Dr M: Ku Li changed mind after failing to get support
PUTRAJAYA: Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah changed his mind on backing the move to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak after failing to gather enough support from the MPs, claims Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The former prime minister said he had met Tengku Razaleigh to discuss a vote of no confidence against Najib. But he alleged that Tengku Razaleigh changed his stance after realising that he could not get the numbers.
“He (Tengku Razaleigh) told me he could topple Najib with a no confidence vote, and so he distributed a declaration of no confidence to all MPs.
“Although he claimed to be able to acquire support from the majority, he couldn’t do it,” Dr Mahathir said yesterday after attending a symposium on criminalising war at the Perdana Leadership Foundation.
He was commenting on the Kelantan Declaration recently signed by Tengku Razaleigh and other Barisan Nasional representatives in the state to affirm their undivided support for Najib.
He also did not feel betrayed by his one-time Umno rival.
“I have been betrayed by him many times. When he lost the party elections, he sued the party and took it to court to declare it illegal.
“I had to spend time to rebuild the party. He formed Semangat 46. So from a person like that, what do you expect,” he added.
