Watch your mouth and actions, Zahid tells Dr M
BAGAN DATUK: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been told he needs to watch his mouth and actions seen as often disparaging the leadership of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Dr Mahathir should have manners, order and political morality when politicking.
He said as a normal human being, Dr Mahathir had weaknesses and made mistakes in his 22 years as prime minister but all these were covered out of respect for him.
“When our time has passed, let it pass, let history judge us, don't condemn others as in the case of the failure of the privatisation move.
"We do not want to reveal the 'sores' and we know what he did with his numerous weaknesses that we know of,” Dr Ahmad Zahid said when opening the Bagan Datuk Umno division meeting, here.
He said Dr Mahathir had gone overboard in criticising Umno and the government to the point that Najib had run out of patience.
“His (Mahathir's) time is past, be quiet. Sit down and recite religious verses.
"He unveils the flaws of the present leaders, don't forget we also used to cover his flaws. Don't let it be our turn to show his shame and ‘scabs'. There is so much that we can reveal.
“He (Mahathir) was strong (during his tenure) not because of him but because Umno members strongly supported him," he said.
Dr Ahmad Zahid, who is Umno vice-president carrying out the duties of party deputy president, also touched on Dr Mahathir's U-turn by supporting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“Now only he wants to do a 'kona baring' (very sharp cornering manoeuvre). In the past, he accused Anwar of a lot of things, but now says Anwar was wronged due to differing political opinions," he said. - Bernama
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