The state election is serving as a testing ground for a cross-party Malay alliance, threatening traditional coalition loyalties
Vote for Malay candidates without loyalty to any party or NGO faction
“If we want this country to remain Tanah Melayu, vote for Malay candidates without loyalty to any party or NGO faction,” Mahathir wrote in the letter published on social media on Tuesday, using the Malay term historically associated with the Malay peninsula.