“I cannot have a sodomiser in my cabinet. Imagine a gay PM ... nobody will be safe!” he told reporters after his speech at the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) conference in Kuala Lumpur.
Mahathir said since the society here was against sodomy, he had acted accordingly.
He also denied that Anwar’s sacking on Sept 2, 1998 came about because the two of them had a fallout.
He claimed that these allegations were trumped up by the media - especially ‘gay journalists’ - who were championing the former deputy premier’s cause.
"Among some media people even, they are gay. They don't like my taking action against a person for the kind of things that they indulge in. So I became a bad guy because of that," he said.
Mahathir also denied he used the Internal Security Act (ISA) against Anwar and dismissed this as another fictitious claim purported by the “gay media people”.
He added that he allowed the judiciary to arbitrate on his former right-hand-man’s breach of law.
Anwar, who was initially found guilty of sodomy, had his conviction overturned by the Federal Court last year following an appeal.
I thought the Singapore government were neanderthal-like when it came to the gay community; hey, they banned 'Birdcage' for crying out loud. But with Mahathir around, there will always be someone else worst you can compare your own government to. Much like sorry ass LKY, he's a brilliant man. But they're both old and they both need to keep their mouths shut and stay home and take care of their grandkids lol.
Anwar needs to move out of that country yesterday! As long as Dr M is alive, Anwar better watch his own back.
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