What happened to the latest Mahatir's statement on citizenship issuance in Sabah?

Everybody are not happy with Tun Mahatir's statement, why?
It's the way citizenships were granted in those years of bad federal-state relationship.The centre of the issue is the great number of 'other races' emerged in the sabahan population in the short span of 20 years, and is now haunting the government as more and more original natives in Sabah realize their detrimental situation, and the pains now they have to face. these new race of Sabah under 'Other Race' are also categorised under the 'Bumiputra' status which gives them the privilege like the original natives in the land. Their feelings of anger of being betrayed is beyond description.