The Prime Minister says it again: I retire in October
THE PRIME MINISTER, DATO' SERI MAHATHIR Mohamed is, he believes, a much misunderstood man. He wants to resign, but many in UMNO and Malaysia not only disbelieve him but some, God forbid, even want him to resign well before his October 31 retirement. And he does not know why. So, in his opening address at the Malaysian Indian Congress convention yesterday (10 May 2003), he tells the delegates, in injured innocence, "I do not know why. Some say that I should go now ... they do not believe that I will step down in October." But these fellows have never supported him any. "They are always ready to be suspicious of me and have never been supportive of me anyway." All this, he reiterated, is needless speculation. He stands by what he said in July last year: He leaves in October after the OIC summit. He would not lead the National Front (BN) into the general election, now widely expected early next year.
