Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is not backing down in his fight against Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and today launched another broadside by dredging up the Memali incident.

Speaking in Baling, Kedah - the constituency where the Memali incident occurred 32 years ago - Zahid said Mahathir - whom he referred to as "that person" - had lied about his whereabout at that time.

"Apparently he was in China because he wanted to avoid backlash from the people of Baling, from PAS," Zahid told delegates at the Baling Umno division meeting...