COMMENT | A Mahaguru (Master) Manipulator of racial emotions recently claimed that Indian Malaysians are not “completely loyal” to the country as they still identify with India and don't speak Malay as their “home language” but instead speak Tamil.

This fellow, known as former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed, added that “immigrants” (Indians and Chinese) should “totally assimilate” and become Malays to have the “right” to call the country their own, just as Indian, Pakistani and Arab migrants have done.

These provocative remarks were made in an interview with the Indian satellite channel Thanthi TV.

So, is speaking Malay and practising Malay customs the only acceptable way to be considered “loyal” to the country?

The best rebuttal to Mahathir’s latest racist attack is to...