COMMENT | Dear PM, it's time to stand up again for the good of the nation

COMMENT | Dear Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin,

This note is not being written out of boredom sitting at home and complying with the movement control order nor that we have run out of issues or subjects to address.

We thought that we should allow you and your government to settle down before starting the occasional “Dear Prime Minister” series which started about 20 years in the “Citizen Nades” column in The Sun. The occasional column has continued in Malaysiakini where the writer is continuing as a contributor.

Since the Sheraton affair at the end of February, you became the head honcho, rightly or wrongly, of this beloved nation. The turn of events over the past seven weeks have been so momentous that many right-thinking Malaysians are beginning to wonder if you will fulfil the promise you gave as a solemn undertaking on taking office on March 2 where you declared that: “I am a prime minister for all Malaysians.”

The first signs appeared two weeks later when the menteri besar and chief ministers from opposition-controlled states were left out of a meeting to discuss matters related to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali took the rap and apologised, but the damage had already been done...