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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Author denies new Mahathir book a PR exercise
The author of the latest book on former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad today insisted that his book is not a public relations exercise as some have suggested.
Tom Plate (left), author of 'Doctor M: Operation Malaysia; Conversations with Mahathir Mohamad' defended the book as an attempt to understand Mahathir's psyche rather than to judge his decisions.
"This is not a whitewash. Not a public relations exercise," said Plate during the book launch today.
"I wrote a book that I wanted to write. It's an appreciation, not a nomination; it's a critical appreciation.