To my detractors, you will hear me ‘roar!’ - DYANA SOFYA MOHD DAUD

Malaysiakini : The truth is, I didn’t do it just to be different.

I did it because I felt Malaysia needed a new kind of politics. I had seen how racial politics was nothing but a scam. My mother is Malay, yet she was shunned by the very party that claims to protect Malays.

Hence, the racial model is nothing but a means of power-hungry leaders to stay in power. The only way forward for our country was to break this model of racial politics. And so I chose DAP. For its principle of multi-culturalism. For its principle of standing up for all Malaysians, regardless of race and religion. For its principle of doing what is right, despite the risks and repercussions.

I knew that if I made this choice that I believed was right, I would not have to fear the judgment of history. Of course, joining DAP came with a price. I was immediately scrutinised and lambasted. False stories were created. My words were twisted. I was labelled a ‘pengkhianat’. I was also called many other names.

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