Anwar, Kit Siang will not allow Dr M to become PM — Salleh

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no way Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang are going to allow Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to be the prime minister if the DAPled Pakatan Harapan wins the 14th General Election, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak.

He said the two opposition figures would not allow that to happen after what Dr Mahathir did to them and to the country when he was the prime minister, not to mention that it would be political suicide for Pakatan Harapan if it faced the general election promising the voters a return to Mahathirism.

"The offer for Mahathir to become Pakatan Harapan's prime minister is not genuine and merely to 'ambil hati' (please) the old man to make him continue to attack Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak," he said in a post on his blog, sskeruak. blogspot.my.

Salleh said Dr Mahathir, now Pakatan Harapan chairman, was desperate and realised that against the backdrop of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the Bank Negara US$10 billion forex scandal, not only was his legacy headed for doom but his political dynasty was never going to happen as well, and his son and former Kedah menteri besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir had no hope of ever becoming prime minister.

“So, this is the best time to exploit Mahathir's desperation and make him increase his attacks on Najib with the promise of the post of prime minister," the Umno treasurer said.