Sorry, not everyone apologises and moves on


Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor during press conference at Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur. - FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

TWO big names in politics eating the humble pie on the same day. The coincidence did not stop there – both men have a macho political style, they share the same first name and they are of the same age.

Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, 67, apologised for lumping graduates of Institut Teknologi Mara (now known as UiTM or Universiti Teknologi Mara) as “slow learners” during an academic event last weekend.

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