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Dr M back in spotlight after long exile
Published:  Nov 9, 2008 9:32 AM
Updated: 3:33 PM

Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad is enjoying a surge in influence as a new administration prepares to take power, according to pundits who fear a return to hardline "Mahathirism".

The grand old man of Malaysian politics endured a humiliating exile from the circles of power after stepping down in 2003, as he was punished for feuding with his hand-picked successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

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