As Najib Abdul Razak is fishing for votes with his ballooning budget, his patron Mahathir Mohamad cautions against any move to call for the 13th general election anytime soon.

In doing so, Mahathir again proves himself to be a hypocrite par excellence. When he ‘retired’ eight years ago, he promised the country he would not interfere in government affairs. He also poked fun at Lee Kuan Yew - without naming names - by saying he would not be running the country from behind the scenes.