Tunku Abdul Rahman is held in high esteem in Malaysia as the country's founder, but now that he is dead and gone, unable to defend himself, Lee's reminiscences constitute a severe blow to his reputation. The reaction of the Malaysian government is sure to be severe, for it must preserve the Tunku's good name.
他已逝世多年，在「死無對證」的情況下，李光耀關於這些事的回憶，等於是對馬來西亞國父名聲的一大打擊，馬來西亞政府為了維護本國國父的聲譽，必然會有激烈的反擊。