Editor's note: Added names of two individuals disassociating themselves from G70.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) former lecturer Mohammad Agus Yusoff today defended his involvement with a group of Malay professors who have openly backed Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to be prime minister.

“I feel proud to be among the 70 Malay professors who support Anwar as the 10th prime minister because we want to see changes in this country.

“This is part of history because...