Former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohammad has told our correspondent that this election will be closer than in the past but the idea of the opposition winning the poll is "far-fetched".
Former Malaysia PM Mahathir Bin Mohammed: ''Asia needs strong leaders''
He said Mr Anwar was not a suitable candidate to be prime minister because of his "moral character" and raised the issue of sodomy allegations against him, in a country where homosexual acts are illegal.
When our correspondent put to him that Mr Anwar had been acquitted of the charges and was an innocent man, the former UMNO leader replied: "In the eyes of the law he is innocent but in the eyes of the people, he is not."
Asked about politics in Asia, Dr Mahathir said: "I still think Asia needs strong leaders.
"They like to be democratic but they don't really understand democracy."
Mr Anwar, who now leads an alliance of three opposition parties, Pakatan Rakyat, once belonged to UMNO himself but fell out with its leaders.
mohatheer mohammad in bbc interview
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