Khairy: Dr M hugging 'bodyguard' photo misleading

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 KUALA LUMPUR- Release of Purchasing Managers Index at 1015 (0215 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin(pic) attends meeting session with MyCorps: Mission 5@Africa volunteers at International Youth Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif at 1500 (0700 GMT)

KUALA LUMPUR: A viral photo showing Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad being hugged by an individual is misleading and used to create sympathy for the former premier, said Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin (pic).

The photo was widely circulated on social media following news that Dr Mahathir's Special Action Unit (UTK) police bodyguards had been withdrawn.