Najib tells Mahathir to stop using Malay card for own ends
The Straits Times|March 23, 2023
Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has once again hit out at Tun Mahathir Mohamad, telling his nemesis to stop using the Malay card to further his political agenda.
Eileen Ng
Najib tells Mahathir to stop using Malay card for own ends

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Najib said that when Dr Mahathir was in power, he had labelled the Malays as lazy, ungrateful, politically naive and spendthrift people who should not be envious of the wealth of others.

When he was no longer in power, Najib said, Dr Mahathir claimed the Malays were marginalised and oppressed.

"Enough is enough. Stop riding on the Malay name," Najib said in the post which has received 17,000 likes, more than 550 shares and some 1,300 comments.

This story is from the March 23, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.

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