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Without me, Anwar is nobody, says Dr M
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Publish date: Thu, 19 Aug 2021, 10:06 AM
He says it was the PKR president who had rejected him after the collapse of Pakatan Harapan last year.
Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Anwar Ibrahim owes his rise on the political ladder to him, dismissing the stand among supporters of the PKR leader that he had been the main hurdle in Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) bid to return to power.
The former prime minister said it was Anwar who had rejected him in the aftermath of the collapse of the PH government last year.
“I never rejected him. Actually, Anwar is who he is because of me. Without me, Anwar is nobody. I promoted him up to become the deputy prime minister,” Mahathir said in an interview with Bernama last night, referring to the 1990s during his first 22 years of leading the government.
“There is no problem for me to work with him. But the problem is, he doesn’t want to work with me. And then, he said, ‘Dr Mahathir doesn’t like me, he doesn’t want to work with me, that’s why we split up.’ So the blame was on me,” said Mahathir.
Anwar was a prominent Islamist leader who led large-scale anti-government protests in the 1970s before he was brought into Umno when Mahathir took over power from Hussein Onn in 1981 to become the fourth prime minister.
Mahathir soon appointed Anwar to his Cabinet, a move seen as neutralising the influence of PAS. In less than two decades, Anwar quickly rose in Umno, becoming its deputy president and the deputy prime minister before his dramatic sacking in 1998 on charges of sodomy and abuse of power.
‘He wanted to be PM, zero role for me’
Mahathir’s comments came after a palace deadline for MPs to submit the name of their choice of prime minister to form the next government.
His comments came after a palace deadline for MPs to submit the name of their choice of prime minister to form the next government.
Mahathir said PH’s attempt to return to power had failed even when Perikatan Nasional was shaky due to its thin margin.
But he said efforts to forge cooperation with PH under Anwar did not happen because of Anwar’s insistence that Mahathir should not play any role.
“The condition imposed on me was that I should not hold any position in PH, let alone be the prime minister. He wanted to be prime minister. So I said to him, ‘I’ll be prime minister for six months, then you take over’,” said Mahathir.
“Then what is my role? I cannot be the prime minister, I cannot be in the party. He rejected me. But he cleverly told the people that it was I who rejected him.”
Under a deal agreed on among PH leaders, Mahathir, who led the government for the second time following the coalition’s historic electoral victory in 2018, was to hand over the top post to Anwar.
The coalition however fell apart before the transition could take place, with component parties bickering over the date for Mahathir to step down.
https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/08/19/without-me-anwar-is-nobody-says-dr-m/
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It was undoubtful M has played a major role for PH to gain power in GE14 and we also cannot denied that DAP has had garnered more seats in light of the M's influence on the Malay voters, but equally devastating effects also came from him was basically his 3 weaknesses - low incredibility, personal interest and particularly dictatorship style of regime. I should say if these weaknesses were not incurred, PH should be a strong coalition until now. Is a "double swords". Success was M and failure was also M.
2021-08-20 07:39
Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Anwar Ibrahim owes his rise on the political ladder to him, dismissing the stand among supporters of the PKR leader that he had been the main hurdle in Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) bid to return to power.
Old horse, did you remember right after PH won, you were given the PM post. After nearly 2 years, you didn’t follow your own promise to give PM seat to DSAI. Old horse, you pakar pusing. No credibility.
2021-08-20 07:48
Cukup lah. Ah Tok dah jahanam kan negara ini. Kasi peluang pada yang lain. Akhirnya, Mael yang diangkat sebagai PM9.
2021-08-20 08:02
PH made him the PM for the second time, he resigned ... and blamed PH for not making him the PM again!
In the first place, why he resigned? he wants to be the PM and leave PH behind, right? he should save his self ego, for nobody trust him anymore!
Be honest, if you still want to be PM, don't resign!!
2021-08-20 08:31
Look here if Anwar cannot be PM in his lifetime...his ambition will be carry on...by his children & grandchildren...suppose to be this way lawan tetap lawan mah!
They will fight on & on mah!
2021-08-20 11:46
old horse is too smart until he count wrong end up what is is today our Rakyats suffer the most. Sickening man
2021-08-20 11:47
Of course. Without Tun M, there will not be Najib.
Without Tun M, UMNO will be powerless.
2021-08-20 11:48
silly Dr refused to handover to Anwar
Aquino was shot
Dictators are all the same but God will find a way
2021-08-20 11:51
actually the day he refused to handover to Anwar, he immediately became a lying, bull shitting smelly old Cock who nobody believes anymore.
His children has now lost all credibility and has no future at all.
2021-08-20 11:57
In Anwar , i respect
If, Anwar s daugther Nurul can return , i sure support.
Dr M's words whoever trust 1% surely disaster .
2021-08-20 16:10
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Istana Negara said today Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has appointed Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Malaysia’s ninth prime minister.
In a statement today, Istana Negara said Ismail Sabri will be sworn in as Malaysia’s ninth prime minister tomorrow at 2:30pm at the palace.
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/malaysias-palace-names-ismail-sabri-pm
2021-08-20 18:01
Happy retirement to Mahathir! He is nobody nowadays! Nobody is going invite him into any alliance! Nobody going to listen to his 'tuan melayu' woes or his rants on Israel or jews!
2021-08-20 22:59
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