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Dr Mahathir dared not remove Samy Vellu

Posted by omong on May 15, 2007

…Dr Mahathir’s interview with Malaysiakini last week, in which the latter stated that he could not remove tainted leaders like Samy Vellu and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz as he was “powerless.” 

Dr Mahathir had said in the interview that the Barisan Nasional would have suffered a serious internal backlash if he had sacked Samy Vellu.  

“You ask MIC what they would do if I removed Samy Vellu,” he was quoted as saying.  

Source: The Star

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