Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (third right) attending the DAP National Conference, December 4, 2016. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng

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SHAH ALAM, Dec 4 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he is not a traitor to the Malay community by merely standing with DAP leader Lim Kit Siang.

Dr Mahathir pointed out that the country’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, had also stood together with Lim and the late Karpal Singh from the DAP, adding that he had a picture to show that.

“He was prime minister. Last time, I was also prime minister. But just because I stand with Kit Siang doesn’t mean that I have already become a traitor to the Malays.

“If so, Tunku Abdul Rahman is also a traitor, Tengku Razaleigh too. But no one said they are traitors, it’s just me that became a traitor,” he told reporters at the DAP conference here, making a reference to to Umno's Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.

Dr Mahathir had noted that he is the only being accused of such betrayal to the Malays.

Dr Mahathir appeared at the DAP conference for the first time in the opposition party’s 50 years of history.

Dr Mahathir, who was formerly Umno president but has since left the ruling party, is now chairing the opposition party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM).