DAP wanted Shafie as PM, says Dr M


Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. -filepic

PETALING JAYA: As questions remain on whether the Opposition could put a united front to take on Perikatan Nasional, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has claimed that it was DAP and its secretary-general Lim Guan Eng who preferred Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal as candidate for premier.

"Well, that is the feeling of Guan Eng and DAP," he said during BFM's " Breakfast Grille" programme on Friday (Jan 15).

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