Dr M: Past PMs didn’t rationalise subsidies due to concern, not fear

Previous prime ministers did not rationalise the government’s diesel subsidies due to concern for the poor, not due to fear of backlash, said former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

He accused Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of not fulfilling his promise to lower fuel prices if given the mandate to govern the federal government.

“We still remember when...