Former minister Khairy Jamaluddin was told not to be naive when discussing opposition to Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) letting in non-bumiputera students to its cardiothoracic programme.

“I’m surprised that Khairy, a former Umno politician and minister, is unaware of the combustible nature of ethnic politics in the country - especially those touching on the privileges of the bumiputera community,” said P Ramasamy.

The United for the Rights of Malaysians Party (Urimai) pro-tem chairperson was...