I’m not ashamed of Indian heritage, but still Malay, says Dr M

  • 2 months ago
The former prime minister says his father was born and registered as a Malay from Malaysia.

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00:00Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the High Court today that he is not ashamed of his Indian heritage,
00:07emphasising that it does not change the fact that he is Malay.
00:11He also said that his father was born and registered as a Malay in Malaysia.
00:15This was in response to a question by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zayed Hamidi's lawyer,
00:20who asked whether Mahathir was embarrassed by his South Indian ancestry.
00:25In his testimony, Mahathir said he was unsure if his grandfather or ancestors come from Kerala,
00:31as his family never seriously discussed the matter.
00:34He said Zayed gave the impression that he was lying about his name,
00:38saying that his name is indeed Mahathir Mohamad and not Mahathir, son of Iskandar Kutty.
00:44Mahathir further denied a claim in Barry Wain's book, Mahathir the Malaysian Maverick,
00:49where the author claimed that Mahathir's father bore the name Mohamad Iskandar Kutty
00:54and was of Jawi Peranakan descent.
00:58Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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