THIS OLD MAN prefers people to call him "Pak Lah". Just like what the kampung folks used to be called when their name is Abdullah or simply, Dollah. "Pak" means 'father' in Malay,( but in Indonesia, it means 'mister') it also means that he wants to be 'closer' and touch the heart of all Malaysian as a 'father', rather than a Prime Minister. At least, the UMNO people may think it that way. They were saying, never before a PM of this nation would allow himself to be known as 'Pak'. Not Pak Tunku, or Pak Razak or even Pak Hussein. Certainly not Pak Mahathir...(instead, he was also known as Cik Det by Kedahan).
On the other hand, Zunar, a controvercial political and editorial cartoonist has his own point of view. See how he interpreted 'father' through his satire published in Harakah while the issue of Khairy was much talked about.
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