A critic with a cause

DATIN Paduka Marina Mahathir can be accused of being an apologist for her father. She is, after all, writing about her life as the daughter.

She is the apple to the tree. As they say the apple won’t fall far from it. And the tree looms large as the most influential figure in Malaysian politics. The tree in the form of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is an integral part of the nation’s narrative and in many ways and for many years shaped the destiny of this nation, for better or for worse.