As usual, Mahathir rejected my advice, says Jomo

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As usual, Mahathir rejected my advice, says Jomo

PETALING JAYA : Economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram said former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad rejected his advice to take on a role as an elder statesman instead of being involved in politics.

He said about seven months ago, he had advised the two-time prime minister to take on the role of an elder statesman for the developing world, but Mahathir rejected it.

“I told him rather than continuing to be involved in Malaysian politics, he should take on a role of an elder statesman for the developing world. As usual, he rejected my advice,” said Jomo at a talk organised by the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Malaysia.

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