KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is conscious and not in critical condition, says a source in the know.

The source, who declined to be named said claims that the country's longest-serving prime minister was in critical condition were not accurate.

Mahathir, who has a history of heart illnesses, was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) for treatment of an infection on Jan 26.

The 98-year-old's health issues were revealed during proceedings for his defamation suit against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi last week.

Mahathir's lawyer, Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi in an application for a postponement of proceedings, told the court that his client had been admitted to IJN.

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