Opposition not confident of winning 13th GE – Mahathir

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ALOR SETAR: The opposition group comprising PAS, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and DAP is not confident of winning the coming general election, and has therefore taken various actions to topple the ruling government, said former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

He said since the country’s independence 55 years ago, the opposition had never won the general election and that was why they had done all kinds of things to topple the Barisan Nasional (BN)-led federal government.

“If they lose again this time, they are prepared to create chaos through protest demonstrations and making claims that the ruling government cheats to enable BN to win.

“This is their approach now,” he said after a discourse between  Dr Mahathir the statesman and federal government officers serving in Kedah, here, yesterday.

Dr Mahathir was condident that the present government was strong enough and capable of maintaining peace.

“If the government is weak, it will not be able to administer well like now and perhaps be
brought down by the people,” he said.

Dr Mahathir said the people should be careful of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as he was regarded as the choice leader by the United States of America.

“Since the time I was prime minister, he has been regarded by the US as the Malaysian PM and he himself had invited US congressmen here,” he said, adding that there were also foreign funds coming in, in pursuit of their agenda.

“I know that several NGOs (non-governmental organisations) in this country also receive funding from certain bodies in the US and other countries.

“They give money to achieve their agenda, not ours.

“This happens since during my time and these NGOs have been made used of. I also believe that certain political parties also receive such funding,” he said.

He advised the people to be very careful and to choose leaders who could prevent the country from being controlled and colonised again.

Earlier, in his speech, Dr Mahathir said various development efforts had been undertaken by the government to bring prosperity to the people.

“All that it has done shows that the ruling government is sensitive to the needs of the people and always think about their welfare,” he said. — Bernama