PENANG Deputy Chief Minister II Prof P. Ramasamy is confident Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not the mastermind behind the country’s current political landscape.

He said Dr Mahathir would not have resigned as prime minister and Bersatu chairman today if that was his plan.

“I don’t think Tun (Dr Mahathir) masterminded it (the move). Why would he want to resign (if he is the mastermind)? We have to wait,” said Ramasamy when met at PKR president Anwar Ibrahim’s home in Bukit Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, today.

Yesterday, several key leaders of various government and opposition political parties attended a special and closed meeting at a hotel in Petaling Jaya, triggering question marks over the purpose of the meeting.

Earlier, many separate meetings were held involving several political parties amid rumours of a possible realignment in the country’s political landscape.

The Prime Minister’s Office in a statement today announced that Dr Mahathir had submitted his resignation as prime minister to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. – Bernama, February 24, 2020.