During the campaign period for the May 9 general election, images depicting enforcement officers cutting out Dr Mahathir Mohamad's face from a DAP banner went viral on social media and created a huge impact.<br /><br />Critics and the then opposition, who had long accused the Election Commission of being partisan to the BN government, blamed former premier Najib Abdul Razak for the incident.<br /><br />In a recent exclusive interview with Malaysiakini, Najib denied that he had instructed the EC to do so or interfere in its proceedings.<br /><br />The former premier quipped that if he had a hand in the electoral process, BN would not have been defeated in the polls.
