Former Bersatu member Anina Saadudin has accused ex-Kedah menteri besar Mukhriz Mahathir of abusing his powers to award his father Dr Mahathir Mohamad with a 60-year lease on a plot of land facing the Andaman Sea.

However, Mukhriz described this as “another lie”.

In a Facebook post, Anina said Mukhriz in his capacity as MB and Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) chief - a position he took up in 2013 succeeding Mahathir - awarded his father with the lease for the 34 acres of land or 1.5 million square feet...