KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation as Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairman followed a heated debate on matters including the premiership transition during the party supreme council meeting on Sunday. “At that meeting, he explained the wide mandate the PH Presidential Council had given him at the meeting on Feb 21. He also opined that the appeal by Bersatu party leaders for Dr Mahathir to retract his resignation as chairman has fallen on deaf ears. “First thing this morning, (Dr Mahathir) received an unplanned visit by leaders of his party, Bersatu, at his private residence in Sungai Besi. “Whatever form of government Dr Mahathir decides on, one thing is for sure.

Source: New Strait Times February 25, 2020 12:45 UTC