Will Anwar rock the boat again?


Treading quietly: Anwar has indicated clearly that he will wait until Dr Mahathir is ready to pass the baton. Some of his supporters, however, claimed that there is a conspiracy to stop him from becoming PM.

ROCK the boat. Don’t tip the boat over. Rock the boat. Don’t rock the boat, baby. Rock the boat.”

The song Rock the Boat by The Hues Corporation played in the mind of political analyst Prof Shamsul Amri Baharuddin when asked about a conspiracy to stop Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim from becoming Prime Minister.

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