Dr M: Do you want me to be PM at 100?
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today dodged a question on whether the impending constitutional amendment bill to prevent a lawmaker from serving more than two terms as prime minister can be applied retroactively.
Mahathir (photo) has served five full terms as prime minister from 1981 to 2003. He is currently 19-months into his sixth term.
When asked about the actual implication of the bill at the parliament lobby, Mahathir wryly replied: "I'm 94 years old. You want me to be PM at 100?"....
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