Open letter to YAB Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Prime Minister Of Malaysia

Open letter to YAB Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Prime Minister Of Malaysia


Salam in the spirit of 1 Malaysia from all of us in Kuantan,

We applaud your vision of a 'People First, Performance Now' government of the day.

We write in response to you as the Prime Minister of this beloved nation

We are but ordinary 'rakyat', living simple lives in this beautiful city,

Blessed with pure clean air, golden sandy beaches and healthy environments,

The matter in contention is the Lynas rare earth plant in Gebeng,

The MITI minister granted the pioneer status and 12 years tax breaks,

The MB approved the site in Pahang, and the Exco passed the EIA report,

The AELB approved the building of the plant and now it's nearing completion,

All this while, as stakeholders in this matter, we were kept in the dark most of the time,

What the New York Times revealed in March was a shock to most of us,

And the briefing by MP of Kuantan shed more lights on the hazardous nature of the radioactive wastes.

All of a sudden, we were awaken to the nightmare before us,

And the non-partisan Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas committee was formed to voice our concerns

But alas, our petitions and memorandum stop short of reaching you in the Parliament,

Thank God, we the Kuantan folks never give up on this just and noble cause,

Wave after wave of initiatives were launched to create public awareness,

We have forums, peace doves origami, 1000 Mothers Day gathering, Solidarity Walk and more

From a ripple and now turning into a storm, reaching even the Australia shore

Sadly your servants in MOSTI and Pahang State failed miserably to convince us,

In fact most pertinent questions were left unanswered during the first two town hall meetings,

More irresponsibly the remaining scheduled town hall meetings were canceled at the last minutes,

Under tremendous pressure, the Minister of MITI finally announced an international panel to look into all aspect of health and safety.

You confirmed that safety and health of the 'rakyat' will not be compromised in Pekan last month

Now our fate lay in the hands of the IAEA members, of which we do not even have a say.

The bug has been passed from MIDA to AELB to MB to Ministers of MOSTI and MITI,

Dear Mr Prime Minister, as the Numero Uno of this nation, surely this bug must stop at your desk

Give us an offer we cannot refuse,

And forever we'll hold our peace in this Lynas issue.

Leave us a legacy that our children and children's children can be proud of you

Happy Father's day !