Academic Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi said while PAS' Chinese New Year message came across more as a cautionary note than a celebratory one, he agreed with its secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan's sentiment that Malaysia's diversity is its cornerstone, sustained by mutual respect among different races and faiths.

“I would hope that certain parties take this to heart and perhaps, run courses for its followers about the history and meaning of names in the Chinese community so that none of its members mistakes a communist leader’s family name with hard-working politicians in our country or a minister’s name with a business tycoon,” he told Malaysiakini today...