Going beyond Dr Mahathir’s 1.0 quest for vengeance
While Dr Mahathir is going all out against Muhyiddin, he has yet to solve the same problem that brought Pakatan down in the first place – the same problem mentioned above: the question of his successor.
Nathaniel Tan, The Star
Recent statements by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad bring to stark relief how the old guard may keep the country trapped in an unending cycle of adversarial politics.
IN a recent Zoom interview with former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, Reuters reported this:
The Opposition will reject bills tabled by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration unless there is a vote of no confidence in Parliament first, says his predecessor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“If everything he brings to Parliament is rejected, how does he continue?” Dr Mahathir told the Reuters international news agency.
“(Muhyiddin) is going to be in very great trouble. Because whatever chance we have to prove that it is not legitimate for him to be the prime minister, we will do that.”
Reading this made me sad.
Since I find context and position summaries useful when I read articles, allow me to provide one here: I’m not here to either deify or demonise Dr Mahathir, and this particular article is not about choosing between Pakatan Harapan or Perikatan Nasional.
I do feel however that Dr Mahathir’s latest statement speaks to some core problems with Malaysian politics.
