Only the rakyat can decide to change the prime minister of Malaysia, says Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

In an apparent reminder to Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the prime minister said today that the case (his post) was different from that of the prince.

The premier's comment was in response to a reporter's question over a video that went viral on social media recently, which showed Tunku Ismail making a remark about changing the country's prime minister.