BOOK REVIEW Dr Mahathir Mohamad dedicated 20 pages of his memoirs into detailing how he came to know about Anwar Ibrahim's alleged sexual liaisons with men and women, leading to the latter's sacking in 1998.
In the chapter 'Anwar's Challenge', Mahathir stated that four years after IGP Tun Hanif first told him about allegations linking Anwar to homosexual activities, someone sent him the book '50 Dalil Kenapa Anwar Ibrahim Tidak Boleh Jadi Perdana Menteri' ('50 Reasons Why Anwar Ibrahim Cannot Become Prime Minister').
To Mahathir, the book was clearly a sensationalist attempt to make money so he did not read it but the rumours about Anwar refused to go away. He then cited that then in 1997, he received a letter from a woman named Ummi Hafilda Ali and its contents disturbed him as there were more specific allegations of sodomy against Anwar.
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