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The convention's core message was clear: Malaysia needed to move beyond the divisive rhetoric rooted in racial identity. A speaker articulated the urgency of abandoning all forms of communalism, emphasizing that the convention would promote a unifying ideology—Malaysian Malaysia. This slogan aimed to foster a sense of national identity that transcended race, advocating for a Malaysia that belongs equally to Malays, Chinese, Indians, and all other ethnic groups.