Statement by DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the Subang International Airport before leaving for Sabah on 13th May 1969 at 9.15a.m
I have been instructed by the DAP leadership to go to Sabah with three objectives:
(1) To help independent Parliamentary candidates in Sabah, at the invitation of the Sabah Independents Continue reading DAP in Sabah
Press statement by DAP Organising Secretary, Lim Kit Siang, on 12 May 1969:
The DAP Central Executive Committee of the Democratic Action Party will meet in Kuala Lumpur this Saturday, 17th May 1969 at 2p.m. to lay down the DAP’s strategy and plans for the Parliament and for the various State Assemblies for the next 5 years. The DAP has now emerged as the leading opposition party in the Parliament, with the biggest single opposition parliamentary representation of 13 members. The 13 member DAP Parliamentary group shall be a hard-hitting, vigorous, dynamic and outspoken champion against social injustice, political suppression, racial discrimination, corruption, economic injustice, and all forms of inequalities and injustice.
At 4 p.m. the same day, the DAP will hold a joint meeting of the 13-member DAP Parliamentary group and the 31 DAP State Assemblymen, where National DAP leaders, Dr. Chen Man Hin, (National Chairman), Goh Hock Guan (Secretary-General), Dr.K.S.Das (Deputy Secretary-General) Daing Ibrahim bin Othman (Deputy Secretary-General) and Lim Kit Siang (National Organising Secretary) will address them.
The same night, the DAP plans to hold a mammoth public rally at Suleiman Court in Kuala Lumpur Starting at 7.30p.m. to present the successful Parliamentary and State Assembly candidates, and where the national DAP leaders will make important announcements and speeches.
Statement by DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a Press Conference on 8th May 1969 at 12.30p.m.
Lim Kit Siang reveals details of Alliance committing Malaysia in the World Anti-Communist League
Two days ago, at a public rally at Bagan Ajam, Butterworth, the Minister of Education, Inche Khir Johari, denied a DAP charge that the Alliance had drawn Malaysia into the CIA-sponsored World Anti-Communist League.
This Is what Inche Khir Johari said: “this is far from the truth. We have never been a member of this league.”
Continue reading Lim Kit Siang reveals details of Alliance committing Malaysia in the World Anti-Communist League
Dear People and Voters of Malacca,
I wish first of all to thank the people and voters of Malacca who have shown me great kindness and given me great encouragement and support since Nomination Day, April 5.
This has given the DAP and myself confidence that after 10th May, Malacca will emerge as one of the foremost capitals of the Malaysian Malaysia campaign and regain her historic role of 500 years ago, when she was a leader of ideas, hub of commerce and centre of culture.
The Bandar Melaka Parliamentary constituency is a three cornered contest. Continue reading An Open Letter to the Voters of Malacca by Lim Kit Siang, DAP Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka May 7, 1969
Speech by DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a mammoth DAP public rally at Suleiman Court, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, 7th May 1969
The meaning of a Malaysian Malaysia
Speaking at a public rally at Kangar two days ago, the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman said: “Jawatan Perdana Menteri Malaysia sa-lama2-nya akian di-sandang oleh sa-orang berugama Islam kerana ‘Kuasa politik di-negeri ini ada-lah di-dalam tangan orang Melayu.’ (Berita Harian, 7 May). In other words, the office of Prime Minister in Malaysia will always be hold by a Muslim because political power in this country is in the hands of the Malays. Continue reading The meaning of a Malaysian Malaysia
Speech by DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a Dap Public Rally at Klebang Kechil on May 6 at 9p.m:
At a public rally in Batu Pahat, the Secretary-General of the University of Malaya Students’ Union and brother of the National Vice President of Party Rakyat, Syed Hamid Ali, accused the DAP of being a ‘communal party’ for seeking official language status for the Chinese language.
I am not surprised by Syed Hamid Ali’s statement, because he is only repeating the Party Rakyat stand.
The Party Rakyat, which has as its symbol Sukarno’s Indonesia bull wants only one language to exist in Malaysia. Syed Hamid Ali, like his brother and fellow-members in the Party Rakyat, including Inche Hasnul, want Chinese schools to be eliminated.
This is the main reason why the Labour Party broke off with the Party Rakyat, and led to the collapse of the Socialist Front. This is why the present bull’s head minus the pen and wheel symbol of the Labour Party. Continue reading Party Rakyat’s policy in language, education and culture
Speech by Dap Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally at Bandar Hilir Padang on Monday, 5th May 1969:
Lim Kit Siang wants solemn pledge from Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Razak and Tun Tan Siew Sin that after polling day, the government will not clamp down on the activities of the Merdeka University and its sponsors
I have received reports that Alliance and MCA quarters are contemplating taking action after polling day on May 10 to clamp down on the activities of the Merdeka University, and its sponsors, like Mr. Sim Moh Yu and Mr. Lu Ting Yu and others.
I know that Tun Tan Siew Sin and Mr. Khaw Kai Boh, for instance, have privately sworn to destroy the Merdeka University after polling day.
Both Tun Tan and Mr. Khaw have developed a pathological hatred for the Merdeka University, Chinese language, education and culture. But both of them are forced to contain and check their public hatred for the Merdeka University and its sponsors because of the May 10 polling day. Continue reading Will the government clamp down on the activities of the Merdeka University and its sponsors after polling day?
The DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, today issued the following statement (5.5.1969):
The DAP and all peace- loving Malaysians must deplore the senseless and barbaric police shooting and killing of Lim Sun Seng of Kepong two nights ago.
From all accounts, the police fired the first shot directly into the crowed without any previous warning shots into the air. This is a criminal act of irresponsibility, because no policeman should ever fire the first shot into a crowd. The people must be warned first to disperse, with shot into the air.
But in this case, the first shot was aimed at the crowd with the deliberate purpose to kill, and it did kill. The Malaysian people cannot allow or condone trigger-happy or panic-prone policemen prowling around Malaysians towns and villages, with the itch to shoot to kill with the first shot. The police must be specifically instructed forbidden to fire the first shot at the people.
What has aroused public alarm is the report that the youth Lim Sun Seng, was killed from the back. This means that Lim Sun Seng was fleeing from the police, when shot. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang deplores the senseless police killing of Lim Sun Seng in Kepong
Statement by Dap Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, on 4th May 1969
At the Party Rakyat public rally at Tranquerah, the Party Rakyat Parliamentary candidate, Inche Hasnul bin Hadi, has defended Sukarno’s persecution of Chinese in Indonesia.
Inche Hasnul claimed that Sukarno was not anti-Chinese. Then could Inche Hasnul explain why Sukarno persecuted the Chinese mercilessly in Indonesia, and won for himself the name as the greatest persecutor of Chinese, not only in Indonesia, but in South East Asia and the world.
Instead of condemning Sukarno’s anti-Chinese persecutions, Inche Hasnul bin Hadi was only praise and admiration for Sukarno. It is clear Inche Hasnul fully supported Sukarno, who stripped the Chinese in Indonesia of their basic rights, expropriated their property, removed their Chinese names and forced them to use Indonesian names, like Rudi Hartono, the world famous badminton player, who is an Indonesian of Chinese origin, closed down Chinese schools, eliminated Chinese newspapers, and even massacred and slaughtered the Chinese. Continue reading Why is Inche Hasnul bin Hadi defending Sukarno’s persecution of Chinese in Indonesia?
Speech by DAP Organising Secretary and Parliamentary Candidate for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the 10th DAP Public Rally at Wolferstan Road on 3rd May 1969 at 9p.m:
Last Tuesday, some officials of the University of Malaya Students’ Union held a mass rally in Malacca.
Those who attended the rally came away with one common thought: The student rally could well have been a Party Rakyat rally. The things that were said at the student rally were the same things which had been said at previous Party Rakyat rallies.
It is common knowledge that the Party Rakyat helped to organise the student rally. I also know that Inche Hasnul is trying to arrange another student rally in Malacca to help his election campaign.
This is not surprising. The Secretary-General of the Student’s Union, Syed Hamid Ali is known to me. He is the brother of Syed Husin Ali, who is the National Vice Chairman of Party Rakyat. Syed Hamid Ali is himself a member of Party Rakyat, and is in fact Party Rakyat’s chief recruiting officer in the University of Malaya. Continue reading Party Rakyat’s tactics