Ada forum bertajuk, “Adakah Tun M terlalu Tua untuk jadi PM?”
Saya hadir.I’m here guys. Say it to my face. pic.twitter.com/riazno9c2q
— Dr Mahathir Mohamad (@chedetofficial) March 22, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Sick of people sniping about his advancing years, 92-year-old ex-leader Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad gatecrashed a forum where voters were discussing whether he was too old to return as prime minister.
“I am here guys. Say it to my face,” tweeted a defiant Dr Mahathir, who is seeking the top job again as the opposition’s candidate in looming polls, with a picture of himself at the discussion late Thursday.
Dr Mahathir, who was premier for 22 years, has returned to frontline politics after a 15-year break.
At Thursday’s forum, a three-man panel was talking about Dr Mahathir when the man himself walked in midway, causing the speakers to fall silent and many in the hall to rise to their feet.
The panel — which consisted of a political pundit, psychology expert and fitness coach — stopped their discussions and opened the floor for Dr Mahathir to speak.
“There are two types of age. One in terms of years and another in terms of the body. The age of the body does not necessarily equate to the age in years,” he told the forum in Shah Alam, outside the capital Kuala Lumpur.
“As far as health is concerned, I’m not senile yet.” – AFP