Worry no more, Mahathir – Anwar can do a far better job than you did! Your time is up. It's time to pack up and go! By P Ramakrishnan

Aliran : For his own good, Dr Mahathir Mohamad should just fade away from Malaysian politics.

The more he comments on politics, the more he leaves us with no doubt he has become irrelevant to the national affairs of Malaysia.<

In a recent interview, Mahathir said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim seemed preoccupied with maintaining support in Parliament.For Mahathir to say this just six days after Anwar’s support had been indisputably settled in Parliament by an overwhelming majority, it only confirms that the former PM is no longer in touch with political developments in the country.

Six days earlier, on 19 December, Parliament had passed a vote of confidence in Anwar through a voice vote, by what is considered a two-thirds majority. Anwar has thus secured and legitimised his position once and for all. For Mahathir to be unaware of this speaks very poorly of him.

It makes nonsense of Mahathir’s view that he is not confident in Anwar’s ability to face the current economic downturn and help in the post-Covid recovery. He doesn’t provide any supporting evidence to justify his claim. It is an outlandish claim by a man who is totally in the dark about what is happening in the country.

Who really cares whether he has any confidence in Anwar? Anwar was not elected on the basis of Mahathir’s confidence in Anwar. He was elected on his own merit and endorsed by Parliament.

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