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Mahathir Accidentally Told People To Support BN At A Talk

He brushed it off as a "slip of the tongue".

Cover image via KiniTV

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad accidentally told a crowd to support Barisan Nasional candidates in the 14th General Election (GE14) last night, 3 May

Image via KiniTV

The Star reported that Mahathir was speaking at a talk held in Pantai Dalam yesterday. 

"Give your support to Barisan candidates... oh, Pakatan Harapan," said the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairman as he realised his mistake.

Nonetheless, Mahathir laughed off his slip-up as him being old

"Sometimes I fall back to my old habits," he said, before adding that he is currently trying to bring down his old party.

"You know I used to be the UMNO president? Now I am trying to bring down UMNO," he added.

According to The Star, the PPBM chairman ended his speech within 10 minutes as he had to move on to another talk in Putrajaya.

You can watch the full video here:

Earlier this week, caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi claimed that Mahathir will admit himself into hospital before polling day:

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