Friday August 17, 2007
MCA to continue assisting Wee over rap video mistake
KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA will continue to assist student Wee Meng Chee who has come under fire for his Negaraku rap video clip.
“We feel that young people make mistakes, more so when they are overseas and may not know about the sensitivities at home,” said MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek yesterday.
He said Wee should be given a chance, adding that Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, as the de-facto Law Minister, was merely doing his job, in reference to the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department criticism of Wee’s Mandarin rap number which used the Negaraku as background.
Wee is studying mass communications at Ming Chuan University in Taiwan. On Tuesday, Dr Chua spoke to him for 30 minutes on the phone, telling him where he had gone wrong.
The 24-year-old student has also apologised for the parody but Nazri said the Cabinet was not in the position to forgive him and that “the law would have to take its course.”
Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin said one positive outcome from this issue was that the protests came not just from the Malays but from the Chinese and Indians as well.
He said this augured well for the spirit of patriotism and nationalism among Malaysians.
“Although it is a negative matter raised at a time when we are celebrating our 50th year of independence, I view it as a positive development because the non-Malays are equally angry over the issue,” he said.
In Ipoh, state executive councillor Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir called for an end to debate on the matter and individuals to stop using the issue to gain political mileage.
“This is the act of a youth who has admitted his mistake and has openly apologised.
“We, as caring Malaysians, should accept his apology and not punish him forever,” said Dr Zambry who is state Education, Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman.
Dr Zambry noted that Wee’s video was a display of his innovation and creativity.
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