SAYING SORRY COMES WITH INTEGRITY & HUMILITY, BOTH QUALITIES THAT MAKE GREAT LEADERS.
YOUR Prime Minister (mine is coming soon) said: I do not see why we should apologise (to Tun Salleh Abas. Tan Sri Wan Sulaiman Pawanteh and Datuk George Seah), but let us decide when a cabinet paper on the matter is presented.
He used the majestic WE, which according to adat is reserved for royalty. He should have said, “My government…..”. A royal rap on the knuckles is appropriate. No?
Is it so difficult to just say, “Sorry, we have messed up your life and put your reputation and that of the judiciary into disrepute.”
He could even have said (and maybe gain some credit points that he very much must accumulate, if he intends to hang on before MY PM announces his imminent advent.): “I will say it for Tun Mahatir, because it is only the right thing to do: Sorry SIRS”
Say it lah, with truthfulness and humility and in the true spirit of Islam Hadhari. That could gain you some time and maybe forestall the impending entry of my next PM.
We are used to deriding the Australians every time they make a misstep towards us. We c