‘That’s him’ — Anwar’s defence of BlackRock-linked deal does not surprise Mahathir
The veteran leader says his former deputy is known for playing to the gallery while maintaining cordial relations with Israel-linked groups.
(MalaysiaNow) – Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was not surprised by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s vehement defence of the government’s deal with a company owned by US fund manager BlackRock, which has been accused of complicity in Israeli war crimes.
The former prime minister said he knew Anwar’s character, adding that he did not expect the PKR president to take concrete action for the Palestinian cause.
He said Anwar was known for his friendly relations with organisations linked to Israeli interests and frequenting groups linked to the Jewish lobby.
“So we are not surprised. But we feel that he should have considered the national interests and not his relations with the Jews,” the veteran leader, who once picked Anwar as his designated successor before dismissing him from the government in 1998, said in an interview with MalaysiaNow.
