At a forum on the Malaysian political mindset a session at the Malaysian Student Leaders Summit in Kuala Lumpur today, organised by the United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC), fly-of-the-handle Member of Parliament for Pasir Mas, Ibrahim Ali presented a watered down version of his usual fiery racist posturing with more intellectual demeanour, carefully tailoring his arguments in an uncharacteristic scholarly fashion.

His move earned him eventual cheers after a rather hostile initial reception.

Unfortunately, whatever points he scored earlier was squandered when his racial rhetoric reared its ugly head.

The Independent MP's continual defence of Perkasa as not racist went down poorly with the audience.