KUALA LUMPUR - FORMER Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday it is illogical to call on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong not to appoint Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as the prime minister.

Commenting on the call by Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, urging the Yang di-Pertuan Agong not to appoint Najib as the prime minister, Dr Mahathir said, 'He can say what he likes but he is just one person.'

'Whether the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will listen to the opinion of one person will be up to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong,' he said.

He was speaking at a news conference to announce the 'Forum and Exhibition on Gaza Genocide: Palestine Solution' on Thursday.

Zaid, the former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, claimed that Najib's appointment would divide the people.

Dr Mahathir said: 'The person who made this suggestion is not someone who is regarded highly or someone who is rational. If I were the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, I wouldn't even want to read about this. It's too stupid. Who does he want to be?' -- Bernama