Zahid had made the assertion that Dr Mahathir was not Malay back in 2017. Little did he expect that he would be challenged 5 years later.https://t.co/356qEFWMrz https://t.co/kdGHMANbJ5 pic.twitter.com/8gHneIPrFV

— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) May 17, 2022

1. Dr Mahathir Mohamad has threatened to take legal action against UMNO president Ahmad Zahid over his claims that the ex-PM is not actually Malay.

He was referring to allegations made by Zahid in 2017 that Mahathir’s original name was “Mahathir a/l Iskandar Kutty”. pic.twitter.com/SVkUCb7YOX

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) May 17, 2022

3. “Dakwaan ini dibuat Zahid kerana hendak tuduh bahawa saya berketurunan India dan telah mempergunakan orang Melayu selama 22 tahun saya jadi Perdana Menteri,” he added.

“Kononnya saya “anak lelaki” dan bukan “bin”, jadi saya ini bukan Melayu.”

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) May 17, 2022

5. “Mengikut takrifan perlembagaan Malaysia (Perkara 160) saya Melayu dan perjuangan saya adalah untuk pertahan kepentingan bangsa saya,” he added.

“Ibu dan bapa saya dilahirkan di Tanah Melayu sebelum Merdeka dan kami semua beragama Islam.”

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) May 17, 2022

7. He challenged Zahid to prove his claims that he is not Malay.

“Jika dia tidak meminta maaf dan menarik balik fitnah itu, saya akan ambil tindakan mahkamah.”

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) May 17, 2022

Drama minggu ini:

Dr #Mahathir dares #Umno president Zahid Hamidi to prove assertions that the ex PM is not Malay.

"If he does not apologise and retract the slander, I will take legal action," said Mahathir.https://t.co/kRdaNc15a3

— Amy Chew (@1AmyChew) May 17, 2022

Zahid dared to prove Dr M 'not Malay', apologise or face lawsuit https://t.co/c5Tz2uVi0y

— malaysiakini.com (@malaysiakini) May 17, 2022