Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday sought to mend bridges with the Hong Kong-based Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok after the 94-year-old forcefully denounced accusations within establishment circles that he is funding efforts to topple the premier in the impending general election. Kuok has come under attack from some Umno leaders, following a claim by blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin that the tycoon is funding a campaign to overthrow the government, a charge denied by Kuok. Robert Kuok’s nephew James Kuok denied he was the “middle man” in his uncle’s alleged financial assistance to DAP, challenging the accuser Raja Petra Kamarudin to produce evidence to prove his claim.