COMMENT As a child of a double-income household without domestic help, I spent a significant period of my childhood at my grandmother's place.

Through P Ramlee movies, World Wrestling Federation episodes and tea time 'azan' biscuits, I collected fond memories of my grandmother and hold all grandmothers in high esteem.

But when I read that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng called state opposition leader Jahara Hamid a "racist grandmother", I couldn't help but feel terribly insulted on her behalf.

To be fair to Lim, let's review his remark in the context in which it was said...