I know I'm alone, says Mahathir
As criticism from Umno mounts against him, former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he is aware that he is alone.
As criticism from Umno mounts against him, former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he is aware that he is alone.
However, the octogenarian claimed that his actions stem from the feeling of being responsible to the people.
"I know I am alone. But I feel responsible to the people, is that wrong? When the people's money goes missing and is hidden from them, is it wrong for me to ask?
"Where is the money for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)? This is still unanswered," he added in his latest blog posting.
Mahathir said certain quarters who expressed support for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak do not endorse 1MDB.
"They are afraid. Some have asked me about 1MDB and asked me to do something," he added.
Meanwhile, the former premier also denied that his criticism against Najib was related to the abandoned "crooked bridge" project.
"If I were angry over the crooked bridge, I would have asked Najib to resign before the general election in 2013.
"Instead, I campaigned for him," he said.
Taking a dig at the 'I Love PM' slogan, Mahathir said such gimmicks did not translate into votes in the last general election.
"I remember the thousands who gathered and were told to carry signs saying 'I love PM' and sing 'I M 4 U'. But they lost in GE13," he added.
BN won the 13th general election with 133 seats, but lost the popular vote, winning only 47 percent.
A week after enduring a barrage of criticism from Mahathir, Najib appeared in a pre-recorded interview on TV3 to address some of the allegations.
He revealed that he had met Mahathir several times in the past, alluding that their ongoing spat was the result of his refusal to revive the crooked bridge project.
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