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What has race got to do with being AG, asks Tommy - superadmin - 11-26-2021 GEORGE TOWN: Tommy Thomas says he was “surprised” that people did not want him as attorney-general just because he was a non-Malay. He said he thought there would be enough support, particularly from the Pakatan Harapan side, as he was their “traveller AG”. Thomas said a traveller AG was obliged to be aligned to the policies of the government he served. Despite that, he said there was opposition, which he regrets. He said his job was a professional one that did not require him to be of a certain race. “The country needs a legal adviser. Does it really matter what his race is?” he asked in an interview with former diplomat Dennis Ignatius on YouTube. - More -