Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was recently chided for being insensitive to the Indian community after quoting from the Hikayat Hang Tuah, using a term considered offensive to them. Praba Ganesan, Chief Executive of KUASA, a democracy outreach organisation, talks to us about the wider issues the Indian Malaysian community continues to face and why they remain one of the more marginalised. 

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Produced by: Anwar Mahbob

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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Categories:  politics,  controversies

Tags:  anwar ibrahim,  malaysian indian community,  multiculturalism,