Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he will attend the March 27 closed-door gathering against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak if he is invited.

“Well, if I am invited I will go, of course,” he said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.

Mahathir was asked if he would join the March 27 gathering and take the lead.

The gathering is being called by former law minister Zaid Ibrahim in a bid to oust Najib.

Zaid said the gathering will be an "invite-only" affair involving about 1,000 people.

Zaid said he will invite representatives of political parties from across the divide, student leaders and civil society members, to push for an independent investigation on 1MDB.

'Nothing personal'

Mahathir reiterated he had nothing personal against Najib.

“I am very well-off, I am a pensioner and I get RM10,000 a month, I have more food than I can eat. I can travel anywhere, I can enjoy myself, I have no personal problems. But I am worried about the future of this country,” he said.

Mahathir also slammed the government for discriminating him by probing his blog posting titled “AG to AG” on made on Feb 2 while no action was taken against others who shared similar views.

For example, he said Najib by all means should sue the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

“WSJ had said all kinds of very nasty things about him more than me. So, he should sue.

“Why is he being choosy? I think it's because he thinks WSJ is right, he is wrong. You don't sue people if you think you are in the wrong,” he said.

The US-based daily had alleged RM2.6 billion had been transferred into Najib's private bank account.