COMMENT | That Azmin Ali is the chief mastermind and instigator of the Sheraton putsch is clear for all to see.

No one was surprised. Azmin has now been called “traitor” for allegedly engineering the failed coup on Feb 23 that has caused the nation to plunge into an unprecedented political crisis.

But Muhyiddin Yassin as one of the key conspirators? Few expected that. I did not, then, but now everything is crystal clear.

Et tu, Muhyiddin? (You as well, Muhyiddin?)

Why, Muhyiddin, why? I have always thought of the Bersatu president as the capable, loyal and responsible Number Two to Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

His other role, as I thought then, was to guide and mentor the younger and newbie politicians of Bersatu, being a very senior and experienced leader himself.

As he is also not known to be in the best of health, many must have appreciated Muhyiddin’s sacrifice to help put the nation back on track via Pakatan Harapan in what is seen as possibly his last term in public office.

He will be 75 in 2023 when GE15 is due. What a nice, opportune time to retire from public life. (Nobody wants or can be prime minister at 94 going on 95, except for one man.)

Then, Muhyiddin would have left a legacy of struggling, even in ill health, for the nation and people and that would be remembered and cherished for generations to come. But that was not to be...