Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad apologised to allied MPs at his Kuala Lumpur office yesterday, while his former ally Muhyiddin Yassin was about to be sworn-in as the new prime minister.
Based on a video recording of his address, Mahathir apologised for resigning as prime minister on Feb 24.
Mahathir had resigned after believing that he had lost the majority of support because Bersatu MPs had pulled out of Pakatan Harapan that day.
"I made mistakes. I decided to resign. I resigned because I lost support (of the majority of MPs). So I had to resign. I had no choice.
"I thought that if I resigned, it goes back to the Agong (to choose a new prime minister)," said the veteran politician.