Claims of support don’t always work


Numbers game: Two former prime ministers, Muhyiddin and Dr Mahathir (left), both tried their hands at counting statutory declarations as a show of support but it didn’t quite work. — Filepic/The Star/Sin Chew

THIS is the tale of two former prime ministers each claiming to have the support of 115 Members of Parliament.

Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin claimed to be holding 115 statutory declarations (SDs) from MPs supporting him for PM after the 2022 General Election.

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