Like it or not, Anwar is more a showman than a leader or a statesman.
He talks a lot, more lip service than action.
Remember he was the one who often loudly and proudly proclaimed 'Anak Cina anak saya, anak India anak saya, anak Iban anak saya...'
And so on and so forth.
All so inclusive and inspiring loh!
But at the first opportunity he had to prove himself, he tore into the poor form six Indian female student when she had asked about discriminatory policies that denied deserving non Malay students places in institutions of higher learning.
As the Pm and one who had avowed all Malaysians are citizens, all races are his children, he could have had respectfully answered the poor frightened Indian student why there was still a need for the existing policies that gave preferential treatment to the Malays and bumiputeras.
That outburst gave the lie to PMX's avowal, no meh?
Sorry, quite characteristic, I must say, of PMX.
While Anwar likes to talk and talk and talk on the international stage, he does little and won't say much on the local front on matters he needs to show his leadership in putting an end to the divisive and toxic politics of race and religion.
Perhaps lacking the guts or conviction to be a true statesman that will take the country forward instead of keeping it in a rut, if not actually moving backwards.
Correct me if I am wrong loh.
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