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During the aftermath of the Berish 4.0, Najib had publicly dubbed the rally participants as "shallow-minded" and "demo-crazy".
However, the PM, who it seems have turned an embittered man with people asking him to step down following the 1MDB scandal, not only justified the green light his government gave to the "Red Shirt" rally on Wednesday, 16 September, he also said that it was a manifestation of the rise of Malays to defend their dignity and the country's leadership from being condemned and humiliated.
Najib, who is also the UMNO President, was speaking at an assembly for Malay martial art form Silat on Friday, 18 September.
Addressing a crowd of thousands at the National Silat Federation (Pesaka) Silat Assembly 2015 at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur, he said the ethnic Malays of Malaysia should not be disrespected and that the "Red Shirt" demonstration was a testament to this.
In his speech, the Prime Minister also reminded that it was necessary to respect the concept of democracy and stressed that the government cannot be changed through street demonstrations
He said that despite having the right to be angry following several illegal rallies before, Malays still assemble in a civilised manner
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He warned others to never, ever try to challenge the Malay rights
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