Dr M’s statement is legally groundless, says Ramkarpal

KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement claiming that it is unconstitutional to promote Malaysia as a multiracial country is legally groundless, says Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Ramkarpal Singh.

He said the statement by Dr Mahathir, who served as prime minister for 23 years and had never questioned Malaysia’s status as a multi-ethnic and multiracial country during that period, was deeply regrettable, especially when he recognised Malaysia as a multi-ethnic and multiracial nation during the same period.