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KUALA LUMPUR: Former assistant to Dr. Mahathir Mohamad today claimed that the former prime minister was the “happiest man” after the February political coup that saw the Pakatan Harapan government collapse.
Senator Muhammad Zahid Md Arip, discussing the actual speech at the Dewan Negera today, added that Mahathir’s dilemma was that he could not express his joy publicly.
“Mahathir must be the happiest man, but he cannot express that happiness.
“He did not want Anwar to replace him (as prime minister). He also wanted to put a stop to DAP. Both have been achieved successfully, ”said Zahid, who was appointed senator after the government of Perikatan Nasional (PN) took power.
Zahid also clarified in his speech that he was not behind the infamous “Sheraton Move.”
“I wish to correct the accusation made against me. I was not the mastermind behind the Sheraton Move.
“But I admit that I was part of the initiative, with some others, to block Anwar and DAP, with the blessing of the seventh prime minister (Mahathir),” he said.
Mahathir resigned as prime minister after MPs from Umno, PAS, PPBM and some from PKR met in a political meeting at a hotel that was dubbed the “Sheraton movement.”
Muhyiddin was sworn in as prime minister on March 1, after what has been described as the longest week in Malaysian politics.
