I was extremely shocked to read the article 'my father would have been proud' related by Mahathir in the nst, dated 21 march . In the article,Mahathir said his father was Mohamad Iskander and that he said ' my father was one of the few malays who ran away to school to get an education'.
Is our former P.M suffering from demntia to even forget his father's actual name?His father was a indian man from the southern Indian state of Kerala by the name of Mohamad a/l Kutty. Therefore genetically Mahathir whose father is indian and mother a malay would be classified as an indian.However our federal constitution says that any man who profess the religion of Islam, practices the custom and speaks Malay would be considered a malay.Therefore under the constitution definition he was a malay but in reality and factually he is an indian Man. But what surprise me and many Malaysians is why is he ashame of his own indian heritage so much so that he even declare that his father was a malay when that is not true.
In his speech at the PERKASA gathering he even lambasted the non malays for equating NEP policy to apartheid. In many of his speeches he has dwelled at lengths the rights and priveleges of the malays and pretending that he also belongs to the Bumiputras and therefore should perpetually be allowed to enjoy the priveleges and rights .
Mahathir is what we called a mamak in Malaysia. Many of them are really Indians who have converted to take advantage of the Bumiputras status.They are what we call fake malays or celup malays.When Penang was lost to the opposition a group led by a mamak stage a demonstration in protest.When Karpal was accosted by a group of UMNO youth members who wanted him to apologise for wanting to sue the Sultan of Perak the unruly group was led by a mamak. These Mamaks are really hypocrites pretending to be more malays than the original malays . Many of the Mamak have taken full advantage of their celup status and have become UMNO ministers. .
Unlike the Mamaks, the original Malays are refine and cultured . I have lived with them in Kelantan for 40 years and they are a civilised lot.They dont go round blaming the non -malays for their problems like the Mamaks opportunist. Two fine gentleman I like to mention is Zaid Ibrahim and Mustapha Mohamad and there are many of them too many to mention.
If Mahathir and his kind continue to call non-malays 'pendatangs' then he should examine his own heritage where his own father came from Kerala.Yes, he should not be ashamed to acknowledge his own Indian heritage and proclaim proudly that he is also a 'pendatng'.
Instead of spending his twilight years in graceful retirement this old man deems fit to foment hatred and ill will among the races.He should realise by now that he no longers holds any power and influence in the party that he once leads. That was evident when he could not even muster enough votes in the Division he once led to be chosen as a delegate in the last UMNO General assembly.
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I am sorry but I came across your article by a Google search. Just had to comment because you have included several factual errors. Firstly Mahathir's father is half Malay so that makes both of them Malay.
Secondly even if the patrimonial line is Indian, it is enough to qualify him as a Malay IF he has more Malay characteristics.
Regards and have a nice day.
cockybru
you are wrong.
Indian married malay muslim will not be bumiputra and as malay.
Mamak still not bumiputra and is not malay, just as Chinese married malay muslim, still he is chinese but must converted to muslim--he is still chinese mamak(chimak), not as malay.
Mahathir has manupulated the law...and it is always as UMNdog can do anything they like as they ruled with dictatorship.
Mahathis is malay, and his family is Malay is very wrong in malaysia laws and if his case can be accepted, all mamak, chimak can also be regarded as bumiputera and as malay.
But realistic,,, is only mahathir with father as India then became Malay...........no such case in Malaysia history! shame on Umndog , the traitor of our motherland!!
mamak mahathir and many under umnog worked as civil servants during british colonial and protection of Malaya should be regarded as traitor and pengkhianat nusa and bangsa, as it is universal , global norm that applied in all countries has been ruled by colonials---who worked with colonial administration, received pay/salary are traitors, running dogs, treason of motherland!!--this universal norm is applied in south africa, jamaica, USA, Canada, Indonesia, Philiphine, Vietnam and all countries ruled by colonials!!! So our historians should write and confirm all worked with colonial administration as traitors, treason of motherland and running dogs!!!
you said "is father was a indian man from the southern Indian state of Kerala by the name of Mohamad a/l Kutty. Therefore genetically Mahathir whose father is indian and mother a malay would be classified as an indian".
i do not agree with you using the word genetically. i think you should say normally. You see, in genetics, just becuase the father is one race and the mother the other, it doesnt mean the child will be genetically predisposed in majority towards the father. A good example would be mahathir himself. while his father is of indian decsent, he shows very little indian traits. The only telling indian traits visible on him are his large nose and large ears. He looks more malay than indian. I would say he is genetically more malay than indian. Beleive me i have seen many children of mixed race , and it could turn out totally differently, like a child of indian father with chinese mother but looks almost totally indian, or he may look almost totally chinese, some will have both traits equally strong.
Remember racial identification is dictated by human society, not by nature itself. dont get me wrong, i am not absolving mahathir for what he did to the country in the name of race and religion. however i beleive you are using the wrong terminology.
Tell me honestly, if Mahathir did not tell anyone his father was indian, by just looking at him, would you have known?
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