Ramasamy tells DBP to remove racist 'Keling' word from 'tambi' definition
Published: Mar 22, 2021 2:01 AM | Updated: Mar 22, 2021 10:15 AM
Penang Deputy Chief Minister P Ramasamy has blasted the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) for including the word "Keling" in its definition of "tambi" and called for its removal and an apology.
According to the Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu, the online version of Kamus Dewan managed by DBP, tambi is defined as "panggilan utk orang keling yg lebih muda drpd kita" (term used to refer to a keling person younger than ourselves)...
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If the Tamils don't want to be called keling, then respect that lah. Why need to insist?
05:18 AM, 22 Mar 2021
TQ Ramasamy for standing up to DBP & its racists mentaliy! "I want to use a k*** word. The k*** say 'podah' (get lost)." - Madey Kutty, 2018 (If a PM can utter these words, why can't an ordinary rakyat!?)
03:59 AM, 22 Mar 2021
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