Dr M questions BN strategists, says Umno to decide Najib’s fate

By Zurairi AR
May 07, 2013

PUTRAJAYA, May 7 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that Umno would have to decide if Datuk Seri Najib Razak should step down as party leader after Barisan Nasional’s (BN) worse ever electoral performance.

He also questioned Najib’s strategists, and pointed out that their ideas may have contributed to BN’s poor performance.

The former prime minister (picture) said that Najib was expected to face tough questions from critics who will question his capabilities and strategies.

“I had hoped that this time BN would get more seats than in 2008 ... I’m quite disappointed and shocked to find out that in the end BN got less than in 2008,” Dr Mahathir told reporters at the Perdana Leadership Foundation here.

According Dr Mahathir, he did not expect that even after changing leaders from Tun Abdullah Ahmad to Datuk Seri Najib Razak, BN would still fare worse.

“We see his performance was worse than Abdullah. This is something I myself did not expect.”

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