Guided by principle

In happier times: Musa (right) seeing Dr Mahathir and wife (now Tun) Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali off on a trip to China in 1985. — Filepic/GARY LEONG/The Star

TUN Musa Hitam celebrated a significant life milestone this year: the former deputy prime minister turned 90 years old in April.

The low-profile veteran statesman does not often give press interviews, but with so many decades as a first-hand observer of Malaysia’s political landscape, he has plenty to share about the state of the country once he gets started.