Businessman Albert Tei has dismissed viral speculation over his meeting with former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, insisting he met the statesman only to seek advice after becoming fearful for his safety.<br /><br />Tei said the now-viral photograph of the meeting had fuelled baseless theories linking him to political conspiracies.<br /><br />Tei was slapped with charges relating to bribery involving former senior political secretary to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4v4r89p5<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
