Dr M hits back at Musa


Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. - File pix

PETALING JAYA: Speaking frankly does not mean speaking truthfully, said ex-premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who has slammed a book by his former deputy Tun Musa Hitam.

Musa, who was deputy prime minister from 1981 to 1986, dedicated a chapter of Frankly Speaking to Dr Mahathir’s administration, calling it “an abject failure” with no suitable successor being groomed.

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