Dr M to speak at hall Umno Youth threatened to torch during his era

Dr Mahathir Mohamad is scheduled to speak at a forum at the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) next week.

The talk will focus on China's investment in Malaysia.

In 2000, when Mahathir was still prime minister, Umno Youth had threatened to raze the building over the Malaysian Chinese Organisation Election Appeals Committee (Suqui) matter.

Mahathir had branded Suqui as a communist and extremist outfit over the 17 appeals it had presented to him ahead of the 1999 general election.

Umno Youth's then vice-chief Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir had threatened to torch the building if an apology was not tendered over the appeals, endorsed by 2,000 Chinese organisations.

In 2015, KLSCAH invited Mahathir to use its premises when the former premier complained about hall owners closing their doors to him due to fear of a backlash from the government following his campaign against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

This had prompted a pro-Umno portal to mock the former premier, asking him to check if KLSCAH was available.

Following this, KLSCAH secretary-general Ser Choon Ing told Malaysiakini that Mahathir was more than welcome to rent their hall.

“I don’t think he would want to but we have no problems allowing him to rent a hall,” said Ser, who was also the secretary of Suqui.

Come August 24, Mahathir is expected to finally set foot in KLSCAH.

According to the forum's promotional material, Mahathir will be joined by economist KS Jomo and Azrul Azwar as well as PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar.

Jomo has written extensively about the Malaysian economy, including rent-seeking corruption under Mahathir.

They will discuss whether Malaysia's various cooperation with companies from China for major projects is straining the country's debt burden.

The forum, organised by PKR-linked Institut Rakyat, is expected to start at 8pm - Mkini

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