AWARD LIM KIT SIANG A TUNSHIP, SAYS ROBERT PHANG

23rd March 2022.
PRESS STATEMENT BY:-
TAN SRI DATUK ROBERT PHANG MIOW SIN.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
CHAIRMAN – SOCIAL CARE FOUNDATION

 

AWARD LIM KIT SIANG A TUNSHIP, SAYS ROBERT PHANG

KUALA LUMPUR:  Prominent social activist Tan Sri Robert Phang has proposed to the government to bestow the title of Tun, the nation’s highest award, to former DAP strongman Lim Kit Siang for his 50 years of political service and as the longest-serving Parliamentarian without fear or favour.

Phang, who is chairman of the Social Care Foundation, said as the Opposition Leader until his retirement from politics over the weekend, Lim has been a pillar in the Parliamentary democracy system practised in the country, a record that would highly unlikely to be equalled by other politicians.

Malaysia practices a  Parliamentary system after Britain’s Westminster model with both the Upper and Lower Houses or Parliament. In Britain, the Leader of the Opposition ranks very high in the order of protocol.

My proposal is apolitical and purely based on according long-overdue recognition to a towering figure in our political history who has contributed immensely to making our democracy alive and kicking. And I sincerely believe, nothing short of a Tunship is fitting for Lim Kit Siang,” Phang said.

He said Lim had been through five decades of thick and thin in the nation’s post-Independence political history, unflinching in his political struggle for a better and more inclusive Malaysia, even spending some years as an Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee.

Contrary to what his critics had labelled Lim, he had shown to be a true and loyal Malaysian and DAP’s record as the party that had over the decades been a very well organized political entity that continuously managed a secure a commanding mandate both at the Federal and State levels was due to the unwavering support to Lim’s stewardship.  He said although the DAP is reputed to a predominantly Chinese-centric, it had a sizeable non-Chinese membership base as well as a multi-racial mix of elected representatives.

Phang echoed the sentiment expressed by Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Rais Yatim who said yesterday that Lim deserved due recognition including an award befitting his service.

God Bless, Sir.

Robert Phang & Family.

“HUMBLENESS IS A GOOD VIRTUE, ARROGANCE SHALL FALL AND THE MEEK WILL RULE THE WORLD”.

 

Tan Sri Datuk Robert Phang Miow Sin.
Justice of the Peace.