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Besides feeling a sense of betrayal, coupled with the loss of Malay support, Malaysia's first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, also found other compelling reasons to resign.

He could not stomach 'ungratefulness'. After the May 13 racial riots in 1969, the Tunku became a 'bit wiser and still more awakened after he left office on Sept 23, 1970 as regard to his many friends, many of whom evaporated into thin air'. The Tunku would often say: "Good riddance, bad rubbish."