Who’s arrogant - Dr M or Tony Pua?

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Malaysia Bharu: Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad is scrapping the barrel bottom and hitting below the belt in describing Damansara MP Tony Pua’s alleged involvement in the Finance Ministry when he was the political secretary to then finance minister Lim Guan Eng as significant abuse and misconduct.

Is Mahathir digging up dirt on Lim to tarnish DAP’s prominent and corruption-free role in Pakatan Harapan as fodder for his forthcoming book?

Ironically, the hordes of those freelancing as advisors and/or rent-seekers prancing about in many other ministries, including those directly under Mahathir himself, seem to have missed his observance.

As then finance minister, Lim can walk with his head held high as a towering Malaysian for accepting the arduous role of cleaning up the most corrupt and financially-abused ministry by its predecessor identified as ‘MO1’ and his dominion as the 'worst-case kleptocracy' by the US Department of Justice (DOJ).

To cast aspirations on people like Lim and Pua is the height of ignorance, impudence and malice.

It will be interesting to read what Mahathir has to write about his role in breaching the agreement to hand over power, his alleged role in the Sheraton Move, the alleged subversion by Bersatu, and the elephant in the room – his personal abysmal and contemptible failure as the Harapan PM that earned the wrath of almost every voter and supporter.

Or does he feel that Pua’s advisory role was more damaging and instrumental to the collapse of the Harapan government?

Anonymous_15897: Pua was trying to save taxpayers’ money. He was trying to remove the rent-seekers and leeches that had been sucking the taxpayers’ blood for years.

Chinese businesspeople complained about Pua too? That shows that he tried to remove leeches and rent-seekers regardless of race.

Pua was trying to stop the culture of cronyism and rent-seeking that Mahathir created and nurtured.

Mahathir, you and your daughter are trying to whitewash your miserable legacy and create diversions.

As usual, you use DAP as the punching bag and bogeyman.

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