PETALING JAYA, Sept. 16 -- Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today said that he would be discussing with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad a now viral letter, purportedly from the Ministry of Finance (MoF), about a RM450 million project allegedly awarded through direct negotiation in Kota Baru, Kelantan.

Lim when queried about the letter by a journalist who pressed him for comments, questioned the journalist in return, asking if the letter bore his signature.

"Was it signed by me? Was it signed by me?" Lim asked the journalist when she posed the question.

"So please lah. There are so many letters signed. If it is not signed by me, you must first let me go do the assessment first.

"I think you are referring to what the PM said, isn't ...