Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he was informed by the National Registration Department that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s original name was \u201cMahathir a\/l Iskandar Kutty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ahmad Zahid, who is both deputy prime minister and home minister, said this while delivering his keynote at the Kelana Jaya Umno division meeting today, according to the Malaysiakini news portal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is why they say \u2018Malays easily forget.\u2019 For 22 years, I did not touch on his personal issues. But this is his previous blue IC,\u201d the acting Umno deputy president said while displaying his smartphone to the audience.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis name was Mahathir son of Iskandar Kutty,\u201d Zahid said, with emphasis on the phrase \u201cson of\u201d that is customarily used by the Indian community here.<\/p>\n
Although Zahid did not specifically name Dr Mahathir, he referenced the former prime minister\u2019s catchphrase as well as his 22 years in power.<\/p>\n
He then accused Dr Mahathir of only championing Malays in order to use the community for his personal goals, and of abandoning Umno after milking it dry of all benefit.<\/p>\n
This is the second time that Umno leaders have brought up Dr Mahathir\u2019s Indian ancestry in apparent mockery.<\/p>\n
Dr Mahathir\u2019s lineage is believed to include ancestors from Kerala, India on the paternal side.-themalaymailonline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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