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Dr M: No point debating with Anwar the chameleon.
It will be pointless for the Prime Minister to debate with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim because the Opposition Leader is a "chameleon", said former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
"He is a chameleon. When he is with the Chinese, he condemns the NEP (New Economic Policy). When he is with the Indians, he is Indian. When he is with Muslims, he talks about Islam.
"There is nothing to debate with Anwar," he said after meeting top leaders of the Malay rights group Perkasa here yesterday.
He said Malaysians were also "not yet that mature" to deal with political debates, adding that the public still had a tendency to allow emotions to take over from rational discussion.
"This is not America but, even in the US, debates only serve to expose how stupid the candidates are," he said.
Dr Mahathir said he had no problem with debates, quickly adding, however, that it would not "lead to anything constructive".
"A debate is okay but at the end of the day, it won't come to any kind of conclusion," he said.
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