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I spoke the truth, Dr M defends criticism of Malays at congress

This article is 5 years old

Dr Mahathir Mohamad has defended his speech at the Malay Dignity Congress in Shah Alam over the weekend, which detractors claimed had denigrated the race.

According to the prime minister, he spoke the truth about the Malays with the aim of correcting them.

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