After being "omitted" from a revised version of a civics book, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that it does not matter because people already know him.

“People know me; it’s not like I’m waiting for their book to mention me. Go ahead and erase (me), there is no need to talk about me at all.

“Just say that Mahathir was never born...never worked, never contributed anything to development. All development is (current prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s) achievement,” Mahathir said in a sarcastic tone...