KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's biggest success has been its ability to transform "a potential Achilles heel" into a competitive advantage, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Najib said that the nation had veered away from the quick-fix of the "melting pot" approach to develop the country.
"As such, there is no need to change the name Samy Vellu to Suhaimi or Sazali; Chua Soi Lek to Salleh, So'ud or Ayoub; John Ambrose can remain the same without changing it to Johan Ambrose.
"We should be proud as we are the only country in the world which allows the existence of Chinese and Tamil schools which use their mother tongue as the medium of instruction," said Najib, who is also the Barisan Nasional chairman, at its convention at Wisma MCA, here, yesterday.
Najib said the government has not carried out any attempts to scrap any culture or change the origins of anyone.
"Each is free to retain their identity."
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