Prime Minister Najib Razak today inadvertently blamed the dispute between fourth Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his then deputy Anwar Ibrahim for what many feel was the greatest setback in his 35-year political career.
While he did not mention names, Najib said that the severe drop from a majority to a mere 241 votes in the Pekan constituency during the 1999 general election was a case of "collateral damage", a year after the prosecution of Anwar in 1998 sparked protests causing BN to suffer a major setback.
Najib when asked at the Asean 100 Leadership Forum dialogue when asked if he had ever felt like throwing in the towel, particularly following the outcome of the 1999 general election. said there were times when he felt very frustrated with the situation, (that was) not as a result of my own personal action and it was the circumstances that you found yourself in that you were the collateral damage but he didn't know if that was the right word to use for the process.
While he did not mention names, Najib said that the severe drop from a majority to a mere 241 votes in the Pekan constituency during the 1999 general election was a case of "collateral damage", a year after the prosecution of Anwar in 1998 sparked protests causing BN to suffer a major setback.
Najib when asked at the Asean 100 Leadership Forum dialogue when asked if he had ever felt like throwing in the towel, particularly following the outcome of the 1999 general election. said there were times when he felt very frustrated with the situation, (that was) not as a result of my own personal action and it was the circumstances that you found yourself in that you were the collateral damage but he didn't know if that was the right word to use for the process.
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