Elderly woman's best birthday gift – greetings from Dr M

Tan with the birthday message she received from Dr Mahathir.

PETALING JAYA: Tan Bee Joo had a wonderful birthday surprise last Saturday (Sept 14) when she received a letter from none other than Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad expressing his "heartfelt wishes" on her 91st birthday, which fell on Sept 11.

Tan was featured in an article in StarLifestyle, titled Everlasting Friendships on Sept 6, in which the grandmother of two expressed her birthday wish of meeting Dr Mahathir.