What has race got to do with being AG, asks Tommy

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Tommy Thomas said Dr Mahathir Mohamad had given him full autonomy to do what he wished but refused to listen to him on the deportation of preacher Dr Zakir Naik. (Bernama pic)GEORGE TOWN: Tommy Thomas says he was “surprised” that people did not want him as attorney-general just because he was a non-Malay.He said he thought there would be enough support, particularly from the Pakatan Harapan side, as he was their “traveller AG”.Thomas said a traveller AG was obliged to be aligned to the policies of the government he served.Despite that, he said there was opposition, which he regrets. He said his job was a professional one that did not require him to be of a certain race.“The country needs a legal adviser. Does it really matter what his race is?” he asked in an interview with former diplomat Dennis Ignatius on YouTube.Thomas pointed out that he had worked for the PAS government …