Dr Mahathir says against nepotism, removed cousin over corruption taint, now nephew won’t talk to him
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Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad stressed that he is very particular about being seen as favouring his own family that he barred his own children from participating actively in politics when he was prime minister Picture by Shafwan Zaidon |
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated today that he will not tolerate nepotism, disclosing that it had even estranged him from some of his relatives.
In an interview with Hong Kong-based business news portal Investvine, the former prime minister said he had once “got rid” of a cousin who was a chief minister after the latter was accused of corruption.
“There was a cousin who became chief minister of one of the states. When people accused him of corruption, I immediately got rid of him.
Dr Mahathir stressed that he is very particular about being seen as favouring his own family that he barred his own children from participating actively in politics when he was prime minister.
He added that his children had to do business overseas and not in Malaysia to avoid the nepotism taint.
He also said that one of his sons, Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahahir was not directly involved in politics even though he was made an Umno Youth treasurer at one time.
“Mokhzani, he was not directly involved. Because the Youth section of the governing party wanted someone to handle the finances and him being in the private sector, he seemed to understand this much better, so he was appointed to be the treasurer of Umno Youth. But none of my relatives have been allowed to participate in politics,” Dr Mahathir said.
The two-time prime minister said he felt it was unfair to block his children’s political ambitions after leaving government.
“But when I stepped down, I thought that it is not fair to them, that to preserve my image, they should be deprived of their wishes to go into politics.
“So Mukhriz went into politics only after I stepped down as the prime minister,” he said of another son, Jerlun MP Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir.
All this barking by KT will be of no avail. AG Harun Idrus already explained that financial institutions only keep records for 7 years, all these events involving Toonsie's family, if true, occurred 20-30-40 years ago, evidence already lost, witnesses are no longer reliable or available etc.
ReplyDeleteJibby and family, however, are embroiled in court cases and evidence is aplenty. But of course KT is not an expert on 1MDB, Tabung Haji, Felda, back taxes etc, his expertise is on events that have long passed the Limitation period.
Happy Howling.
All I can say is "ha ha ha ha...:
ReplyDeleteMy toes are laughing
No....the cleanest man in town is your Idol Najib.
ReplyDeleteDon't know nothing about any crime or corruption. Everything is somebody else's fault.
second generation of the powerful is always born with biz gene, thats scientifically proven in ccp china.
ReplyDeleteHow selective!
Delete犬养 mfer, it happens ALL-OVER the world!
But, generally, they fail as quick.
Then, there is that question that u never dare to ask.
How many of the top officers within the CCP China ranks & files come from the B40 grouping?
Ditto with the millionaire/billionaires too!