Pakatan Harapan and Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad's friends may not have scolded him but a political ally from the DAP has cautioned him to refrain from using terms like "keling", which may be deemed derogatory and insulting by the Indian community.

Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy said Mahathir may not have the intention to insult the Indians but his use of such words can be manipulated by certain quarters for their own political mileage...