PETALING JAYA: A remark by Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang criticising those preferring to speak English over the national language has riled up several senior figures, with some questioning whether the PAS president comprehends the importance of English.
Abdul Hadi had labelled Malaysians who favour English as those who are still “trapped in a colonial mindset”, and are bent on wanting Bahasa Malaysia to be abandoned – a statement that drew an immediate response from former ambassador Datuk Noor Farida Mohd Ariffin.
