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Saturday, March 04, 2023

Anwar's 'Malay dilemma' By RK Anand


Malaysiakini : After more than two decades of struggling to reach Putrajaya, Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as the 10th prime minister on Nov 24 last year, albeit with the assistance of Umno.

A hundred days later and with the election for six states looming, he still appears to be struggling to contain the green wave.

Perikatan Nasional (PN) continues to peddle the narrative that the coalition government is sidelining the Malays and Dr Mahathir Mohamad is the latest to lend his voice to this chorus, claiming that the race does not have political and economic control.

This has forced Anwar and his government to concentrate their efforts on countering this perception.  For political scientist Wong Chin Huat, it is understandable that the Pakatan Harapan chairperson’s biggest challenge is to build support for him and his government.

JazliSalleh : Laws have to be enforced to curb people using racial and religious sentiments to cause chaos and to usurp power. A chaotic nation would not bring economic progress and development to its people. It will only help give crooks the opportunity to snatch power like the Sheraton move.

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