03-Nov-22 15:00

Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate, University of Nottingham Malaysia Asia Research Centre

 Malaysian politics has largely been centred around racialised narratives, which is bad in and of itself. But what's particularly interesting is how Indians (almost similar to Orang Asal/Orang Asli) are regularly not featured even in this racialised discourse. The narrative is always Malays vs Chinese. But just how important is the Indian vote and what are the struggles the community faces?

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