Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad confirmed that he had received a call from PKR president Anwar Ibrahim recently and that they discussed the country's current political and health crisis.

"He seemed to be unable to suggest anything that we could do to solve the problems we are facing, so I suggested maybe we should write to the Agong," the nonagenarian said in an online press conference today.

Mahathir said he subsequently wrote to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong seeking an audience.

Sin Chew Daily had previously reported that the phone call took place on the night of May 28.