KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has claimed that promoting Malaysia as a multiracial country is against the Federal Constitution.
In a Twitter posting, Dr Mahathir had responded to Umno Bukit Gelugor information chief Mohd Huzaidi Mohd Hussin's calls for him to stop playing up racial sentiments.
"I am just voicing out on what was stated in the Federal Constitution. It's not against the law to defend the constitution.
"But what is against the constitution is promoting the country as a multiracial country," he wrote.
Dr Mahathir also questioned whether the current government had rejected the rule of law and the Federal Constitution as the constitution never mentions the country as a multiracial country.
"Is the current government rejecting the Rule of Law including the Federal Constitution that never said Malaysia is a multiracial country.
"In fact, the constitution stresses upon the 'Malay-ness' of Malaysia."
He also claimed that prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is adhering to DAP's manifesto.
"Despite DAP having only four ministers in the cabinet, there are 40 DAP members in the government. If they pull their support, Anwar's government could topple.
"Therefore, Anwar must heed DAP's manifesto especially in making the country a multiracial one and that the official religion of Islam be changed to a secular country."
Earlier on June 16, Huzaidi had called on Dr Mahathir to stop stirring up racial sentiments.
He had also dismissed claims made by the former prime minister that DAP had a significant influence on the unity government as DAP holds only four ministerial positions.