Surprise! Mahathir says he wanted Anwar as PM (relevant extracts)
Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he had promised that Anwar Ibrahim would be prime minister after he quit but Muhyiddin Yassin brought down the government because he wanted the post for himself. (AFP pic)
PETALING JAYA: In a shocking “revelation”, Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he wanted to give the premiership to Anwar Ibrahim but the current prime minister stepped in to deny Anwar the seat.
The former prime minister claimed Muhyiddin Yassin brought down the Pakatan Harapan government so he could become prime minister.
Dr Mahathir said Muhyiddin knew he would have no chance of becoming the prime minister if Anwar took on the top job.
“Muhyiddin knew he would never be prime minister because I had already promised that Anwar would take over when I stepped down.
“If Anwar had become prime minister, I don’t think he would appoint Muhyiddin as his deputy and Muhyiddin would not have a chance to lead the country, ” Dr Mahathir told reporters during an online press conference.
This, he said, was why Muhyiddin felt that by bringing down the Pakatan Harapan government, he could be the prime minister.
The Pejuang chairman said Muhyiddin also knew that Mahathir did not want to work with Umno but “he was prepared to work with them”.
Due to that, when Mahathir resigned in February last year, Muhyiddin “saw this as a chance” as people like former prime minister Najib Razak or anyone from Umno could not claim to be the prime minister.
Umno, he said, had been under the impression that it could make use of Muhyiddin as prime minister to escape court cases but Muhyiddin had said he would not interfere.
“Although he did not interfere in Najib’s case, (politicians like) Musa Aman and Tengku Adnan Mansor got away,” Mahathir said.
He added that they now wanted to “fix Lim Guan Eng but that depends on the law.”
Mahathir said he would not interfere in Lim’s court cases and it should be handled according to the law.
PETALING JAYA: In a shocking “revelation”, Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he wanted to give the premiership to Anwar Ibrahim but the current prime minister stepped in to deny Anwar the seat.
The former prime minister claimed Muhyiddin Yassin brought down the Pakatan Harapan government so he could become prime minister.
Dr Mahathir said Muhyiddin knew he would have no chance of becoming the prime minister if Anwar took on the top job.
“Muhyiddin knew he would never be prime minister because I had already promised that Anwar would take over when I stepped down.
“If Anwar had become prime minister, I don’t think he would appoint Muhyiddin as his deputy and Muhyiddin would not have a chance to lead the country, ” Dr Mahathir told reporters during an online press conference.
This, he said, was why Muhyiddin felt that by bringing down the Pakatan Harapan government, he could be the prime minister.
The Pejuang chairman said Muhyiddin also knew that Mahathir did not want to work with Umno but “he was prepared to work with them”.
Due to that, when Mahathir resigned in February last year, Muhyiddin “saw this as a chance” as people like former prime minister Najib Razak or anyone from Umno could not claim to be the prime minister.
Umno, he said, had been under the impression that it could make use of Muhyiddin as prime minister to escape court cases but Muhyiddin had said he would not interfere.
“Although he did not interfere in Najib’s case, (politicians like) Musa Aman and Tengku Adnan Mansor got away,” Mahathir said.
He added that they now wanted to “fix Lim Guan Eng but that depends on the law.”
Mahathir said he would not interfere in Lim’s court cases and it should be handled according to the law.
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kt notes:
The Wicked Old Man is lying again, shoving the blame for the conspired fall of the Pakatan government onto Mahia. If there is anyone out there who believes in one single word of this King Cobra, he or she deserves to be cucuk-ed by or to cucuk Ass-binte kaukau.
He makes me sick with his unending lies and wickedness.
Some DAP leaders still trust him.
ReplyDeleteThe old buffoon needs to be euthanised.
ReplyDeleteHe does come out with outlandish lies and excuses. Always playing the innocent old man. We should not be surprised anymore with his brazen behaviour.
Unless euthanised, we unfortunately, have to tolerate his nonsense another 2 or 3 years (hopefully less)