Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was right in saying that comparing him to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was like comparing apples to oranges, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak.

Instead, Salleh said an apples to apples comparison would be to compare Mahathir to the many dictators who were ousted during his time as prime minister.

“Mahathir carries with him a lot of baggage. He was prime minister during the time a number of regimes surrounding Malaysia were ousted...