Kit Siang asks why Dr Mahathir never called up for saying a non-Malay can be PM

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LIM Kit Siang today questioned why former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was never called up by the police for saying that a non-Malay could be prime minister.

The DAP veteran claimed that Dr Mahathir had in fact mentioned it more than once.

“I also found out that Dr Mahathir mentioned this constitutional fact to frighten the Malays on the grounds that they had lost economic control of the country and risked losing their political power as well.

“In March for instance, he said a non-Malay could become prime minister as early as the next two general elections, which is less than 10 years away,” he said in a statement.

Lim said he differed greatly from Dr Mahathir as he did not expect a non-Malay to become Malaysia’s prime minister in the next 100 years.

“I was stating what is in the Malaysian constitution that any Malaysian, regardless of race or religion, can be prime minister of Malaysia – not to frighten the Malays or non-Malays or as a provocation to anyone,” said the retired politician.

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