Kuala Lampur, Aug. 7 -- Datuk Seri Najib Razak today sought to dispel negative connotations associated with his "cash is king" philosophy, criticising his predecessor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for misinterpreting the line often associated with him.

Speaking at a special forum called "Hard Truth: Cash is King", here at the Umno headquarters, the former prime minister said that he did not mean the line by its literal meaning, but rather one with a deeper context and with the public's well-being in mind.

"I did not mean it in a literal way when I said cash is king.

"Actually what I meant was the people are the king and the cash, we use to help the people. Tun Mahathir perceived a connotation that is inaccurate.

"What I meant was as a gover...