25 Jan 2021 / 10:43 H.
WHETHER intended or not, the Kedah state government or at least its mentri besar has shown itself as a non-inclusive administration where the interests of the minorities are secondary.
It has also indicated in no uncertain terms that the needs of others beyond its jurisdiction are inconsequential.
We can put one isolated ethnic-tinged faux pas down to indiscretion or even immaturity on the part of its leader.
Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s (
pix) inexcusable retort of being “drunk on toddy” undoubtedly reveals how far he will go beyond social norms in a war of words.