07-13-2023, 03:40 PM
“Tun M, a misguided representative of a segment and class”
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FORMER premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad might be a chameleon, but this doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be taken seriously and rebutted.
I certainly agree with journalist Terrance Netto that Dr Mahathir despite his crankiness, should be rebutted in every possible way. Thus, the calls for the dismissal of his outmoded even fictitious ideas must be cautiously adopted.
As I have said recently, Dr Mahathir is not a mere retired politician who has nothing better to do than create confusion and disorder in society. Unfortunately, he represents the interests of a certain class or segment of Malaysian society. This segment believes in the idea of Malay hegemony or the Malay-ness of society.
In other words, despite the presence of non-Malays and their culture and vernacular education system, the country, referring to the peninsula, is a Malay land.
From this perspective, even if the Federal Constitution is broad in scope, it must be seen from the perspective of Malay-ness.
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I certainly agree with journalist Terrance Netto that Dr Mahathir despite his crankiness, should be rebutted in every possible way. Thus, the calls for the dismissal of his outmoded even fictitious ideas must be cautiously adopted.
As I have said recently, Dr Mahathir is not a mere retired politician who has nothing better to do than create confusion and disorder in society. Unfortunately, he represents the interests of a certain class or segment of Malaysian society. This segment believes in the idea of Malay hegemony or the Malay-ness of society.
In other words, despite the presence of non-Malays and their culture and vernacular education system, the country, referring to the peninsula, is a Malay land.
From this perspective, even if the Federal Constitution is broad in scope, it must be seen from the perspective of Malay-ness.
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