Mahathir Quits Malaysia Ruling Party Citing Najib's Scandals
- Najib has been subject of investigations over political funds
- Mahathir is leaving the party for a second time in a decade
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's former prime minister.
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Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad said he is quitting the party he led for more than two decades, increasing the stakes in his months long campaign to oust Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Mahathir, 90, said the United Malays National Organisation -- the largest party in the ruling coalition -- no longer exists as he knows it and has been "hijacked" by Najib, who is its president. Mahathir told reporters on Monday that he doesn’t want to be associated with a party whose leader has been tarnished by political scandals.