November 18, 2009 16:33 PM

Appointment Will Enable Dr M To State Views Directly To Cabinet

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The proposal to appoint Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as a senior minister, if accepted, will enable the former prime minister to state his views directly to the cabinet, Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin said.

"I believe the people will support this, except of course the opposition," he told reporters Wednesday.

He was asked to comment on the call by Risda chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik yesterday that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak consider appointing Dr Mahathir as a senior minister in the cabinet.

Abdul Rahim said that although retired, Dr Mahathir was still an influential figure and had been receiving invitation to talk at many international forum.

Lajim said it was up to the prime minister to consider the proposal.

Dr Mahathir, who led Malaysia for 22 years until his retirement in October 2003, is now penning his thoughts through his hugely popular blog at http://chedet.co.cc/chedetblog/.

-- BERNAMA

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