Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad said the LTTE is inflicting death and destruction in Sri Lanka and does not want to see similar groups which propagate violent racist politics operating in Malaysia.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister commented on the LTTE while expressing views about the Indian leader Samy Velu's request to release leaders of HINDRAF, a group operating in Malaysia and whose members have detained under the Internal Security Act of the country.

"They must know that HINDRAF who don’t believe in Malaysian institutions and speak not just of Indians but of Tamils as a separate race," the former Prime Minister said.