KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 -- The MPs in support of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was pictured today sticking today while former ally Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as the country's eight prime minister.

The photo of them was tweeted by Parti Amanah Negara's Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa, picturing them huddling in a circle.

"While the backdoor PM is taking oath, we 114 MPs are together," he wrote.

In the accompanying photo, Dr Mahathir could be seen standing with PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Amanah president Datuk Mohamad Sabu among others, presumably at the Yayasan Al-Bukhary building where his press conference was held earlier.

However, it cannot be verified if all 114 MPs had been with Dr Mahathir.

Two of those in Dr Ma...