I am a citizen of Singapore, but am constantly following the recent 'war' between Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

I strongly support the fact that Umno, the cabinet ministers and even PM Abdullah have ignored Mahathir's criticisms. Mahathir and the citizens of Malaysia must not deny that Abdullah has indeed done a great job since taking over as prime minister.

Even if he has done something that may have hurt the country, it is not up to Mahathir to keep hammering him on the head.

I strongly feel that Mahathir is very upset about the construction of the crooked bridge to our country which Abdullah and the other ministers had scrapped. If your government has decided that it is for the good of the people then let it be.

Why is Mahathir now saying that he will stop his tirade against the government if the project is re-started? I simply do not understand. Maybe the government should investigate if Mahathir is linked to the companies involved in the project.

Now that the project has been scrapped, perhaps he or some of his friends have lost a lot of money.

Mahathir has to look at himself in the mirror before he says things about others. He, too, has covered up many things during his days as prime minister. However, the government and even the people of Malaysia did not get to the bottom these incidents but chose to 'forgive and forget' instead.

I sincerely hope that Mahathir will seek his own path in retirement and leave the rest to his successor. It's already the 21st century and he has to understand that the people of Malaysia are not like the ones before.

They have studied more, are more aware and know what is fact and what is not. There isn't any need for him to say that he is talking on the behalf of Malaysians. If the government of the day really can't carry out the duties they are entrusted to, the citizens will know how to get rid of them in the next election.