Thank you YM Raja Petra, and thank you my fellow Malaysian!

Asalamualaikum YM,

On behalf of my family, I wish to thank you for helping bring about positive change to our coountry in such a short time. It would not have been possible, I believe, had God not put blinkers on the BN leaders so that they could not gauge the true sentiments of the rakyat. It could not have been possible, if communal leaders like you had not had the courage and conviction to believe that change is possible, and to lend us the voters some of that courage and conviction too. I saw the Malaysia that I had yearned for from young, one that is united in spirit and one that places the importance of being Malaysian first, over and above other considerations. In Penang, I saw Indians and Chinese, carrying PAS and PKR flags and Malays carrying DAP flags and the variants thereon (a scene which I believe had been repeated right throughout the country) all united by a common desire for a better and a more just Malaysia.

I pray and I hope that our fellow Malaysians will be far sighted in their expectations of the new state governments. It will not be easy for any of these new governments, but as for me, I am prepared to undertake all the hardships, make all the sacrifices, bear all the burdens and swallow all the pains that come with living in an 'opposition' led state government where federal funds might be stifled and diverted to states governed by BN: just so that my children will not have to undertake, make, bear or swallow any of these hardships. God willing, our sacrifices will bring about a true Malaysian utopia where the country will be governed by the just, for the benefit of all Malaysians.

I look forward to the next 4/5 years where there will be a place for all Malaysians under this, the Malaysian Sun.

As always, may God bless you and your loved ones, and protect our fellow citizens from harm.