“He also performed many other actions, but he only implemented them after discussing with me. Lim could not simply bring matters into the cabinet without me looking into whether it is appropriate or not.”

- former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad

COMMENT | The criticisms against former finance minister Lim Guan Eng and his then aide Tony Pua are meant to generate public opprobrium.

The response by these two men and the public comments by Pua demonstrate that in these kinds of political machinations, some politicians have to respond with one hand tied behind their backs.

It is neither...