Lim Kit Siang has urged Umno and BN leaders to make up their minds with regard to the accusations levelled at him.

He said that while Umno claims that Dr Mahathir Mohamad is his stooge, MCA and Gerakan leaders argue that it is the other way around.

“Can Umno/BN make up their minds as to who is whose stooge and puppet?” Lim asked in a statement released today.

In reality, the DAP veteran and MP for Gelang Patah said, Mahathir is not his stooge, and neither is he dancing to the tune of the former prime minister.

“Mahathir is over 91 years of age and had been prime minister for 22 years. Why should he become my stooge? And how have I suddenly become so powerful to become kingmaker?” he asked.

“I am 76, having dedicated myself to 51 years of active involvement in politics because of my love for Malaysia, to ensure the country becomes a model prosperous and democratic plural nation...

“I have been twice detained under the Internal Security Act, hauled to court countless times on trumped-up charges, my son Guan Eng had been detained under the ISA and gone to jail and lost his position as Member of Parliament to defend an underaged girl. Why should I become a puppet of Mahathir?” he questioned further.