Mariam Mokhtar, what do we think of and how do we rate Anwar's performance as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia (PMX)?
Well, well, well...honestly, we think little of him.
Most of us thinking Malaysians rate him lowly.
He positioned himself a reformist.
Remember the cries of 'reformasi! reformasi! reformasi!
Now the discerning term that as 'reformati, reformati, reformati' (the death of reformation)
That guy loves to proclaim, every chance he has, 'wo men shi yi jia ren' which in Mandarin 我们是 一家人 means we are all one family.
And 'anak Cina, anak saya; anak India anak saya; anak Iban anak saya...' et al
That all sounds so inclusive and reassuring.
But in reality, right after, Anwar betrayed himself and tore into the poor form six female India student who had asked him about meritocracy in the awarding of scholarships and places in educational institutions.
Instead of responding calmly and rationally as the Pm who should have known better how to deal with the question and one who loves to show that he is the Pm for all.
That was the very first and early indication that he is not what he is or wants the public to see him to be.
The rest, as you have so well set out, including his deputy's infamous DNAA (discharge not amounting to acquittal) of the 47 corruption charges (though of course, Anwar expectedly proclaimed it had nothing to do with him; it was, after all, the consequence of the then AG's exercise of prosecutorial discretion) set the scene for what follows.
Hollow promises of reforms, playing to the gallery, seemingly caving in to the pressure of political opponents and trying to appease them.
Instead of standing firm to his commitment and convictions, if he really had any in the first place, in instituting meaningful reforms that will take the country forward rather than being stuck in the decades old rut of going nowhere where everything seems to be bracketed, and predicated, on the twin issues of race and faith, no?
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