The recent revelation by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that DAP wants the post of Deputy Prime Minister if the opposition wins the 14th General Election (GE14) is quite significant to the political landscape as it will determine the future of the country, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak.
He said this was because the electorate now had a "political choice" in the 14th general election.
"If they want Lim Kit Siang to be Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance then they can choose "DAP-led Pakatan" in the next election.
"In fact, Tun Dr Mahathir (chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia made a significant revelation as far as politics is concerned on Jan 17 this year.
"Tun Dr Mahathir indirectly agreed with (former DAP vice president) Tunku Aziz's allegation that Lim Kit Siang will be the next Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister if Pakatan wins the 14th general election," he said.
Salleh told this to reporters after launching the Connecting The Unconnected (CTU) programme and Dashboard Community at Sri Ontoros Community Hall, Kemabong, near here today.
On Wednesday, Dr Mahathir was reported to have said that the DAP had requested for its party leader to take the post of deputy prime minister should the opposition win the next general election.
Earlier, in his speech, Salleh also described Dr Mahathir as U-Turn leader as the latter had frequently changed his stand and views on important issues.
"Before this, he (Dr Mahathir) was with us (Umno/Barisan Nasional) and we respect him as he had contributed to the country.
"But now, Tun Dr Mahathir is with the opposition and is out to destroy Umno...we cannot allow this to happen," he said.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that he felt that Dr Mahathir's made no sense in designating Lim Kit Siang as a deputy prime minister candidate, after having previously labelled the politician 'a racist'. -- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sat Jan 21 2017
SALLEH SAID: If they want Lim Kit Siang to be Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance then they can choose "DAP-led Pakatan" in the next election. -Filepix
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