She should take action in the interest of the party, says the former prime minister.
SERDANG: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today advised Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, beleaguered by the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) issue, not to be too attached to her post.
He said Shahrizat, who is also Wanita Umno chief, should take appropriate action in the interest of the party.
“I am not asking her to resign but we should always think of the problems we are creating for the party.
“That is why, I myself after being too long (in the party) and people were getting fed up of me, had stepped down from my post.
“So, don’t love your position too much that you dont’ want to let go. One day, we still have to do so,” he told a news conference, here.
Mahathir said the party’s interest should be the priority in making a decision.
“If we think this will be best for the party, we should take action accordingly, but it is up to her (Shahrizat) to make the decision,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mahathir urged the public to decide for themselves whether the out-of-court settlement between former Malaysia Airlines (MAS) executive chairman Tajudin Ramli and Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd was a cover-up.
Asked whether the settlement was a case swept under the carpet, he said: “I don’t know. I am not in the government. This is for the government to answer.
“This is a democratic country. If you think the government is sweeping things under the carpet, you can always decide not to support the government.”
Yesterday, Tajudin and national asset management firm, Pengurusan Danaharta, reached an out-of-court settlement concerning a civil suit filed six years ago over RM589 million in debts incurred by the corporate figure for the purchase of MAS shares.
Asked whether the terms of the settlement should be made public, Mahathir said, “You should conduct a campaign to ask them to open up and tell people how much of public money they have spent”.
- Bernama
SERDANG: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today advised Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, beleaguered by the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) issue, not to be too attached to her post.He said Shahrizat, who is also Wanita Umno chief, should take appropriate action in the interest of the party.
“I am not asking her to resign but we should always think of the problems we are creating for the party.
“That is why, I myself after being too long (in the party) and people were getting fed up of me, had stepped down from my post.
“So, don’t love your position too much that you dont’ want to let go. One day, we still have to do so,” he told a news conference, here.
Mahathir said the party’s interest should be the priority in making a decision.
“If we think this will be best for the party, we should take action accordingly, but it is up to her (Shahrizat) to make the decision,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mahathir urged the public to decide for themselves whether the out-of-court settlement between former Malaysia Airlines (MAS) executive chairman Tajudin Ramli and Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd was a cover-up.
Asked whether the settlement was a case swept under the carpet, he said: “I don’t know. I am not in the government. This is for the government to answer.
“This is a democratic country. If you think the government is sweeping things under the carpet, you can always decide not to support the government.”
Yesterday, Tajudin and national asset management firm, Pengurusan Danaharta, reached an out-of-court settlement concerning a civil suit filed six years ago over RM589 million in debts incurred by the corporate figure for the purchase of MAS shares.
Asked whether the terms of the settlement should be made public, Mahathir said, “You should conduct a campaign to ask them to open up and tell people how much of public money they have spent”.
- Bernama
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