"Tun Mahathir has a history of bad blood with the Malay Rulers. But Dr Mahathir is not out of the woods yet. Repeated criticism by the Sultan of Selangor, who is of Bugis descent, has been damaging for the opposition pact - already being accused of being anti-Malay and Islam - now led by Dr Mahathir. In an interview last week, Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah told The Star that Dr Mahathir had an inferiority complex and his "anger would burn the country". "Yes, you can see I am a very angry man," Dr Mahathir responded with laughter, when asked to comment on Tuesday.

Source: The Star December 13, 2017 03:22 UTC