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He made this comment on the blog on Thursday. Mahathir, 95, is one of the most influential leaders in the Muslim world.
Mahathir also posted the same comment on his Twitter account. However, Twitter authorities removed Mahathir’s tweet in violation of their anti-hate policy.
Mahathir wrote: “Muslims have the right to be outraged and to kill millions of French people for past genocides. But most Muslims do not apply the law of an ‘eye for an eye’ for revenge. Muslims do not do this. So the French do not they should.
“Since you are blaming all Muslims and the religion of Muslims for what an angry person has done, Muslims also have the right to punish the French.”
However, the leader said in a statement that he did not support the murder of a French teacher because he showed a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in a class published in the French satirical magazine Shirley Ebdu.
The French teacher was strangled to death this month for showing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in a class on freedom of expression. France exhibits cartoons across the country in protest of the killings.
French President Emmanuel Macron later said he would redouble his efforts to curb conservative Islamic values in a bid to repress French values. His statement angered countless Muslims around the world.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan harshly criticized the French president’s comments, saying Macron needed “mental health checks.” In response, Erdogan’s caricature was also painted in Shirley Ebdu.
France has reacted angrily to the Turkish president’s statements. They have withdrawn their ambassador from Ankara. In retaliation, Erdogan called on the Turks to boycott French products.
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