Use of K-word only reference from book, not meant to insult Indians, says Anwar

PUTRAJAYA: The use of the term 'k****g' during the Temu Anwar Dialog Mahasiswa programme at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Tanjung Malim, Perak on Thursday (Dec 21) was only intended as a citation from the book titled Hikayat Hang Tuah, and not meant to insult any party, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said that the term was taken from the book Hikayat Hang Tuah, in which the story recounts that Hang Tuah had a command of various languages, including Malay, Arabic, Siamese, and the "K****g language", derived from the term "kalinga."