It will soon be the 20th anniversary of my maiden speech when, despite receiving strong support, I was vilified beyond belief, being pelted with urine filled condoms and packages of human excreta! I will never forgive those gutless MPs and the media who enjoyed my predicament. After the speech, my office received support from Indians, Filipinos, Malaysian Chinese, Aborigines and others but these brave people could not publically support me for obvious reasons.
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