Najib: Dr Mahathir's comments on Forest City are slanderous

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad committed slander against the Federal and Johor governments with his comments on the Forest City project in Johor Baru, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Prime Minister dismissed Dr Mahathir's allegation that 700,000 Chinese nationals would be brought to Johor under the project and granted Malaysian citizenship.