KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak urged voters today to also hold the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government accountable, and said the new administration’s promises were "in the realm of fantasy.”

Speaking to Malay Mail at his home today, the former prime minister claimed he had been demonised during the recent election campaign.

"Ya, they create a certain kind of bandwagon effect and they demonised me throughout the campaign, but I think history will judge. I think now is not the time, but history will judge what have (they) contributed to the country,” he said.

He also claimed it would be impossible for PH to fulfill all the promises it made during the campaign.

So far, the new Mahathir administration has already announced an end to the unpopular GST consumption tax, started an investigation into the 1MDB scandal, and kickstarted widespread institutional reforms. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has also declared an end to fluctuating fuel prices.

"This is the realm of fantasy. There is no way that they can achieve this,” Najib said, referring to PH’s promise to waive off student loans owed to the National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN), abolish the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and reduce pump prices.

He also warned the public to not be jubilant about PH’s move to zero-rate the GST yet.

"Zero-rated is not what they promised, ok?  Zero-rated can always mean you can always add on to it.

"I mean it already can be seen that three days after the election, they said the economy is in a strong position. Before that, they said the economy is in a bad shape, we are going towards bankruptcy, we need to save Malaysia.

"You mean in three days, the economy has recovered so dramatically? The reserves are so strong, we are getting good growth? No! These are statements made three days after the election,” he said, adding that the economy was already doing well under BN.

Najib supported his statement by pointing to the various positive credit ratings given by top-notch firms, such as Fitch and Moody’s, as well as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, which gave Malaysia’s economy positive scores.

"I leave it to the people to decide. We have been saying all these things, and the ratings agencies have said it,” Najib added.