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Najib gives four reasons why Dr M made 'BR1M U-turn'
Published:  Feb 3, 2017 1:57 PM
Updated: 8:34 AM
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Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has outlined four reasons that left Dr Mahathir Mohamad with no alternative but to make a 180-degree turn on the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) scheme.

The prime minister did not mention Mahathir by name until the last paragraph of his blog posting, choosing instead to refer to him as an “old leader”.

Najib explained that BR1M was introduced to assist the low-income group cope with the cost of living and noted how an “old leader” described BR1M as “dedak” (animal feed).

“But several weeks later, he (Mahathir) made a U-turn, saying he would continue with BR1M if the opposition governed the country,” he added.

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