Mahathir wants Guan Eng to pack up like Najib
After Putrajaya, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has now trained his guns on Komtar, which houses the Penang state government.
After Putrajaya, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has now trained his guns on Komtar, which houses the Penang state government.
The former prime minister said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng should resign because the change of government in Penang had brought about an "antagonistic" situation.
"Look, for 60 years we have had stability in this country and this country grew very well. But now we have different governments operating in different states.
"You have this antagonism thing and you fall back on racist sentiments and things like that. Thus of course you not doing the country any good.
"So perhaps both of them (should) resign. (Then) we might be able to get the person who is well-versed about history and understand that in Malaysia, we share this country together.
Mahathir said this during the launch of his book, the second volume of his collection of letters to world leaders, in Putrajaya.
He was asked by DAP's Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim what he would state if he were to write a letter to Lim and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Also present at the function were Bukit Bendera MP Zairil Khir Johari, Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali’s sister Umi Hafilda Ali, and former Balik Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusof.
Meanwhile when asked during the question-and-answer session, Mahathir said there is no one qualified to take over as prime minister.
"If you look at the prime minister's post, it has a lot of power. When there is too much power and it is abused, we can't say anything," he said.
In relation to that, Mahathir suggested that the government forms a new cabinet-like committee that is not appointed by the prime minister to act as advisor.
"They would have the right to speak. For example if the prime minister wants to borrow money, they would be the ones who question him," he said.
Editor's note: With regards to the above report, Malaysiakini had inadvertently attributed a quote describing Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng as 'racist and antagonistic' to Dr Mahathir Mohamad. We wish to clarify that Dr Mahathir did not say this and the report has been amended. We apologise for the error.
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