A DAP leader has stressed that the country belongs to all its citizens, not just the Malays, in response to Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh’s assertion that Malaysia will forever remain "tanah Melayu" (Malay land).

Ayer Keroh assemblyperson Kerk Chee Yee said the Umno leader was mistaken in using constitutional provisions to reject the notion that the country is owned by all Malaysians.

He pointed out that