Journalist K. Das once claimed Musa had told him "that a young Malaysian politician has to play the race card to the hilt even if there was not a single chauvinistic bone in his body."
Jurnalis K. Das pernah mengklaim bahwa Musa memberitahukannya bahwa "seorang politikus muda Malaysia harus memainkan "kartu rasialis" secara penuh bahkan apabila tiada tulang chauvinis satupun yang berada dalam tubuhnya."