'Luckily, we didn't lose great PM due to old man's assumptions'
There was a time in the not too distant past when Dr Mahathir Mohamad was heralded as a great leader and master politician by all and sundry in Umno.
But the situation has changed since the former premier plunged his dagger into Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, to the point of even accusing the latter of theft.
Once the gloves were removed, pro-Umno portal MyKmu.net landed a series of blows on Mahathir, often using unflattering terms to describe the nonagenarian.
In one of its latest postings, Mahathir, who turned 90 in July, is referred to as simply the "old man".
The article criticised the former premier for basing his attacks against 1MDB, the allegation-riddled brainchild of Najib, on assumptions.
"We are fortunate not to have lost a great leader like Najib just because an old man in his advanced age makes an assumption that he (Najib) stole RM42 billion through 1MDB debts.
"Previously, this same old man avoided making a police report on a similar claim because he admitted to not having proof. Now, he admits to making assumptions."
The article said it was also fortunate that Najib put up a fight and did not bow to the wishes of this "si tua" (old man), or the nation would have lost a leader like him.
"As it is, it is difficult to find leaders as great as him (Najib)."
MyKmu also said that whoever wished to vomit due to the above description, could go ahead and do so.
"If Anwar who sodomised can be described as great and qualifies to be prime minister, if Mahathir who was likened to a pharaoh can be considered pure and chaste, why not Najib who has yet to be proven to have transgressed the law?"
The article stated that the emphasis should be on how convenient it is to remove a leader based on assumptions.
"Evidence has been given, as well as facts and documents. Yet (Mahathir) does not believe, (he) believes the assumptions. Now who is embarrassed?"
Yesterday, Mahathir had responded to a clarification from 1MDB with a slew of questions and accused the firm of continuing to mislead the public.
"Thank-you for the clarification on the issues raised. Because you missed out on many things in your earlier statements, I had to make certain assumptions and ask for clarification.
"Now, may I explain why you are still misleading the readers in my blog and others," he had said in a posting.
Pouncing on this, 1MDB in a subsequent response said that unlike the former premier who relied on assumptions, the firm preferred to deal with facts.
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