Mahathir does not seem to have heard the saying, "Do unto others as you would others do unto you". Mahathir does not mind "doing unto others" but heaven forbid if you ever "do unto him" as well.

Ezam Mohd Noor, the National Justice Party Youth Leader, has been accused of "bad mouthing" the Prime Minister when he went all over talking about what Mahathir has done to Anwar and the country. Never mind if what Ezam said was the truth.

Mahathir, however, has been talking about the "bad things" Anwar Ibrahim has done since 3rd September 1998. Mahathir went live on prime time television, explaining in detail to the world at large, Anwar's "sexual deeds".

In his National Day speech, in his Hari Raya speech, in his presidential address during the party Convention, in fact, any time at all that Mahathir opens his mouth, he talks about Anwar Ibrahim.

Mahathir even showed hand gestures of Anwar allegedly "masturbating" his homosexual partner while supposedly "sodomising" him. This graphic or more like pornographic demonstration of how the masturbation was done revolted most Malaysians. And to think this was prime time news, which children and unmarried girls would be watching.

But when others talk about Mahathir they are traitors to the nation, saboteurs of Malaysia's economy, ungrateful Malaysians who are not thankful for all they have received, and other corny lines that even children find hard to buy.

Mahathir knocks the West, the Americans, and the Jews. But when anyone knocks him back they are colonialists trying to take over the country. They are people jealous of Malaysia's economic success who are tying to sabotage the country's economy.

Some years back, Mahathir launched a "Buy British Last" campaign, but Mahathir does not consider himself as sabotaging the British economy. However, if anyone suggests that Malaysia should not be given preferential treatment they are traitors to the nation.

Mahathir personally attacks western leaders. Prime Ministers and Presidents of other countries have not been spared Mahathir's attacks. But when they attack him back Mahathir gets extremely upset.

Mahathir campaigned against the first and third Prime Ministers of Malaysia and asked for their resignation. Mahathir accused the first Prime Minister of being a "Chinese lover" who "sold the Malays out" to the Chinese.

In 1969, Mahathir wrote letters to the Prime Minister, which were published in the newspapers. Mahathir went round the universities organising demonstrations against the Prime Minister. Mahathir was subsequently sacked from the party for his actions.

But when Mahathir is subjected to the same medicine he labels it as a foreign plot to colonise Malaysia. Mahathir can ask for the other Prime Ministers' resignations but no one can ask him to resign.

Mahathir says that Kelantan State will not be given the 600 million Ringgit they asked for to improve the water supply in the state as, "we can do better things with the money". Then, when people in Kelantan die from Cholera, he gloats and says that the PAS State government cannot even supply clean water to its people.

Is Mahathir not sabotaging the Kelantan State economy? Who would go to Kelantan to set up a factory when there is not enough water in the state?

Mahathir withdraws the oil royalty to Terengganu State. Now they do not have enough money to develop the state.

Is Mahathir not sabotaging the Terengganu State economy? Who would go to Terengganu State to set up a factory when Terengganu does not have enough money to develop its infrastructure?

Mahathir is quick to point out others' acts of sabotage but he does not see himself as sabotaging the Kelantan and Terengganu State economies.

Mahathir should go by the maxim "Do unto other as you would others do unto you". Mahathir, however, can do unto others but others cannot do unto him.

Mahathir must realise that one must be able to receive what one dishes out.

RAJA PETRA KAMARUDIN