In the run-up to the 14th general election, then CIMB chairperson Nazir Abdul Razak said it was plain to see that his sympathies were with Pakatan Harapan rather than BN - the coalition built by his father Abdul Razak Hussein and was being led then by his eldest brother Najib.

His support for the then-opposition had been spurred by the 1MDB scandal - which Najib had reportedly repeatedly ignored his warnings and advice.

Nazir said his support had mostly been...