Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said he will withdraw the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) if people don't want it.

"Do you want BR1M? If you don't want it I can withdraw it," he told delegates at the Pasir Gudang Umno division annual meeting today.

The delegates however gave a lacklustre response with only a few saying "We still want it".

The premier had made the teasing threat while commenting on critics of the government handout.

"There are people who don't like BR1M. In years before, the government built roads. But in my time, I help people even in their kitchen," he said.

While he did not mention who the critics were, it is believed former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad is among them.

Mahathir ( photo ) has continuously attacked BR1M, saying it had failed to win the people over.

Najib also took a swipe at Mahathir's abandoned crooked bridge project, saying he would implement the project if Johor Umno wanted it.

The prime minister then defended his debt ridden brain-child 1MDB, saying its debts will be paid off within five months.

He blamed the negative views about him and 1MDB on social media users, and hoped the people would remember that the government does good too.

"I am boiling inside all the time (because of the social media attacks). Don't let the 1MDB issue make you forget the good things we do," he said.