Rafizi slams Opposition rally, urges focus on national issues

The Star

Former Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has taken aim at the Opposition over its “Turun Anwar” rally on Saturday (July 26), saying Malaysians deserve more than political theatrics.  Speaking to reporters after launching the Ayuh Malaysia campaign on Sunday, the Pandan MP said he hopes more politicians will focus on tackling the country’s pressing issues instead of focusing on efforts to topple the government.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00In your speech, the thing that is, the issue that is discussed during the Ravis, how relevant to what Ravis is facing?

00:10No, no, I'm not saying that. Maksud saya, yelah, yelah, kita, I mean, in a country like Malaysia,

00:21every day you have hot political issue. You know, opposition will say one thing about government,

00:28governments will say one thing about opposition, but hardly we hear enough discourses on what,

00:39especially problems that really hit Malaysia in the long run. So, for example, everything that will happen with aging nation,

00:53that is something that I hope we can hear enough from government and from opposition as well,

01:02either dekat himpunan turun ke, either dekat parlimen, you know. So, this preoccupation about changing government

01:09and getting to power, I suppose it's a bread and butter of politicians. But I hope they know that

01:18whoever gets to power, they have to deal with this huge problem. And the public deserve to know

01:26better and to hear more about how exactly they want to resolve these issues. At least on our part,

01:34you know, small as it is, we want to focus on this one solution to it. Having a third sector,

01:45a vibrant third sector, actually is part and parcel of managing and navigating aging problem in the future,

01:54for example, cost of living and so on. So, that's why I don't really take that much interest, you know,

02:00about the politics of the day, on the day-to-day basis, who's more popular, who's going up, who's going down,

02:08whether you have the number to change a government. Because, to me, unless and until both sides,

02:18government and opposition, are able to present concrete plan and focus public's attention

02:30to all these long-term issues, then eventually, I think a lot of the fan-seaters and a lot of the silent majority

02:37just want to get by with our life on day-to-day basis. And that's what I choose to do now.

02:43I'd rather work with all these people and have an impact with them, never mind about, you know,

02:50what's transpired between politicians at the top.

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