Jun 20 2008
Samy keeps quiet while Palanivel blasts Mahathir
Palanivel doesn’t mince his words when he reminded Mahathir to “remember his roots” when Mahathir called Samy a racist. Ouch!
Palanivel delivered a stinging rebuke to the former premier by advising Mahathir “to remember his own roots” before making such statements.
While Palanivel did not elaborate on this, he is likely to be referring to Mahathir’s forefathers, who are from South India.
It is widely believed that Mahathir’s father, a school teacher, had migrated to Malaysia from the southern Indian state of Kerala and subsequently married a Malay woman.
Palanivel also saw it fit to correct Mahathir regarding Hindraf:
… Palanivel also said that the former prime minister’s comments on Hindraf were inaccurate and insensitive to the sentiment of Indians in the country.
“It is sad to note that Mahathir is not aware of the fact that Hindraf is not only made of Tamil people but includes many non-Tamil and even non-Hindus.
“He (Mahathir) is wrong when he said Hindraf leaders only represent Tamil racists,
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