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Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex August 27, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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By Ida Lim
Tuesday, 27 Aug 2024 2:09 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today declared at the High Court that he is not ashamed over his Indian heritage, but insisted that he is still a Malay.
Dr Mahathir, 99, also testified that he is defined as a Malay under Malaysia’s Federal Constitution.
“I’m not ashamed to say I have some Indian blood, but that does not mean that I’m not a Malay,” he said at one point of the court hearing today at the High Court here.
Later he said, that wherever he goes — including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka — people there would claim him as one of their own, but said he was “not embarrassed” about such claims.
Dr Mahathir: I’m not ashamed to say I have some Indian blood, but I’m Malay





Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex August 27, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Join us on our WhatsApp Channel, follow us on Instagram, and receive browser alerts for the latest news you need to know.
By Ida Lim
Tuesday, 27 Aug 2024 2:09 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today declared at the High Court that he is not ashamed over his Indian heritage, but insisted that he is still a Malay.
Dr Mahathir, 99, also testified that he is defined as a Malay under Malaysia’s Federal Constitution.
“I’m not ashamed to say I have some Indian blood, but that does not mean that I’m not a Malay,” he said at one point of the court hearing today at the High Court here.
Later he said, that wherever he goes — including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka — people there would claim him as one of their own, but said he was “not embarrassed” about such claims.