“I am saying this with all humility. I know him (Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad). I love him as a father and a leader. I have fought against him. And now I accept that he is the best man to lead Malaysia now.”

Anwar Ibrahim said during the Port Dickson bi-election campaign rally, quoted on Channel News Asia, "'I love him as a father and a leader': Anwar, Mahathir in show of unity at by-election rally" https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/anwar-ibrahim-mahathir-port-dickson-by-election-pakatan-10805828, 9 October 2018.

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