SEPANG: The American academic who riled up Malaysia with his provocative statements over the country’s strong support of Palestine during a lecture at Universiti Malaya (UM) has been described as a “mediocre scholar” by the Prime Minister.
“A mediocre scholar should not have been invited here as a visiting professor in the first place,” said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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