Abdullah can't be blamed for Mahathir legacy

Abdullah can't be blamed for Mahathir legacy
Malaysian Insider - 17 March 2008

The Edge financial daily published a strong editorial in today’s edition, condemning the new MP and a son of the former prime minister, Mukhriz Mahathir’s call for the present Prime Minister to resign. The paper called on Malaysians to support Abdullah instead.

“If he falls, the Mahathirites in Umno would have won and the country could be headed down the slippery slope of more corruption, abuse of power and an even dirtier judiciary again,” the newspaper said in its leading editorial.

It argued that Abdullah could not be expected to undo in his five years as PM, the legacy of 22 years of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad’s rule.

It accused the Mahathir administration of sidelining the Barisan Nasional component parties. ”Power was centred on Umno, and in particular, Mahathir.”

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