Dr M has said he would be PM for more or less two years. Conspiracy theorists have jumped on this to speculate whether that means he would stay on for longer than two years. Now he has said he will serve for as long as people want him to serve. Conspiracy theorists everywhere are rejoicing because they think this means he's going to renege on his plan to handover the helms to Anwar in about two years' time.
The conspiracy theorists will persist despite Anwar himself saying that the time period for handover is not fixed. And it is only right that they have not fixed a specific date for the handover because there are many things to be done and it's hard to ascertain exactly when those key things can be completed.
There's a place and time for everything. Right now what the country needs is a leader like Dr M who will prosecute to the full extent all the people responsible for the 1MDB scandal. We need someone with the drive and tenacity to see through these prosecutions and a restructuring of key institutions. Dr M is the man for that.
Anwar is a consensus builder. By his own admission he is probably too compassionate or too "nice" to do what needs to be done right now. But he recognizes the important work that Dr M has to do right now so he is given him the space and time to do it.
He's not going to agree with everything Dr M does but unlike in the past, Dr M doesn't have a compliant Cabinet that will rubber stamp everything he does (as was the culture in BN). He has a Cabinet full of people from other parties. The PKR, DAP and Amanah leaders won't let him do things that they think are wrong.
Dr M's tenure as PM will be for tenable only if he has the support of the people in general and his allies in Pakatan in particular. He knows that. His Pakatan allies know that. And the people know that. So let the conspiracy theorists spin their stories. There's nothing to worry about on that front.
The conspiracy theorists will persist despite Anwar himself saying that the time period for handover is not fixed. And it is only right that they have not fixed a specific date for the handover because there are many things to be done and it's hard to ascertain exactly when those key things can be completed.
There's a place and time for everything. Right now what the country needs is a leader like Dr M who will prosecute to the full extent all the people responsible for the 1MDB scandal. We need someone with the drive and tenacity to see through these prosecutions and a restructuring of key institutions. Dr M is the man for that.
Anwar is a consensus builder. By his own admission he is probably too compassionate or too "nice" to do what needs to be done right now. But he recognizes the important work that Dr M has to do right now so he is given him the space and time to do it.
He's not going to agree with everything Dr M does but unlike in the past, Dr M doesn't have a compliant Cabinet that will rubber stamp everything he does (as was the culture in BN). He has a Cabinet full of people from other parties. The PKR, DAP and Amanah leaders won't let him do things that they think are wrong.
Dr M's tenure as PM will be for tenable only if he has the support of the people in general and his allies in Pakatan in particular. He knows that. His Pakatan allies know that. And the people know that. So let the conspiracy theorists spin their stories. There's nothing to worry about on that front.
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