Just as I finished reading Karim Raslan’s column Ceritalah in TheStar today entitled, “Good Sense has prevailed”,  I was barraged by SMS messages and telephone calls.

Peaceful minds have been disturbed one more time. This time a high-ranking officer of the PM’s department was alleged to have uttered disparaging remarks at a government seminar in Malacca sending a wave of hurt across the nation.

The worst thing is, this happened at a 1Malaysia seminar on the eve of the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak’s forthcoming visit to Malacca.

I am certain the Prime minister will handle the new issue well, in the same manner that he has  handled several other issues since he took over as PM eight months ago. I think it is important for the Prime Minister to send only the right people to the ground. Only the right people who can carry the right messages should be sent to the ground.

I have listened to the Prime Ministers officer like Datuk Mohd. Shafie bin Abdullah addressing at a recent seminar at Shah Alam. He addressed issues well at a seminar attended by multi-racial component party leaders.

I think if we want the 1Malaysia concept to succeed good sense should prevail. Nation building is a very painful process especially in countries with mixed populations. And please, if you could spare some time, do read Karim Raslan’s  “Ceritalah” column from today’s TheStar newspaper.