TRIBUTE ABDUL - Perdana Library
TRIBUTE ABDUL - Perdana Library
TRIBUTE ABDUL - Perdana Library
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espect in the United Nations. Producing abundant tin and rubber<br />
it was able to finance large systems of communications, health and<br />
education. Though it has thrown up notable men in Administration<br />
like Tunku Kudin and Sultan Idris, it has not so far seen<br />
world figures in the Arts, Literature, Engineering, Science, Philosophy<br />
Religion or even in Heresy. In Medicine its record is of the highest<br />
order. Sir Malcolm Watson was the first to apply the field treatment<br />
in the war against Malaria. Dr. Lim Boon Keng and Dr. Wu<br />
Lien—Teh did grand work in China, in combating plagues. The<br />
Institute of Medical Research (founded in 1902) which discovered<br />
the cause of beri-beri has an international reputation and does<br />
invaluable research.<br />
But in the other fields our standard has a high average but<br />
there has been no world figure of the magnitude that wins a Nobel<br />
prize. Perhaps the Tunku will be so rated. No one in Malaya has<br />
ever received such warm and spontaneous affection, gratitude and<br />
respect. He, after deep thought and with reluctance took over the<br />
headship of the United Malay Nationalist Organisation and went<br />
from strength to strength. Malaya conducts its revolutions with<br />
calm. The Tunku never sought popularity, never tries to create<br />
any personality cult but looks and is the embodiment of good-will<br />
and integrity.<br />
He is the Viscount Atlee type of statesman who without fuss,<br />
bother, hardship or any injustice established a real democracy on<br />
the Parliamentary pattern.<br />
Various facets of the Tunku"s career, personality and achievements<br />
have been portrayed by the various contributors to this book.<br />
Many have paid tributes to his many- faceted character and have<br />
hailed him as Malaya's man of destiny. The Tunku's many<br />
splendoured achievements have been told. His eminence has a<br />
special quality which deserves to be cherished. An endeavour<br />
has been made to arrange them in a logical order. A few of<br />
the Tunku's most characteristic utterances and opinions have<br />
been brought together.