“No knowledge at all. This is the first time I am hearing (about the company).
“Najib (Razak) does everything by himself,” said Muhyiddin after a Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council meeting today at the Parliament building.
Muhyiddin was appointed as Prime Minister Najib Razak’s number 2 in 2009. He was sacked from the position in 2015.
He is now PH deputy president and president of PPBM which is a component party of the opposition grouping that also includes PKR, DAP and Amanah.
During the press conference, PH chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad was also asked on the big data company.
He said there was no record of Cambridge Analytica operations in Kedah.
“It is central government. Kedah never had outside interference,” he added.
Cambridge Analytica, which reportedly played a key role in US President Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, had admitted to conducting operations in Malaysia.
Wan Saiful Wan Jan, the deputy chairman of strategy and policy of PPBM, has called on Najib to explain if he used Cambridge Analytica to manipulate voters in GE13.
He also asked in a statement whether Najib was still using unethical manipulation techniques in the 14th general election.
The company has sold itself as the ultimate hi-tech consultant that can win votes by using data to pinpoint target groups and design messages that will appeal powerfully to their interest.