Fighting one too many fires


Firestorm: Dr Mahathir is not the sort to kowtow to anyone and his latest act of defiance saw Selangor Umno demonstrating in defence of the Sultan of Selangor.

IT was quite an awkward moment when their paths crossed after Friday prayers at the Putrajaya mosque earlier this month.

But Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi made the first move towards the man whom he had called “Mahathir a/l Iskandar Kutty” and reached out to shake the elder man’s hand.

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