Debate on social media can cause disharmony

                                 Tan Sri Joseph Kurup

KUALA LUMPUR - The debate issues of ethnicity and religion openly in social media can threaten the harmony of social life of the country.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said the openness of society, especially the younger generation who often debate the sensitive issues without considering the sensitivity can invite dissatisfaction by some.

"I see a threat to national unity seems to have no boundaries anymore to people who are abroad could also threaten our unity," he said when opening a seminar on the United Nations Development Heritage, and the Watan Vision Ethnic Relations in Malaysia here today.

He said people need a paradigm shift that is a change in management style involves a new concept of national unity.

According to the construction of the nation's unity in multi-ethnic societies should be based on the principle of integration in order to foster and identity of each people to accept differences.

In the meantime, the letter said, the 11th Malaysia Plan (RMK11) that will be addressed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the next parliamentary session, to give more focus to the strengthening of solidarity among the younger generation.

"Therefore, I hope that the report will be prepared based on the discussions that have been conducted in seminar today so that we can use as the basis for an action plan of unity," he said.

According to the action plan will help the government practiced a stronger element of solidarity towards youth in implementing RMK11.