Utusan Online has reported how a video clip of former MAS executive chairperson Tajudin Ramli is making the round on social media.

In the clip, the report said Tajudin alleged that Dr Mahathir Mohamad's administration had coaxed him to purchase the national carrier at a higher than market rate price.

He claimed that the person who asked him to do so was the then finance minister, Daim Zainuddin, who is now campaigning for the Mahathir-led Pakatan Harapan.

Tajuddin said he was prepared to pay RM5 per unit or approximately RM1 billion for 224 million MAS shares despite the market rate of RM3 per unit at the time, or about RM600,000.