Dr Mahathir said he was surprised that he was advised not to attend the recent Malay Congress. "And now of course, I will be labelled a racist for writing this," said Dr Mahathir, adding that he attended the gathering as he is a Malay too. When citing the history of non-indigenous societies in other countries, Dr Mahathir said when former colonies of European nations gained independence, many of those countries had discriminated against the non-indigenous people. He said in multiracial Malaysia, ethnicity was recognised as legitimate and proper. KW: Malay Dignity Congress, Dr Mahathir, indigenous, racist, Malays, European nations, attacked, Malaysia, citizenship, language, culture

Source: New Strait Times October 25, 2019 07:41 UTC