Yesterday, Johor Umno chairman Abdul Ghani Othman’s comment that the implementation of a wrongly interpreted concept of Bangsa Malaysia will jeopardise the stability and Constitution of the country.

He described the Bangsa Malaysia concept as a "rojak" of races, which to him, was unacceptable.

"After 49 years of Independence, we should be mature enough not to try and introduce vague and unclear concepts.

"The term Bangsa Malaysia continues to be lauded by our friends under the name of unity and understanding without proper thought for its definition."

Subsequently, the statement has drawn much criticism from other Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties and the Opposition. Among the heavyweight who condemn Ghani, is the Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.

"Malaysian race concept is a general concept that does not require detailed definition," he said.

"It does not need to be defined in detail,"

"I like to stress that it is more towards a state of the mind, meaning that we rid of the prejudices, incompatibility among the races and unwillingness to mix with other races,"

"If we treat it as a state of the mind, I think we can avoid the polemics. And if we try to define it, it will raise a lot of questions and debate on the matter,"

Having said so, it’s good for Ghani to understand that it’s pointless to cry like a baby over the "rojak" concept, so-to-speak.

My advice to Ghani is, rather than overindulging in this trivial matter, it’s good to watch his back and focus on the RM382 billion worth of South Johor Economic Region (SJER).

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