RING OF FLOWERS: Najib and Rosmah being presented with a giant garland at the Sri Maha Mariaman Dhevasthanam Temple at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with the Thaipusam celebration yesterday. — Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged the Indian community to become a partner to the government based on the ‘nambikei’ concept (believe, trust, confidence and hope) to spur the transformation programme in charting the development towards a high-income economy.
The prime minister said as a partner under the ‘nambikei concept, more could be done for the development of the people, including the Indian community.
“By embracing this concept, there is no problem that cannot be resolved. I trust you, you trust me,” he said when addressing thousands of devotees at Batu Caves attending the Thaipusam celebration here yesterday.
Present were the prime minister’s wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and MIC president Datuk Seri G Palanivel, and Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein.
Najib said all promises made by the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, either to the Indian community or other races would be fulfilled.
He said as important as Thaipusam was to the Hindus as the day of making a vow and praying for a better life, the government was also striving to provide a more secure future and better quality of life to the people.
The prime minister said the government’s undertaking to help the Indian community in all aspects, including education, economy, religion and nationality problem had a positive impact for the assistance rendered was greater than before.
“We have never broken our promises … if the BN government promises to do something, we will do it,” he said.
Najib said besides improving the Indian community’s education, the government would approve the construction of six more Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SRJKT) in Selangor, Perak, Kedah and Johor as decided at a meeting with SRJKT teachers recently.
He said 3,315 identity card and citizenship cases involving the Indian community had been solved since the launch of the MyDaftar programme 10 months ago. — Bernama