KUALA LUMPUR: In the latest episode of the antiquated drama “battle of the octogenarians”, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has accused Lee Kuan Yew of being an iron-clad ruler.Short of calling him a despot, a charge often levelled against the 85-year-old Mahathir himself, the former premier had slammed the 91-year-old minister mentor for stifling democracy in Singapore.
He said when Singapore left Malaysia, supporters of Lee’s People’s Action Party (PAP) formed DAP to continue its political struggle on this side of the causeway.
“DAP is alive and well today in Malaysia. In fact, it now rules Penang. But the rump Umno left in Singapore could not survive in the hostile atmosphere created by the PAP government. For that matter no other political party has been allowed to function properly in Singapore,” he said. Full story
