National laureate A Samad Said at the ‘Dari Minda ke Tinta Ilmu: Menghargai Sasterawan Negara’ programme in George Town, Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: National laureate A Samad Said has welcomed the nomination of a non-Malay writer for the country’s highest literary award, Sasterawan Negara, saying the selection process should be solely based on merit and one’s contribution to society. “I foresee that there is bound to be a Chinese or Indian laureate in the near future, we need to get on with times,” Samad, better known as Pak Samad, said on the sidelines of the National Teacher’s Festival here today.
On Saturday, FMT reported that Sarawakian novelist Jong Chian Lai is among the five candidates shortlisted by the country’s highest language body, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.A source said the selection panel headed by prominent academic Salleh Yaapar has already submitted its choice to Maszlee Malik, but has yet to get a response from the education minister.
Pak Samad said a main requirement to be a laureate is service to the people, adding that she or he should not be just a writer who merely writes but never shows up in public.“They must behave, too,” quipped Pak Samad, who became a DAP member in 2015.“If the person’s work is good, contributing to the society, then why not. You can’t give out the national laureate award by just being a Malay. You can’t do that,” he said.
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