In the second part of his rebuttal of Dr Mahathir Mohamad's accusations, DAP lawmaker Tony Pua recalled an open letter he penned in October 2018 which angered the former premier.

The letter was addressed to the directors of MMC-Gamuda with regard to the MRT2 project. At the time, Pua was former finance minister Lim Guan Eng's political secretary.

“… when Mahathir read my open letter, he blew his top.

“The only reason why I was not fired...