The Deputy Prime Minister is famous for his PR and he even wrapped an arm around Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s shoulder as though they were BFFs. In hindsight, that was the moment before the storm for Dr Mahathir. Like the rest of us, the royals did not imagine that Dr Mahathir, 92, would turn his horse around and make a spectacular return to mainstream politics. Returning the Selangor royal awards has been condemned by the pro-royalists as derhaka or treachery. But when it comes to Dr Mahathir, everything he says is taken in a different context and that can become problematic.

Source: The Star December 16, 2017 23:18 UTC