Why Not?

The darndest things they said

By Dorairaj Nadason

DATUK Seri Bung Moktar Radin, who passed away just over a week ago, was a man who added spice to the Dewan Rakyat.

He was apparently much-loved in his constituency, but nationally, he was known for his gaffes, many of them even insolent. He would shoot his mouth off without thinking.

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gaffes , Rafflesia , anti-colonialism , Putra Heights tragedy , Malay gene , ancient Malays
Dorairaj Nadason

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