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Mahathir, the peddler of lies
We understand his desperate situation and his helpless position - but that should be no excuse
By P Ramakrishnan
- 21 Mar 2023
Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has come out with some startling statements without batting an eyelid. That is typical of him!
But these are nothing but blatant and unvarnished lies – and Mahathir is a master at this!
What he recently said and claimed left many flabbergasted and in shock.
He painted Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister, “as an oppressor – one that is worse than the British colonials.”
“During the British era, we can speak out, form parties, and fight for the Malays.
“During my time Malays could speak out too, but in Anwar’s ‘democratic’ era, Malays can’t speak up” was Mahathir’s outlandish and outrageous claim.
When Mahathir asserted that “in Anwar’s ‘democratic’ era, Malays can’t speak up”, wasn’t Mahathir speaking up as a Malay? Or has he gone back to his roots in order to speak boldly? 😂😂😂 Has there been any consequence for Mahathir when spewing his lies?
He refers to Anwar’s ‘era’. What is an era? It is “a long and distinct period of history”. But Anwar has been in office for hardly four months and Mahathir refers to that as an era! Can these four months be referred to as an “era”? Is there any substance in Mahathir’s reference?
Anwar has declared an unrelenting war against corruption. People without a clean past have reason to fear. For them, each day Anwar continues to be in office is a long period of time! And they feel threatened! They feel entrapped!
The atrocities the British committed in Malaya cannot be compared or equated to Anwar’s time in office. The British had all the time at their disposal to do whatever they wanted – and they did a lot to oppress, to rob the country of its wealth, to live as they pleased and lord over us.
They discriminated against us even after our independence. Certain clubs were barred to Asians. It was common to have “whites only” clubs and spaces – even certain urinals were exclusively for whites only!
We must ask Mahathir, did Anwar outdo them in all this in less than four months?
During the British era, there was the infamous Batang Kali massacre of innocent people. Did Anwar massacre anyone within these four months?
Mahathir boasts vainly, “During my time Malays could speak out too….”
But Dr Mahathir, do you remember what happened on 27 October 1987 to those who did? You locked them up without any charge and robbed them of their freedom. A total of 106 (or more) of them!
- 21 Mar 2023
Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has come out with some startling statements without batting an eyelid. That is typical of him!
But these are nothing but blatant and unvarnished lies – and Mahathir is a master at this!
What he recently said and claimed left many flabbergasted and in shock.
He painted Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister, “as an oppressor – one that is worse than the British colonials.”
“During the British era, we can speak out, form parties, and fight for the Malays.
“During my time Malays could speak out too, but in Anwar’s ‘democratic’ era, Malays can’t speak up” was Mahathir’s outlandish and outrageous claim.
When Mahathir asserted that “in Anwar’s ‘democratic’ era, Malays can’t speak up”, wasn’t Mahathir speaking up as a Malay? Or has he gone back to his roots in order to speak boldly? 😂😂😂 Has there been any consequence for Mahathir when spewing his lies?
He refers to Anwar’s ‘era’. What is an era? It is “a long and distinct period of history”. But Anwar has been in office for hardly four months and Mahathir refers to that as an era! Can these four months be referred to as an “era”? Is there any substance in Mahathir’s reference?
Anwar has declared an unrelenting war against corruption. People without a clean past have reason to fear. For them, each day Anwar continues to be in office is a long period of time! And they feel threatened! They feel entrapped!
The atrocities the British committed in Malaya cannot be compared or equated to Anwar’s time in office. The British had all the time at their disposal to do whatever they wanted – and they did a lot to oppress, to rob the country of its wealth, to live as they pleased and lord over us.
They discriminated against us even after our independence. Certain clubs were barred to Asians. It was common to have “whites only” clubs and spaces – even certain urinals were exclusively for whites only!
We must ask Mahathir, did Anwar outdo them in all this in less than four months?
During the British era, there was the infamous Batang Kali massacre of innocent people. Did Anwar massacre anyone within these four months?
Mahathir boasts vainly, “During my time Malays could speak out too….”
But Dr Mahathir, do you remember what happened on 27 October 1987 to those who did? You locked them up without any charge and robbed them of their freedom. A total of 106 (or more) of them!
Never again!
Let me refresh your memory, Tun. Some women who were locked up on that day of infamy had their period while in detention, and they faced difficulty getting sanitary pads. How callous and cruel could one be!
Tun, do you remember your inspector general of police Rahim Noor’s cowardly assault on a blindfolded Anwar with his hands tied behind him? Anwar appeared with a black eye in court on 29 September 1998 to face charges of corruption and sodomy.
Let me refresh your memory, Tun. Some women who were locked up on that day of infamy had their period while in detention, and they faced difficulty getting sanitary pads. How callous and cruel could one be!
Tun, do you remember your inspector general of police Rahim Noor’s cowardly assault on a blindfolded Anwar with his hands tied behind him? Anwar appeared with a black eye in court on 29 September 1998 to face charges of corruption and sodomy.
Tun, you and Rahim Noor explained that Anwar’s black eye was “self-inflicted” by “pressing a glass over his eyes”. It took a royal commission of inquiry to expose that both of you had lied! How shameful it was that the PM and the inspector general back then were exposed as liars!
Tun, has any political opponent been beaten up in the lock-up during Anwar’s term in office? Has any adversary of Anwar been detained for speaking up? Name them if it is true! You can’t because nothing of that sort has taken place under Anwar’s watch.
Tun, has any political opponent been beaten up in the lock-up during Anwar’s term in office? Has any adversary of Anwar been detained for speaking up? Name them if it is true! You can’t because nothing of that sort has taken place under Anwar’s watch.
Tun, do you recall how thousands of Reformasi protesters were brutally treated by the police with water cannons and baton charges? In contrast, have any protesters been assaulted cruelly during Anwar’s term in office?
Tun, you have lost your credibility and your followers. We understand your desperate situation and your helpless position. But that should be no excuse to resort to blatant lies – unless you are a compulsive and pathological liar!
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