1945—57
Return Malaya to the Malays (Tunku Abdul Rahman)
With regard to the proposal that independence should be handed over to the “Malayans”, who are these “Malayans”? This country was received from the Malays and to the Malays it ought to be returned. What is called “Malayans”, it is not yet certain who they are; therefore let the Malays alone settle who they are.
Tunku Abdul Rahman in his inaugural speech as
President of UMNO on 26 August 1951
on taking over from Datuk Onn.
