“Even if I were to kiss and hug Anwar Ibrahim in public, they will say there is a rift because this is what they want to see.”

— Mahathir bin Mohamad

Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things [Vol I]

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Prime Minister of Malaysia 1925

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