KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has not decided whether the National Unity and Social Wellbeing Minister P Waytha Moorthy should resign over calls by many parties for his alleged failure to contain interracial tensions over the riots at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Subang Jaya.
Dr Mahathir said people are free to express their opinion on the matter.
“(But) it is up to me to decide, I haven’t decided yet,” he told reporters after delivering a key note address at the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) Dr Mahathir Mohamad Leadership Series here last night.
When asked if he was happy with Waytha Moorthy’s performance as a minister, Dr Mahathir said, “I feel okay.”
Earlier yesterday, the media reported that the Youth wing of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) had reportedly delivered a memorandum to Dr Mahathir, who is also its chairman, asking for minister Waytha Moorthy to be removed as a minister. – Bernama
