PM's son quits ruling party post

PM's son quits ruling party post

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohamad's second son, who quit business in April over allegations
involving government projects, has given up his post in the
ruling party's youth wing, an official said on Tuesday.

Mokhzani Mahathir resigned as treasurer of the United Malays
National Organization's (UMNO) youth section, said a party
official, who asked not to be identified.

UMNO, which dominates Malaysia's ruling coalition, is led by
Mokhzani's 75-year-old father.

Mahathir faces an opposition campaign accusing his coalition
of cronyism and has stepped up the rhetoric against UMNO members
engaged in so-called money politics.

Mokhzani's withdrawal from business and the mysterious
resignation of Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin earlier this month
prompted talk that Mahathir, in power since 1981, is engaged in a
wider ploy to shore up faltering support among majority Malays.