Dr M unapologetic over use of derogatory 'keling' term


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 08 Apr 2018

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) refused to apologise for using the word "keling" at an event on Saturday.

Dr Mahathir claimed that the word "keling" did not have a derogatory connotation in Kedah, where he was born and raised.

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