KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, November 14, 2001: The Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, has urged Malaysians to sustain efforts to consolidate the prevailing racial tolerance and help the nation preserve the prosperity it has been blessed with. He said it was the stability and harmony arising from the spirit of coexistence of all its citizens that steered Malaysia into being the most developed of developing countries. “Without these values we may not be able to advance and prosper at a level we are enjoying now,” Dr. Mahathir said in a message to mark Divali which is being celebrated by all Malaysian Hindus today. Despite Muslims forming the majority of its people, the rights of other communities to profess in other faiths and practice own cultures are preserved and enshrined in the Constitution, he said.
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