Analysts: Too soon to write off Dr M
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks to reporters at the Al-Bukhary Foundation, Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2020. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Separately, political observers Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam and Universiti Utara Malaysia’s Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani also viewed Dr Mahathir as still a force to be reckoned with. “Pakatan still needs someone to pull the people and rally behind them and that person is Dr Mahathir,” he said. “I think the public is still angry with Umno and 1MDB,” he said, referring to the scandal involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the sovereign fund.
Azizuddin agreed that Dr Mahathir will not stand aside and let the new coalition under Muhyiddin continue governing the country.For now, they said it is best that Pakatan and Dr Mahathir concentrate on rallying for support from the people and the MPs.
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