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Re: The Tunku Spills The Beans On Singapore's Split From Malaysia and LKY (long excer
Nothing strange about that. He was brought up not speaking Mandarin at all. Not even sure how much hakka he spoke. By his own admission, Malay was his native tongue, followed by English. A chinese that can speak better Malay then a malay and cannot speak chinese, is a traitor to his race. Later on he colluded with the Japs in WW2 and became a traitor to his country. Now his son is carrying on the tradition.
Yes. That sounds like him.
He returned that disfavour by doing the same to eloquent speakers in his own backyard in later years.
Nothing strange about that. He was brought up not speaking Mandarin at all. Not even sure how much hakka he spoke. By his own admission, Malay was his native tongue, followed by English. A chinese that can speak better Malay then a malay and cannot speak chinese, is a traitor to his race. Later on he colluded with the Japs in WW2 and became a traitor to his country. Now his son is carrying on the tradition.