Dr Mahathir Mohamad had strong words today to describe Muhyiddin Yassin and his Perikatan Nasional government. <br /><br />The former prime minister said Muhyiddin declared the state of emergency illegally and is now using the power to run a dictatorship.<br /><br />In a blog post today, Mahathir said the declaration itself did not follow the law on the declaration of emergency.<br />