The Malay teacher's college had lectures and writings that nurtured Malay nationalist sentiments; it is known as the birthplace of Malay nationalism. In 1938, Ibrahim Yaacob, an alumnus of Sultan Idris College, established the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (Young Malays Union or KMM) in Kuala Lumpur. It was the first nationalist political organisation in British Malaya. A specific ideal the KMM held was Panji Melayu Raya, which called for the unification of British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies.
The Malay teacher's college had lectures and writings that nurtured Malay nationalist sentiments; it is known as the birthplace of Malay nationalism In 1938 Ibrahim Yaacob an alumnus of Sultan Idris College established the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (Young Malays Union or KMM) in Kuala Lumpur It was the first nationalist political organisation in British Malaya A specific ideal the KMM held was Panji Melayu Raya which called for the unification of British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies