During his speech, Sim set forth seven counter-proposals to a statement issued by the UMNO. The proposal included the following points: that all ethnic groups should hold equal status in the eyes of government, that language restrictions were a hindrance to national unity between ethnic groups, that all people should have equal educational opportunities, and that the government should not treat the poor of each ethnic group differently.
沈慕羽在演講中，對巫統大會的決議提出 7 點「反建議」：包括政府對各族應一律平等；強制實行單一語文是全民團結的障礙；教育機會均等；政府扶貧濟弱政策應不分種族...... 等，台下掌聲如雷，大會氣氛慷慨激昂。