DR MAHATHIR SLAMS WESTERN MEDIA FOR "DEMONISHING" NAJIB

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Bernama) -- Dr Mahathir Mohamad has lambasted the Western
media for launching a concerted effort to demonise Prime Minister Najib Razak,
English daily the Star reported.



"From France to Britain to Australia, the articles are identical and carried the
same message. The incoming PM is said to be corrupt and involved in a murder case.



"The Australian writer says Malaysia is a `pariah nation." I cannot believe that
this demonisation by so many at the same time is a coincidence," the former prime
minister said in his latest blog posting Tuesday.



Dr Mahathir said Najib should only be concerned about what Malaysians thought as
they were the only ones that counted.



"Najib can expect to hear more of this kind of demonisation from foreign press," he
added.



On allegations by Western press that Najib would bring back Mahathirism, Dr Mahathir
said he would leave it to Malaysians to "judge and define Mahathirism."



"They are the constituents which Najib should care about. The foreign press have an
agenda of their own.



"And their friends in Malaysia are feeding them with the anti-Najib stories as they
fear Najib would put a stop to their control of the media," he said.



-- BERNAMA