I would personally like to express my sincere gratitude to Tun Dr M for his attendance in Bukit Gantang yesterday. Just like the years when I was assigned to cover him, locally and abroad, I was always impressed at the way he won the hearts of the rakyat.
That's him, the true statesman whom I wished would live another 50 to 100 years for Malaysia (God willing...)
More than 3,000 people attending to his speech at Simpang, Taiping were amused with his simple yet punchy dictations.
"He is a darling," said somebody standing behind me near the stage where he and other BN leaders delivered their speeches.
My co-bloggers in the team, Rockybru, Outsyed The Box and A Voice did share similar sentiment - that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is more than just a statesman...