Tony Pua 'arrogant' and disliked by many, claims Dr M


PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not mince words when he described Tony Pua, who was Lim Guan Eng's political secretary during his term as finance minister, as an 'arrogant' and 'disliked' person.

"When you are not even a minister but just a political secretary – yet going around telling people what to do and threatening them and speaking the way you speak – you are arrogant and people will dislike you.

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