situation was
unhealthy as it created a sense of paranoia among the public as shown in
several incidents on polling day.
“It reached a point where just
because a person looked a little similar (to foreigners), they ended up
being assaulted,” he said.
Najib added that the Barisan-led
Federal Government needed to learn how to better manage negative
perceptions perpetuated against it online.
“Perception can be formed in many ways. Maybe not in a face- to-face meeting but through Facebook,” he said.
He
added that such a “war of perception” had impacted the Government's
credibility in the eyes of the public as some were duped by concerted
efforts to discredit the federal ruling administration.
Source: New Sabah Times
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