07-06-2023, 07:30 AM
Multiracial Malaysia: Mahathir rebuts Mahathir
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Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not someone who fears controversy. In fact, he seems to thrive on it.
And he has done it again by making claims that have been described variously as “a travesty”, “incorrect”, “invention”, “illogical” and “baseless propaganda”.
His latest claim is that promoting Malaysia as a multiracial country is against the Federal Constitution.
In responding to Umno Bukit Gelugor information chief Mohd Huzaidi Mohd Hussin who had urged him to stop playing up racial sentiments as most Malays had moved on and were eager to see a resurgence of the nation’s economy, Mahathir tweeted:
“I am just voicing out on what was stated in the Federal Constitution. It’s not against the law to defend the constitution. But what is against the constitution is promoting the country as a multiracial country.
“Is the current government rejecting the Rule of Law including the Federal Constitution that never said Malaysia is a multiracial country. In fact, the constitution stresses upon the ‘Malay-ness’ of Malaysia.”
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And he has done it again by making claims that have been described variously as “a travesty”, “incorrect”, “invention”, “illogical” and “baseless propaganda”.
His latest claim is that promoting Malaysia as a multiracial country is against the Federal Constitution.
In responding to Umno Bukit Gelugor information chief Mohd Huzaidi Mohd Hussin who had urged him to stop playing up racial sentiments as most Malays had moved on and were eager to see a resurgence of the nation’s economy, Mahathir tweeted:
“I am just voicing out on what was stated in the Federal Constitution. It’s not against the law to defend the constitution. But what is against the constitution is promoting the country as a multiracial country.
“Is the current government rejecting the Rule of Law including the Federal Constitution that never said Malaysia is a multiracial country. In fact, the constitution stresses upon the ‘Malay-ness’ of Malaysia.”
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