LANGKAWI: The national anthem Negaraku cannot be sung in any other language except Bahasa Melayu by citizens of this country, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Dr Mahathir said Malaysians should know how to sing Negaraku in the national language as it was enshrined in the Constitution.
He said what was permitted were its written translations to enable other races to comprehend the meaning of the words.
“We cannot sing (Negaraku) in other languages. However, its meaning can be printed in books to enable non-Malays to understand the words’ meaning.
“But to sing it, we have to do so in the national language,” he said at a gathering with Pakatan Harapan leaders and departmental heads, here, today.
Last Friday, the Education Ministry said it would conduct an investigation into a video clip showing pupils singing Negaraku in Mandarin.