The average thinking Malaysian will want to have little to do with Mahathir Mohamed, Malaysia’s noisy ex-Prime Minister. Mahathir is an unapologetic racist and appears quite ready to attempt the release of xenophobic violence for political gain. He consorts with unsavoury racist organizations like Perkasa and is unashamedly pictured on the same platforms as Perkasa’s Ibrahim Ali, a veritable imbecile.
It is of course very unbecoming of a former Malaysian Prime Minister to behave in this manner and one cannot help but be embarrassed by him, particularly when his opinions are featured in the international press rather than Malaysia’s own sycophantic state-controlled mainstream publications. One cringes, and one moves on.
