KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14 -- Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has denied his youth-centric party will divide Malay voters as claimed by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Instead, the former Bersatu Youth leader told his former mentor that while his yet-to-be-registered party may be led by young people, it is geared towards serving all Malaysians regardless of their age and race.

"I am not here [in politics] to only be the servant of the Malays. I'm here to be the servant for all Malaysians. I'm not here just to unite the Malays, but to unite all Malaysians," Syed Saddiq told Malaysiakini in an interview published today.

The 27-year-old said he has "great respect" for Dr Mahathir, but said he disagreed with the 95-year-ol...