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150356
Fri, 11/19/2010 - 08:53
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FORMER M'SIAN PM ABDULLAH HITS OUT AT ANWAR OVER `INSULT` REMARK
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today hit out at Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim over the latter's remark about other countries hailing Malaysia as a modern Islamic nation.
Abdullah said it was an insult for Anwar to regard as an insult such a perception about Malaysia by other countries.
"Why is that an insult? He (Anwar) is the one who has made the insulting remark. That is why he is saying it's an insult. Perhaps it is already in his mind that we are despicable.
We cannot accept that view," he told reporters after declaring the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) area as a national heritage site at the FRIM Square in Kepong near here.
Abdullah was asked to comment on a statement by Anwar that he considered it an insult when countries hailed Malaysia as a modern Islamic nation.
Anwar had made the comment in what is seen as an effort to coax Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to apply pressure on the ruling Barisan Nasional government to end what he alleged were corruption and electoral fraud.
The opposition leader had made the claim in an interview with Sky News Australia three days ago in an effort to garner international support after apparently having failed to obtain US backing over his sodomy accusation.
Abdullah said it was an insult for Anwar to regard as an insult such a perception about Malaysia by other countries.
"Why is that an insult? He (Anwar) is the one who has made the insulting remark. That is why he is saying it's an insult. Perhaps it is already in his mind that we are despicable.
We cannot accept that view," he told reporters after declaring the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) area as a national heritage site at the FRIM Square in Kepong near here.
Abdullah was asked to comment on a statement by Anwar that he considered it an insult when countries hailed Malaysia as a modern Islamic nation.
Anwar had made the comment in what is seen as an effort to coax Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to apply pressure on the ruling Barisan Nasional government to end what he alleged were corruption and electoral fraud.
The opposition leader had made the claim in an interview with Sky News Australia three days ago in an effort to garner international support after apparently having failed to obtain US backing over his sodomy accusation.
