In the struggles towards forging a national identity, great efforts have been taken to strengthen national unity in the country, which must be supported by all.
However, recently the state of unity has been fraying at the edges. Ethnic, linguistic and religious divides have deepened, causing genuine pain and hurt to many in our nation. Such a fragile state of unity should not have happened after 50 years of nation building.
New sustained efforts are urgently needed to rebuild our National Unity.