Must be ‘coincidence’, quips Najib on cronyism claims against Dr Mahathir

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KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has doubled down on his cronyism allegations against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, citing several business dealings between the latter’s sons and tycoons.

Responding to Dr Mahathir’s recent denial on the matter, Najib sarcastically noted two “coincidences”, with the first involving Datuk Danny Tan Chee Sing, the brother of Berjaya Corporation Bhd founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun.

The Pekan MP also took a veiled swipe at Vincent Tan, who made recent headlines after it was revealed that former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas had reduced drug charges against his son during Dr Mahathir’s second stint as prime minister.

Najib said one of the coincidences was Danny Tan buying over public-listed group Diperdana Corp Bhd in 1994, which was at the time Malaysia’s third-largest haulage company.

“But not even two years later, the brother of the tycoon (Vincent Tan) sold the company to (Dr) Mahathir’s eldest son (Mirzan Mahathir) who was aged 37 at the time,” Najib said on Facebook.

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