SHAH ALAM - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has the right either to choose the action silence or criticism voiced against the former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Speaker Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak said the people of this country can not be impunity questioned Najib who chose to remain silent in response to criticism of Dr Mahathir.
Obviously, he is not able to respond to the attack Dr Mahathir, instead try to show the best examples of civil society in action.
"This is not how things work in a democracy and civil society. He (Najib) remained calm even as he accused of ignoring the issue and did not answer all the allegations leveled at him for his respect for Dr Mahathir.
"But if he does not answer the criticism of Dr Mahathir, he is now accused of provoking and extends the issues that have been documented as well," he said in his blog excerpts sskeruak.blogspot.com yesterday.
He added that, as the people are given the opportunity to criticize, people of this country should also provide an opportunity to receive and reply to Najib leveled criticism.
"No doubt Malaysians have the right to criticize. However, in the meantime, also criticized those who have the right to respond to such criticism. Rights works in two ways.
"We can not criticize him (Najib) for silence, and then, we criticized him for his 'open mouth'," he said.
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