The delegate debates at Bersatu's annual general meeting in Shah Alam today was held behind closed doors so that delegates can speak freely, said the party’s chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

This is so delegates can speak without fearing that their words may be twisted by the media, he said.

“We want people to be free to talk, because when you talk in front of the press, sometimes you worry about how the press might twist what you say,” he told reporters when asked for an explanation...