Dr Mahathir Mohamad served a sarcastic retort to the Wheelchair Tennis Malaysia's decision to drop his wife Siti Hasmah Ali as its patron.

As expected, his target was Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

The former premier claimed that Siti Hasmah's removal from the organisation, Najib is poised to win big in the coming general election.

"She is a very important person in politics. She is very effective in influencing the public through any organisation where she is a patron...