COMMENT | Last month, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in his usual shoot-in-the-dark tirade, had an interesting take on non-Malays.

He claimed that non-Malays wanted to “change the name and ownership” of Malaysia.

The former Langkawi MP repeatedly alleged there was an attempt by people “from other countries” to shift Malaysia from being a Tanah Melayu (land of the Malays) into a multiracial country.

“How arrogant are those who come here, whom we have...