1. I am surprised at Guan Eng’s comments regarding my stint as the 7th Prime Minister. I thought he and I worked well together.

2. It is normal for him as Minister of Finance to discuss major issues with me. After hearing my view, the matters would be put to the cabinet for ministers to comment on the proposals. Only after Cabinet’s decision would the matter be placed before Parliament.

3. In the end the Parliament decides whether to approve the matter or not. That is how Government works.

4. Even if promises are made in a manifesto, the cabinet cannot become just a rubber stamp. For example, the manifesto simply proposes abolition of tolls. That is simple. But expressways have to be maintained and sometimes additional lane need to be constructed.

5. The Government did not even have the money to build the road. Maintaining an 800-kilometre expressway is costly. If no tolls are collected the Government or the company would not be able to maintain this first-class expressway.

6. In the end it was the cabinet which decided; not the Prime Minister alone. The Minister of Finance had his say. If the cabinet is not for abolishing tolls, then tolls could not be abolished.

7. I cannot describe the debates in the cabinet as acrimonious. My job was to chair the meeting. I had a right to air my views as did Guan Eng.

8. I never threatened to sack Guan Eng. That is a blatant lie. He was the head of DAP, a coalition member. I must respect his position. The only minister I dropped was Dr. Maszlee Malik, Minister of Education.

9. I did not propose to ban UMNO. I did suggest to Zahid Hamidi that the UMNO he led was not the UMNO which defeated the Malayan Union and won independence for the country.

10. Najib had turned it into a cash-cow stealing billions and making the party corrupt. I told Zahid that the Malays no longer supported UMNO. That was why it lost the elections for the first time.

11. I did not threaten to charge him for stealing Government money if he failed to dissolve UMNO. But he did try to show me documents to prove he was innocent. I told him to tell the court. I had no authority to decide on his case.

12. I had worked with many people during my 22 years as the fourth Prime Minister. I would like to hear from others regarding my behaviour towards them.