A quiet but certain end of Mahathirism


It was April 2009 and an air of optimism captured Malaysia. We were on the cusp of only the 6th leadership change our country has witnessed in over 50 years.

Our new PM was Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The reviews were glowing. Intelligent, cerebral, urbane, progressive and open-minded were the adjectives or terms used to describe him.

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