00:00Datuk Sri Mukheriz Mahathir has urged the public and media to give his father, former Prime Minister,
00:07Thun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, time and space to grieve following the death of his wife, Thun Dr. Siti Hasma Mohamad
00:15Ali.
00:16Mukheriz said the loss was weighing heavily on his father, who spent more than 70 years with his late wife,
00:23and that adjusting to her absence would take time.
00:25He also said Dr. Mahathir had not yet completed a week since her passing,
00:31and his current emotional and health condition was to some extent a manifestation of the loss.
00:38He added that staying at the family home had been difficult for Dr. Mahathir because of the memories of his
00:44late wife,
00:45and it may be better for him to remain at the National Heart Institute until he has fully recovered.
00:50Mukheriz has urged the public and media to respect his father's privacy
00:55and avoid placing unnecessary pressure on his emotional state.
01:00Siti Hasma died at IJN on September 28th at the age of 100,
01:05after more than seven decades of marriage to Dr. Mahathir.
01:09Siti Hasma Mohamad Ali
