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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Looks like we are up there with Fiji as well. After Malaysiakini revealed that “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”, many cans of worms have literally exploded!
With the caveat that the above “widely believed” story is true:
– how can the son of a migrant end up as prime minister? Hmm, no wonder son of indonesian migrant also can become menteri besar.
– how can a half-indian become a member of UMNO and rise up to be the president of a malay party? Are UMNO people hypocrites, blind or just plain confused about themselves?
If the above is true, then we can be happy and proud that an Indian (half actually) Malayalee was a prime minister for nearly half of the country’s existence! Wait a minute, could “Malayalee” have anything to do with the word “Malay”? Maybe some historians should follow up on this. 🙂
I also wonder if Mahathir’s father was originally a muslim or converted after marriage? A website lists his father’s name as Mohamed bin Iskandar. No mention if the father converted. A search on the Internet reveals a name “Mohamed Iskandar Kutty” – supposedly the name of Mahathir’s father, and that Mahathir bin Mohamad was actually Mahathir s/o Mohamad Iskandar Kutty. This implies his father was a Muslim Malayalee.
Obviously, “bin” is not used in India. So, how can the father end up with “bin”? This can possibly help many of the Indian Muslims who want to join UMNO, so I’m sure they will be interested.
This is not intended to insult or humiliate his family, but I think the history of our prime ministers should be well documented, with the truth.
Mahathir a/l Mohamed anyone?
