The invitation from the Conference of Rulers to Dr Mahathir Mohamad to attend the installation of the next Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Dec 13 at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur has been purportedly withdrawn.

The former premier’s aide told Malaysiakini that a letter regarding the alleged revocation dated Dec 5 was hand-delivered to the Perdana Leadership Foundation office in Putrajaya yesterday.

The letter bearing the signature of the Keeper of the Ruler’s Seal Syed Danial Syed Ahmad has also been circulated on social media.

The aide also confirmed the contents of the alleged letter, marked "sulit" (confidential), where it is mentioned that no chair would be provided at the event and that the former premier was being informed of this beforehand to spare him any embarrassment.