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I owe everything to Tun Razak, says Dr Mahathir

BY SYED UMAR ARIFF - 18 JANUARY 2016 @ 3:24 PM


KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad paid a tribute to Tun Abdul Razak Hussein in a melancholic blog posting yesterday, describing the latter’s death 40 years ago as a “personal loss”.


Expressing his gratitude to Tun Razak, Dr Mahathir said his return on Umno after being expelled from the party and political ascension was largely designed by the country’s second prime minister.


“It is difficult to think that 40 years have passed since the demise of Tun Razak, the much respected and beloved second prime minister of independent Malaysia. It is sad that he should be taken away from us so early. I am of course particularly saddened because I owed everything to him. “I was expelled from Umno and people who were expelled before me never returned.


Their political career was blighted,” said Dr Mahathir, who was removed from the party in 1969 after calling for then prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman’s resignation. Reminiscing his days under Tun Razak leadership, Dr Mahathir said the trust and closeness they shared earned the ire of some Umno senior leaders, and he was among the very few who knew of Tun Razak’s struggle with leukemia.


“He did not only allow me to return to the fold but subsequently appointed me a full minister. I was described as Tun’s (Razak’s) blue-eyed boy, which angered many Umno stalwarts. “ As a doctor, I noticed early his deteriorating health. Before he left for the United Kingdom, at a function at Parliament House, he pulled me aside and told me he was suffering from leukaemia.


“He told me to speak to his doctor, Dr (Stewart) Macpherson. I did, and knew that the periods of remission would get shorter and shorter. He would not be able to continue for long. Still I was shocked to hear of his demise,” said Dr Mahathir. Lauding the late leader as among those bent on tackling disparities in the country, Dr Mahathir said Tun Razak was the man responsible for the formulation of the New Economic Policy (NEP). He said Tun Razak also led Malaysia to break away from British Commonwealth past traditions.


“Watching the TV documentary on his life and times, I cannot help but feel sad. Those were great days. Leaders then were dedicated, bent on developing the country and tackling the disparities in Malaysian society. It was Tun Razak who introduced the NEP. “He broke away from the apron-strings of the British Commonwealth past, and visited Russia and China. The winds of change blew strongly Malaysia truly lost a great leader. He could have made a real difference to the future of this country which he fought so hard for,” said Dr Mahathir.


Dr Mahathir said he had thought his political career would draw to a close, after Tun Razak’s death and the succession of Tun Hussein Onn as Malaysia’s third prime minister. “For me the loss is personal. Tun Hussein who succeeded him was never close to me and I thought that would be the end of my career. But it wasn’t. It wasn’t because Razak had spoken a good word for me to Tun Hussein.”

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/01/122786/i-owe-everything-tun-razak-says-dr-mahathir

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 Author| Post time 18-1-2016 04:32 PM | Show all posts


Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
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Post time 18-1-2016 04:48 PM | Show all posts
. Those were great days. Leaders then were dedicated, bent on developing the country and tackling the disparities in Malaysian society.


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Post time 18-1-2016 04:56 PM | Show all posts
dok melayan documentry TR mesti xberhenti pikir nape anak dia yg itewww x ikut langsung jejak dia
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Post time 18-1-2016 04:56 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
jauh beza tun razak dgn anaknya
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