It’s primarily about being holier than thou. It’s about trying to win Malay votes. No more, no less.

Is it really worth it, when the hypocrisy of the whole exercise will backfire and Pakatan Harapan will alienate its non-Muslim supporters and the few remaining Malay voters?

As it is, progressive Malays are demonised by the term “super-liberals”. What’s a super liberal anyway?

MS : What is not clear at the moment is whether it is the tail wagging the dog or the dog wagging its tail. Anwar by himself is not averse to the pulling a foolish stunt like raiding watch shops. He is known to have done stuff like blackening English language signboards with tar.

So it is very possible that the raids and confiscation of the watches was directed by him and not managed by some underling without his knowledge. The man is capable of worse. In his wanting to be greener than green, he concocted the Madani brew which he now sprays liberally as some sort of blessed holy water to keep his opposition at bay.

Given his desperation to remain perched in Putrajaya, he is capable of doing more of the same, further alienating his worshipful followers and fans who by now are more than troubled by his habitual missteps. What he really needs now is someone to watch over him, curb his impulses and coerce him into a reflective mode.

He must be told in no uncertain terms that he should not be a helpless puppet in the hands of the opposition, jumping each time they pull the strings attached to him.