Dr Mahathir Mohamad's opinion that Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is a weak leader who does not have his own stand is just a personal opinion, said the latter.

najib tun razak He said whatever the opinion expressed against him, he had an outstanding record and always gave priority to the people's interests.

"Look at my track record. I am not neglecting the people's interests," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.

Najib was speaking to reporters after a meeting with Kedah Umno divisional leaders and the state Umno liaison committee.

Transition of power

He said the decision to accept the plan on the transition of power from Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to him was a decision accepted by the Umno supreme council.

"It was not a decision reached between me and Pak Lah (Abdullah) but it was a plan accepted by the Umno Supreme Council," said Najib, who is Umno deputy president.

He said a party leader should ensure that whatever he did should be in the best interests of the party and country.

mahathir mohamad 07 "We have to place our trust in the future leadership of the party and the plan for transition of power was formalised to ensure an orderly and organised leadership," he said.

Yesterday, Mahathir had said that Umno vice-president Muhyiddin Yassin had a chance of beating Najib in a contest for the post of Umno deputy president in the party elections in December.

The former premier also said that people perceived Najib as a weak leader who had never had his own stand.