An Umno supreme council leader has criticised Dr Mahathir Mohamad for indulging in personal attacks against Rosmah Mansor.

"This is nonsense," replied Tajuddin Abdul Rahman when queried on the former premier taking swipes at Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's wife.

The deputy minister said criticisms should focus on government policies as well as their benefit for the people and not personalities.

"People who attack personalities for being beautifully dressed and driving Mercedes Benz are dabbling in low-class politics.

"We are (headed towards becoming) an advanced country like Japan and Korea, so don't talk about personal things," he told Malaysiakini .

In a blog posting yesterday, Mahathir said he has received complaints about Rosmah.

He claimed that not only Malays or those in Umno but also the Chinese have aired their grouses about her lavish lifestyle and for behaving like the prime minister.

Run out of ammunition

Meanwhile, Tajuddin also claimed that Mahathir's criticisms against Najib were not raised during the Umno supreme council meeting yesterday.

"Mahathir only has one or two queries, which is 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad) and Tabung Haji's land deal," he said.

Tajuddin noted that the former premier would run out of ammunition if the government resolves these two issues.

Since last month, Mahathir has been calling for Najib’s resignation.

The former premier warned that Umno and BN would be defeated in the next polls should Najib continue to lead.

However, the prime minister has remained defiant and claims to have the full support of Umno.

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