Anwar declines to blame 'father'

Anwar Ibrahim looked up to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as a substitute father. Now he feels like an abused and confused son.

'I do regard Mahathir certainly as a father figure, though not all fathers treat their children properly,' Mr Anwar said yesterday afternoon as he sat beside his wife in their home, trying to rationalise the events of the past 48 hours.

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