Assalamualaikum (in Malay it means “sejahtera ke atas kamu”) and good day to everybody.
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Owh, there’s a lot of people talking about Tun Mahathir recently. Hurm, Im a University of Malaya student. 22 years old. Now if we want to talk about Mahathir, then lets start with the history. Mahathir’s father was a Malayalee (NOT MALAY) from Kerala, India. While his mother was a Malay. Despite being a half Malay , he led UMNO. Okay, next – let me elaborate something from Wikipedia.
Mamak:
Mamak is a term (derived from a Tamil word meaning uncle) used in Malaysia to describe the Tamil Muslim community and culture.
Mamak may also refer to:
1. Mamak Gang, a Malaysian gang active since the early 1990s.
2. Mamak rojak (or Indian rojak), the Malaysian version of a dish commonly prepared in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
3. Mamak stall, a type of food establishment that serves mamak food.

p/s: Then now who said its Malay who are powerful in UMNO???!!! Do I have to state more then 15-17 names more here who were mamak but have a high post in UMNO???!!! I think you all (my brothers Chinese and Indian) already knew the name right?

Sekian dari saya daripada University of Malaya.
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Here is more about Mahathir
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_bin_Mohamad

During World War II, he sold pisang goreng (banana fritters) and other snacks to supplement his family income during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. Mahathir attended a Malay vernacular school before continuing his education at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Star. Mahathir then attended the King Edward VII Medical College (the predecessor of present-day National University of Singapore) in Singapore, where he edited a medical student magazine called The Cauldron; he also contributed to the The Straits Times newspaper anonymously under the nickname “Che Det”.

Taxidriver Says:
All these years I only half believed Mahatir father is
Indian because usually the race of a person follows that
of his father. So, how come when Mahatir’s father is an
Indian, the son can become a Malay?
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ReformMalaysia Says:
Have you ever heard about ‘masuk Melayu’? Mahathir’s
father ‘masuk Melayu’ and married a Malay girl… So the
son is declared as Malay too!

That racist Ahmad Ismail of Bukit Bendera too… and he
is more racist than many ordinary Malays!
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To Abang Taxidriver:
Well, Im not sure the “exact” specifically law in Malaysia
on how the fathers can bring the “race title” down to
sons or daughters. Im sorry. Im an engineering student,
not law. Huhu. Plus Im still young and not good in this
LAW things.

To Abang ReformMalaysia:
Uiikkss? “Masuk Melayu?” Aiyaa… Hurm, Im a Malay and
Im a muslim… Actually, we muslims doesnt agree and
seriously not comfortable with this phrase… As I know,
previously the phrase “Masuk Melayu” means the
non-muslim (in Arabic, its called kafirin) being a muslim,
rite? That is what you mean, Abang ReformMalaysia, was
it? Well, in my religion, race is nothing related to the
religion… Islam doesnt belong to any races… We can see
that even in recent census counts imply that there are
up to 20 million Muslims in China. 20 millions!!! (based on
US Department of State’s International Religious Freedom
Report). Their numbers are much more than the Malays
here in Malaysia… Our prophet Muhammad and in our
Holy Quran never taught us to be racist or use a religion
for our own benefit or power… In our Holy Quran, we
MUST respect other people and religion… Never ever
touch other people’s right and freedom. It is sadden
actually that current UMNO leaders dont understand what
is their own religion is about. I can see most of them just
use the Islam to portray their religious image in order to
get the votes. What the fiiissshh????!!!