KUALA LUMPUR - Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad expressed his appreciation and gratitude to all parties who assisted in the funeral arrangements for his late wife, Tun Dr Hasmah Mohamad Ali, who passed away on Sept 28.
He also expressed deep gratitude for the continuous prayers for the late Dr. Hasmah, whether at her grave or from anywhere else.
"It reminds me that in the midst of such painful sorrow, to continue being grateful to Allah SWT for having lent me Hasmah for so long until my age, which is now only a little left.
"On behalf of all family members, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone," he said in a statement shared on Facebook today.
Dr. Mahathir also said that he tried to go to the office in the past couple of days, but he is still not very strong.
"I also want to take this opportunity to apologise that if during this period there were greetings I did not respond to, or waves I did not return, or condolences I have not replied to," he added.
Dr. Siti Hasmah passed away at the National Heart Institute (IJN) here on Sept 28 at the age of 100, and was laid to rest following a state funeral at the Pusara Negara, Precinct 20 in Putrajaya. - BERNAMA