Only two ministers at Dr M's open house

KUALA LUMPUR: Only two Napsiah Omar and Tan Sri Leo ministers and political leaders cabinet ministers attended Moggie. that his continued harsh state- former prime minister Tun Dr Rais said he extended greet- ments against his successor and 's Hari Raya ings to Mahathir and Tun Dr Siti the government were open house yesterday. Hasmah Mohd Ali out of friend- inappropriate. Spotteed among the 7,500 ship. "I come as a good arid per- The other VIPs present includ- well-wishers were Rural and sonal friend. He (Mahathir) is enti- ed Dewan Negara Speaker Tan Regional Development Minister tled to his views. We should not Sri Michael Chen, Armed Forces Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz pass judgment too quickly (about chief Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Shamsuddin and Culture, Arts the meeting between Mahathir Nor, former deputy minister and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri and the prime minister) and I Datuk Seri Kerk Choo Ting, for- and his wife. don't think I should either." mer Selangor mentri besar Tan Also present were former The former premier kept Sri , and corpo- ministers Tun Dr mum when asked by reporters to rate high-flyers Datuk Nazir and wife Toh Puan Ena, Datuk respond to criticisms by several Razak and Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew.