KOTA KINABALU: UPKO member and UBF co-founder Nilakrisna James dismissed the allegations made by one of her uncles that her grardfather's house, Rumah Besar, in Bingkor was used on September 16 for anti-government activities. " I find it amusing that some people never read the newspapers and remain ignorant of my noble intentions for September 16.
As one of 17 owners of the house, I have every right to celebrate a party with invited family and friends at my own cost. They are invited not for their political affiliation but because I enjoy their company. It was an open invitation made in the newspaper and the whole State was made aware of this in several news releases," she said in a statement yesterday.
"May I remind people that the UBF is a non-partisan civil rights movement and not a political party and that I have extremely good friends and supporters in nearly every political party in this country whom I greatly respect, including the opposition.
“As a leader with an international outlook, I believe it is time for us to leave primitive behaviours and attitudes and embrace the reality that oppositional leaders are just as capable as Barisan Nasional leaders and they have every right to be accorded the same level of respect and hospitality when invited to people's homes and parties.
"If George Bush is capable of leading the country shaking the hands of Bill Clinton and Great Britain could embrace the reality of a coalition government, the leaders of this country should also emulate such noble behaviours and I believe that in the next election it is absolutely possible for Musa Aman to shake Yong Teck Lee's hands and for Najib to shake the hands of Anwar Ibrahim," said Nilakrisna.
