NAJIB REMINDS LEADERS AGAINST POLITICAL RHETORIC

JOHOR BAHARU (Malaysia), April 21 (Bernama) -- Leaders of the ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front/BN) component parties have been reminded that political rhetoric could erode public confidence in the party.

Prime Minister Najib Razak said the people would be most unhappy if what had
been promised to them were not fulfilled.

"If we make a certain promise, we must deliver the promise and our
administration will ensure that the people's aspirations are met in the best
possible way," he said.

Najib said this at a dinner with leaders of the southern state of Johor BN
component parties, here Monday night.

Also present were his deputy, Muhyiddin Yassin, State BN chairman Abdul
Ghani Othman and chairmen of the State BN component parties.

Najib said the BN should be helming whatever transformation that was going
on in the country.

As such, he said the BN could no longer afford to treat the present
situation as "business as usual".

The changes that the BN should be carrying out included breaking the wall
that divided the various ethnic groups in the country and turn the party into
one that fully represented all the ethnic groups, he said.

"I believe the dividing wall between the ethnic groups can be demolished,"
he said, expressing his confidence that such efforts would be fruitful.
-- BERNAMA