In explaining the different shades of racism, Communication and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek travels north of the nation.
Though he does not mention Penang, it was obvious that the Umno supreme council member was referring to the DAP-controlled state.
He said there is a particular group who would insist on merit as opposed to race-based policies.
"For example, in the absence of such a policy, a state governed by a particular party would say there are no cheap or low-cost houses.
"This would lead to the Malays not being able to afford to be in the same group (of house buyers) … or enjoy the development (in the state). In other words, this is also a form of racism in the deeper sense.
"They (the ruling party) don't say it outright – that this place is only for our race, and the Malays cannot come here.
"But they use certain approaches where eventually only one race would enjoy (the development) and this is the form of subtle racism which is happening," he told Umno Online.
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