INTERVIEW The Citizens' Declaration signing last Friday set tongues a-wagging when former political foes Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Lim Kit Siang sat together at the same table.

While united by a common goal to oust Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, many wondered how the two could even stand each other after decades of fighting.

After all, it wasn't that long ago that Lim blamed the former premier for all that is wrong in Malaysia.