Patriotic spirit a must in each Malaysian - PM Najib

The patriotic spirit and willingness to do whatever it takes to defend the sovereignty of the country must be omnipresent in each Malaysian, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Prime Minister said if love for the nation and willingness to sacrifice to defend the country were deep-rooted in the hearts of all Malaysians, no one would dare to challenge the country's sovereignty.

"We know that if you have the patriotic spirit, our nation will forge ahead because no enemy whether internal of external will dare to do anything to damage it or try to topple the government that has been duly elected by the people." he said.

Najib said this when officiating the "Ekspresi Negaraku" programme at Padang Perbandaran Sandakan here today. Also present were Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak.

He reminded the people on the danger posed by "wolves in sheep''s clothing" among Malaysians saying Malaysian security forces personnel suffered because of this during the intrusion into Sabah by Sulu militants in 2013.