COMMENT There was a time when Dr Chandra Muzaffar gave a good name to the designation ‘intellectual’ in Malaysian political discourse.

His ability to illuminate principle with wide knowledge made him, at one time, one of our leading public intellectuals.

Young, politically conscious Malaysians coming of age in the time from the late 1970s to the onset of the reformasi movement two decades later just had to read him in journals or listen to him at forums to get a good grasp of issues sparking in the political arena.

His limpid intellect and lucid exposition made him the go-to person for illumination on the issues of the day...