Former PKR vice-president Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin has put his own twist on a sarcastic statement by ex-prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, saying if the MACC is going to probe those carrying the title “Tun”, they should start with Mahathir himself.

Shamsul, a former deputy minister who is senior political secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, said in a post on social media platform X that Mahathir’s statement to “remand” those who hold the title of Tun if they refuse to reveal their wealth shows the former leader’s “arrogant attitude”.

“This is because the MACC is...