KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Kamaluddin Abdullah, the son of former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has denied allegations that he told the son of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad it was his family’s “turn” to exploit political power for personal gain.
In an Instagram post last night, Kamaluddin firmly denied the accusation, describing Dr Mahathir as “clearly very disappointed and very angry about many things and many people.”
“The best we can do is pray for his well-being and hope that, in his twilight years, he finds peace within himself,” Kamaluddin wrote. His response followed a statement made by Dr Mahathir on Friday, in which he claimed to have learned about the alleged remark from his own son.
“They (his successors) believe that during my time as prime minister, I abused power and was corrupt. Abdullah’s son told my son, ‘It was your turn before; now it’s our turn.’ Our turn for what? To steal money. I was shocked,” Dr Mahathir said during a podcast hosted by former minister Idris Jala and his son, Leon Jala, on YouTube.
Dr Mahathir accused his successors of viewing the prime minister’s position as a means to amass personal wealth rather than prioritizing leadership and national development.
He also recalled his initial optimism when Datuk Seri Najib Razak succeeded Abdullah in 2009, citing Najib’s lineage as the son of a respected former prime minister.
“He will do things well. But you know what happened,” Dr Mahathir said, referring to the 1MDB scandal.
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