PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he is hurt that Malays are being accused of being racist for participating in the recent Malay Dignity Congress. “I am therefore very surprised when I was advised not to attend this Malay Dignity Congress to discuss their dignity. In multiracial Malaysia, ethnicity was recognised as legitimate and proper because non-natives who had settled down here were free to retain their racial and cultural identity, he noted. Dr Mahathir said in other multiracial countries, non-indigenous citizens tend to identify themselves with the local language and culture. In some other countries, non-indigenous people were violently attacked and some were forced out soon after the country gained independence, he said.

Source: The Star October 25, 2019 08:03 UTC