Having lost administration of Malaysia to a partner he says "deceived" him, 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad demands he feels compelled by a solemn obligation to stay a player in the Southeast Asian country's political scene.
Malaysia was dove into strife when Mahathir quit as head administrator on Feb. 24, as his multi-ethnic alliance broke separated, to be supplanted by a partnership of preservationist ethnic Malay gatherings drove by his recent lieutenant Muhyiddin Yassin.