Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is set to have his statement taken by the police over remarks he made in a recent interview with Tamil news channel Thanthi TV.
His lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali told FMT that the police will be at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya at 11am today to take the ex-premier’s statement.
A number of police reports were filed over his comments in the interview.
Mahathir, who served as prime minister for 22 years from 1981 to 2003 and then 22 months from 2018 to 2020, claimed that Indian Malaysians are not completely loyal to the country as they still identify with their country of origin.
He said one should identify as Malay to have the right to call the country their own.
“Indian Malaysians do not speak Malay as their native language, they speak Tamil (instead),” he said when the host asked if one can remain loyal to the country while being committed to their roots.
The nonagenarian then said his “problem” is when “immigrants” (Indians and Chinese) call the country their own while professing their own cultures and customs. - Mkini
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