Rebutting rebuttals


At loggerheads: Dr Mahathir (left) and Lim are claiming and counterclaiming on social media that there was talk about firing when the former was prime minister and the latter was Finance minister. — Filepics/The Star

IN the “he said, he said” between former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his Finance minister Lim Guan Eng, I would like to add my “I said”.

The war of words between former Bersatu president Dr Mahathir and DAP chairman Lim started after excerpts from political consultant Roman Bose’s book, Shattered Hopes, were published. The excerpt narrates events after Dr Mahathir and Pakatan Harapan swept into power in 2018.

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