I'm sorry for past wrongs, says Dr Mahathir


Chan Kok Leong

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia’s multiracial and multi-religious balance has to be preserved to ensure peace. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 30, 2017.

IN a rare and significant event today, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has apologised for his past misdeeds.

“I, like other human beings, am not alone from saying and doing wrong. Not just today but for all the time that I have been involved in politics,” said the 93-year-old.


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  • We now see a real hope in our future. Thank you Tun M.

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku

  • How sweet and lovely. Make Bersatu for all races then. Don't just talk sweet talk.

    Posted 6 years ago by Chin Tu Lan

  • Finally, it is very easy and this is what Malaysian awaiting for all this while. hope it is sincere apology from.bottom of Tun M heart and not because to symphaty to gain votes.

    Posted 6 years ago by Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak

  • YES! MY 1RESOUNDING YES TO TDM. I had waited for 'tis apocalypse-like moment ever since he quit dUMNO. To err is human as no man/woman is infallible. To admit mistakes w/ apology/apologies takes gargantuan courage and conviction for a hard-headed man who's larger than life in almost all senses of the phrase. The fact that it took him so long to come clean, be "liberated" from the overdue-cum-over-hyped besieged mentality and duly redeemed himself amongst his fellow brethren nationwide makes this aptly the single most important "political apology" since Merdeka.

    Based on the foregoing, I hereby also wanna avail 'tis opportune moment to withdraw my long-held moniker that dubbed him as Maha-Recalcitrant (Yang Paling Degil) with my sincerest apology too. Tun, I'm SORRY to have had been calling you w/ names. I stop now w/ immediate effect.

    MAY THE FORCE BE W/ YOU SIR...IN FORGING AHEAD & ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE GOAL:
    GET RID OF THE UNPRECEDENTED MEGA-KLEPTOCRAT;
    THEN MAKE MALAYSIA BOLEH GREAT AGAIN.


    BEST WISHES & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018
    W/
    #HARAPAN BARU VIA PAKATAN HARAPAN

    Truly yrs again
    Musang W

    Posted 6 years ago by Musang Wang

  • Hahaha suddenly after hearing this old snake apologising all it supporters climaxed all over the place. Dey, dont you hear after that this Indian chap said apologising doesn't mean admitting the mistake...*palm face

    Posted 6 years ago by Mangkuk Hayun

  • Anything new? I wonder....

    Posted 6 years ago by Sta Naz