Pundit's reaction to Mahathir's presence goes viral

A clip featuring political analyst Kamarul Zaman Yussof's reaction before and after Dr Mahathir Mohamad gatecrashed the Sinar Harian forum in Shah Alam yesterday has garnered more than one million views.
The video showed how the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) professor, who initially appeared to be confident and vociferous in his criticism of the former premier, purportedly squirming in his seat when Mahathir and his wife Dr Siti Hasmah Ali arrived and sat in the front row.
Kamarul Zaman was one of three panellists discussing if Mahathir, 93, is too old to be prime minister again.
In a Facebook posting this morning, the analyst denied that he felt intimidated by Mahathir's presence.
The clip was posted on the Kelab Che Det Facebook page with the caption, “Tengok muka prof ni bila Dr M datang macam kena telan ubat gegat. Kah kah kah. Sebelum tu bukan main lagi kutuk Dr M kan.... (The professor's face looks like he had swallowed moth balls when Dr M arrived. Prior to that, he did not hold back on his criticism of Dr M).”