In the wake of Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad casting aspersions on his wealth, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has declared that he is free of corruption.

Zahid, who also oversees the home affairs portfolio, said all departments within his ministry are clean as well.

"I, the Home Ministry and all departments within it are free from corruption.

"It isn't easy to ensure that we and our associates are free of corruption, but this is possible if we have high morals," Zahid told a function in Putrajaya this morning...