GE14 | Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad has claimed that his private jet may have been sabotaged, a day before nomination day.

Mahathir said he and his wife Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali were supposed to travel to Langkawi from Petaling Jaya's Subang Airport, but were informed the aircraft had malfunctioned.

"It was lucky that we knew earlier or else the aircraft might have taken off and crashed," Mahathir said in his speech after arriving for a Pakatan Harapan high-tea event with the Chinese and Indian communities at the De Baron Resort. 

Mahathir said he was forced to loan a separate jet in order to make the trip to Langkawi for the event.

The former premier said he did not rule out the possibility of sabotage.

"I think this was planned by someone. It has never happened before.

"I've done this more than a thousand times and this is the first time something like this happened," he said.

Mahathir, who chairs Harapan and Bersatu, will be contesting in Langkawi in the 14th general election.

The 93-year-old is slated to face BN-Umno’s Nawawi Ahmad and PAS’ Zubir Ahmad.

Mahathir said he had previously warned Harapan leaders that certain parties might employ measures to obstruct opposition candidates from arriving at nomination centres tomorrow in time for nomination day.

“This is so they can win without contest, I had issued a warning about this and it will be done by our enemies.

“But I did not expect to be a victim of this myself.

“Looks like they are going as far as wanting to bring down a plane and cause death. They are so scared that they are willing to kill someone in order to win.

“I believe the rakyat won’t be in favour of a leader that uses such ways to win elections,” he claimed.

Despite his concerns, the former premier said he will not be lodging a police report on the matter, as he believed such a move would prove futile.

“I know there will not be any investigations even though I speak the truth,” he predicted.