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Razman: 'Eyes like ours' remark not meant as insult, media twisted it
Perak PAS chief Razman Zakaria has claimed that he did not intend to insult any race with his comments about “eyes, skin, and blood like mine.”
In an interview with Malaysiakini, the Gunong Semanggol assemblyperson explained that he was referring to people with similar traits and claimed that the media had misinterpreted his words.
“I met with a non-Malay friend yesterday who told me that almost all Chinese newspapers wrote the story because of the ‘eyes’ remark, saying I...
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