JOHOR BARU: Youths are encouraged to have differing opinions, but these should be expressed without going overboard, says MCA Youth chief Ling Tian Soon.
He said youths, especially university students, tend to have opinions that diverge from those of the establishment.
“This is normal. Youths have the right to speak their mind – in fact, they are encouraged to do so through the right channels, such as rallies, without going overboard,” he said after a financial aid presentation ceremony here on Monday (June 23).
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Ling, who is also a Johor executive councillor, was asked to comment on the actions of university students in Sabah who burned a placard bearing the likeness of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday (June 22).
The two-day Gempur Rasuah 2.0 rally, organised by Universiti Malaysia Sabah students, took a controversial turn after protesters burned the image.
PKR Youth chief Kamil Munim also called out the protestors, calling their actions excessive and rude.
