~what MERDEKA means to me~

What Merdeka means to me? Merdeka is a national day of Malaysia commemorating the independence of  Malaysia from the British colonial rule. To be more specific, it is to celebrate the formation of Malaysia which is on 31st August 1957.

Here are a little facts about how we got our Merdeka ( independence). The effort of  getting our independence was spearheaded by none other than our first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman who had  delegated with the British in London along with the components parties made up by MCA and MIC.

After negotiation, our country Malaysia finally got our independence from the British colonial.  Our country is based on Malaysian Constitution whereby this piece of document outlines the creation of parliament, the executive and the judiciary with a constitutional monarchy known as the Yang Dipertuan Agong as Malaysia's head. Apart from this, the constitution also determines and ensures all citizens right. After independence, we were accepted as the member of commonwealth. Therefore, merdeka means i am a free citizen protected by the malaysian constitution.