Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi delivers his opening speech during the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) youth and women wings general assembly in Kuala Lumpur June 20, 2001. Abdullah Badawi, the man in line to succeed Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed, warned his party on Wednesday it will become "weak and impotent" unless it weeds out corruption caused by mixing politics and business.

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